Boot Camp Set 7 Flashcards
forlorn
adj. appearing sad because abandoned; in pitiful condition; almost without hope
flux
n. flow; continuous change or movement
static
adj. not moving
n. stasis
constitute
v. to make up the parts of; to compose
hideous
adj. horrible to see or hear
shrewd
adj. clever in practical matters; cunning
accommodate
v. to oblige; to provide a service or favor; to fit
adj. accommodating
Spartan
adj. hardy, frugal and highly disciplined; not lavish or luxurious
allude
v. to refer to indirectly
n. allusion
harbor
v. to give shelter; to entertain or nourish (a specific thought or feeling)
tedious
adj. boring; tiresome; monotonous
n. tedium
tenacious
adj. extremely persistent; stubborn; relentless; holding firmly; cohesive
n. tenacity
relinquish
v. to surrender or release
disaffected
adj. resentful and rebellious, esp. against authority
finite
adj. measurable; having an end
approbation
n. official approval
adj. approbatory
diagnosis
n. the recognition of a disease or injury by symptoms; a critical analysis of the nature of something
v. diagnose
macroscopic
adj. large enough to be seen by the unaided eye
vivacious
adj. full of animation
reckon
v. to calculate; to regard as
n. reckoning
dreary
adj. depressing and boring
hamper
v. to keep from moving or acting freely
innate
adj. possessed at birth; inborn
rigor
n. strictness or severity
adj. rigorous
disarray
n. confusion, disorder
cryptic
adj. secretive or partially concealed; mysterious
communal
adj. pertaining to or belonging to a group; public
lackadaisical
adj. showing lack of interest or spirit
incessant
adj. never pausing; continuous; without a stop
impromptu
adj. without preparation
fulsome
adj. disgusting because excessive or insincere; repulsive
palliate
v. to lessen the pain or severity
adj. palliative
albeit
adv. although
unwieldy
adj. hard to handle or manage, esp. because of size or weight
epidemic
n. rapid spread or growth, esp. of disease or things metaphorically seen as diseases
refractory
adj. stubbornly resistant to control, authority, or treatment
surrogate
n. a substitute
peer
n. a person or thing of the same rank
bolster
v. to support or strengthen
eulogy
n. a speech or written tribute in praise of someone who has died
v. eulogize
appease
v. to satisfy or attempt to satisfy demands by granting concessions
assert
v. to state confidently
n. assertion; adj. assertive
submissive
adj. willing to obey without resistance; docile
v. submit
endeavor
n. a serious attempt or effort
v. endeavor
absolve
v. to free from guilt or blame
n. absolution
titanic
adj. very large; of great scope or power
sophisticated
adj. refined; cultivated; not simple; worldly-wise
benign
adj. kindly; creating a favorable influence; (in medicine) not dangerous to one’s health
n. benignity
wangle
v. to get by persuasion, influence, etc.
obtuse
adj. slow in understanding; dull; stupid
n. obtuseness
