Box3_2 Flashcards
fracas
a noisy fight
excruciating
severely painful
nirvana
a place of ideal peace and harmony
edifice
a building; architectural monument
cacophony
a harsh, jarring sound
amiable
friendly and agreeable
ambiance
environment
nondescript
lacking distinction or individual character
mountebank
someone who sells quack medicines
hemorrhage
to bleed profusely; to lose rapidly and in great quantity; excessive bleeding or loss of something valuable
regime
a government or form of government; the time when a particular government is in power
manifest
obvious
voracious
devouring; extremely hungry
laudable
worthy praise
resonate
to echo
inception
commencement; beginning; origin
urban
relating to a city
quotidian
daily; customary
subvert
to corrupt; to overthrow completely
surmise
to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence
trek
to travel or migrate, esp. slowly or with great difficulty
pedantic
putting unnecessary stress on minor or purely academic knowledge
abject
of the lowest degree
occult
relating to the supernatural
putrid
in a foul state, as of decaying flesh; rotten
vernacular
informal speech; native language
cavalcade
an order of events; a procession
tenor
the general character or meaning of something
deplete
to gradually use up (resources, strength, etc.)
antiseptic
free from germs; thoroughly clean
melancholy
sad, esp. a lingering or habitual state of mind
parvenu
someone recently risen to a higher social class and not yet accepted by others in that class, often because of a lack of manners
commence
to begin
cordial
warm and friendly
concur
to agreee
effrontery
bold and insulting behavior
itinerant
traveling from place to place, esp. for work
dire
warning of or having terrible consequences
malady
a disease
amorphous
without definite shape
venerable
worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc.
recur
to repeat
antithesis
direct contrast
improvise
to do without preparation
pervade
to spread through or be present throughout
improvident
not preparing for the future
fastidious
showing or acting with careful attention to detail
abound
to be plentiful
stamina
resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance
spit
a narrow piece of land that extends into water; a thin rod used to impale meat for roasting
mendicant
a beggar
disingenuous
not straightforward or candid
aggrandize
to enlarge
nemesis
one who inflicts justified or great punishment; a source of harm or ruin
stoic
apparently indifferent to joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
explicate
to give a detailed, usually learned explanation or analysis
alienate
to make unfriendly or hostile
regimen
a set of rules, usually followed for therapeutic effect
purport
to claim, esp. falsely
mogul
a rich or powerful person
animosity
bitter hostility, esp. that which provokes punitive action
misanthrope
one who hates or mistrusts mankind
myopic
near-sighted
parsimony
excessive care in spending; stinginess
manumit
to grant freedom to slaves
lax
careless; lacking firmness
sequester
to move or set apart
florid
flushed with rosy color; overdecorated
bravura
a showy display
quaint
odd, esp. in an old-fashioned way
eon
a long period of time
adage
a familiar saying; a proverb
arcane
understood only by a few
nocturnal
occurring at night
indignation
anger aroused by something unjust or evil
temperate
consistent; moderate; without extremes
tractable
easily managed or controlled
malefactor
one who does wrong
obstreperous
noisily and stubbornly defiant
nonplus
to put at a loss as to what to do or think
surly
sullen and rude
incongruous
lacking agreement
civil
observing accepted social customs; not rude
avocation
a hobby
repel
to drive or force back; to drive off
impinge
to have an effect on something, esp. a negative one
vantage
a position that gives a wide view
hoodwink
to deceive; to mislead
delve
to look for; to search; to investigate
affable
friendly
claustophobia
fear of confined spaces
indefatigable
tireless, unceasing
maim
to cripple; to disable
wince
to flinch in pain or fear
cynical
distrusting others from a sense that everyone’s motives are selfish
wax
to become larger
fiasco
a major disaster
emigration
departure from one country for another
abolish
to put to an end to
agitate
to move violently
