common words 3 Flashcards
flagrant
obviously bad; notorious(literally, faming)
flustered
confused
foreboding
feeling of impending doom
forfeit
to lose as a penalty; to give up the loss due to the penalty
formidable
impressive in strength; inspiring fear
frivolous
not serious; trifling
fulsome
abundant; offensively insincere
garrulous
excessively talkative
gaudy
showy, often tastelessly so
gaunt
thin, bony,emaciated
genial
affable
grapple
to wrestle with, either literally or figuratively
gregarious
very social; enjoying company
guile
deceit, cunning,duplicity
gullible
easily fooled, naive
hamper
to hinder, to get in the way oft interfere with
haughty
arrogant,lofty
haven
a place of safety
heinous
brutal, hatefully,cruel
hew
to cut down
hue
color
ignoble
not noble, common
immaculate
spotless, completely clean, pure
impair
to make worse
impede
to hinder, to obstruct
inane
pointless, empty of intelligence
incense
to inflame with anger
incite
to move to action, to sir up
incredulous
not believing
indolent
lazy ,avoiding labor
inordinate
excessive, beyond the usual bounds
insipid
uninteresting, without taste, without significance
insolent
disrespectful
invoke
to call on, call forth, to summon
irate
angry
ire
anger
jest
to joke, a joke
jocular
humorous, merry
jubilant
joyful, triumphant
juxtapose
to place side by side
laud
to praise
laudable
worthy of praise
lavish
extravagantly generous, to give profusely
lax
not strict
lexicon
a dictionary
lithe
flexible,supple,graceful
lucid
clear
lucrative
profitable,moneymaking
malcontent
an unhappy or dissatisfied person
mar
to spoilt make imperfect, to ruin
meager
deficient
meander
to move in a circular or winding or wandering way
mendicant
beggar
meticulous
precise, detail-oriented
mettle
courage, inner strength
millennium
a thousand years
mirth
merriment, glee
monotonous
without variety,repetitious
morose
sullen, ill-humored
multitude
a large number of people or things
mundane
ordinary
municipality
a city or town
nadir
the lowest point,(opposite of zenith)
noisome
offensive,foul
nomadic
wandering, roaming
obdurate
stubborn, hard-headed
obstreperous
noisily defiant
odious
offensive,repugnant
opulent
wealthy, expensively high quality
ornate
elaborately decorated, sumptuous,highly detailed in embellishment
ostentatious
impressive, attracting attention(sometimes this carries a boastful connotation)
ostracize
to exclude
pact
an agreement
panegyric
a speech of high praise
paragon
an ideal, a model of excellence
rapacious
greedy, grasping
ratify
to approve, to confirm
squander
to waste,to throw away
soporific
sth that puts you to sleep
solace
comfort, especially for grief or stress
smite
to strike ,to hit
shrewd
clever, practical,astute
shackle
a restraint, such as a prisoner’s chain; to restrain
servile
submissive, like a servant
serendipity
good luck, especially unexpected good luck
sanguine
cheerful,optimistic,red
salvage
to save goods that are in danger of destruction
sage
wise, a wise person; name of an herb
ruminate
to think, to turn over in your mind
rue
to feel regret, a bitter tasting herb
robust
strong
repulse
to repel, to drive off, to force away
repugnant
offensive, repulsive
reproach
to scold, disgrace or shame
reprehensible
deplorable
rouse
to become active, to awaken
relinquish
to abandon,to give sth up
redoubtable
formidable, respected,inspiring fear
recalcitrant
stubbornly resistant
rebuke
to criticize, to censure, to chide, to reprimand, a reprimand
raze
demolish, to level to the ground
ravenous
extremely hungry, famished,
vilify
to abuse verbally, to malign
visage
a person’s face
vivify
to bring life, animate
vocation
an occupation, a calling
voracious
having great appetite, ravenous
wan
pale
wane
to decrease in size
wary
cautious, on guard
wax
to increase in size
zeal
extreme devotion
zealot
a person who is extremely enthusiastic about sth especially religion or politics
zephyr
the west wind, a gentle breeze
zenith
the highest point that the sun or moon reaches in the sky, directly above you
yearn
want sth very much especially when it’s very difficult to get
wrath
intense angry
whim
a sudden wish to do sth or have sth especially when it’s sth unusual or unnecessary
wince
to suddenly make an expression with your face that shows that you are feeling pain or embarrassment
