Core II Flashcards
Diminutive
Very small
Minutiae
Trifling; unimportant; insignificant/minor everyday details
Exhort
To encourage, to urge, to give a pep talk, to implore
Antipathy
Strong dislike, ill will, the state of DETESTING someone, ENMITY, RANCOR
Digress
To depart from a subject, to wander, to ramble
ROOT: Gress
WORDS: Regress, transgress, egress
To step/
Regress: to step back
Transgress: to step across the line that divides right from wrong
Egress: to step out, to exit
Tenacious, ten, tenet, tenable
Characterized by holding fast to something valued, showing great determination/to hold/tenet: an idea held true by someone/tenable: capable of being held or supported
Indulgent
Characterized by excessive generosity; overly tolerant
Polarize
To be divisive, to crest disunity or dissension
Nebulous
Vague, cloudy, misty, lacking a fully developed form
Ephemeral, evanescent/
Perennial
Very brief, lasting for a short time, transient/
Returning year after year, enduring
Penchant, propensity
A liking or preference for something; a BENT, an INCLINATION, PREDILECTION
Capricious, mercurial,
Very changeable; characterized by constantly-shifting moods
Medieval humours
Sanguine - cheerful, hopeful, optimistic
Melancholy - gloomy, depressed, DESPONDENT, PENSIVE
Choleric- angry, irritable, IRASCIBLE
Phlegmatic- self-possessed, impertubable, apathetic
Mercurial - volatile, changeable, FICKLE
Boorish, uncouth
Vulgar, characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners; refined
Indignant
Characterized by outrage at something that is perceived as unjust
Innuendo
A veiled reference, an insinuation
stymie
To stop, to frustrate, to prevent; to THWART
Adroit
Having or showing great skill; DEXTEROUS, nimble/ MALADROIT - not skillful; DEFT
Admonish
To earnestly caution, to warn another to avoid a course of action
ROOT: Mon
to warn, remind
Incontrovertible
Impossible to deny or disprove, demonstrably true
Voracious, rapacious
Ravenous, having a huge appetite that can’t be satisfied; INSATIABLE
Callous
Emotionally hardened, insensitive, unfeeling
Intrepid
Courageous; RESOLUTE, fearless, UNDAUNTED
Nonchalant
Having an air of casual indifference; cooly unconcerned, UNFLAPPABLE
Convoluted
Winding, twisting, and therefore difficult to understand; intricate
Itinerant
Migrating from place to place; NOT SEDENTARY
Poignant
Moving; touching, heartrending
Impetus
A stimulus or encouragement that results in an increased activity
Bucolic
Rustic, pastoral;
Characteristic of charming, unspoiled countryside and the simple, rural life
Equanimity
Calmness, composure, even-temperedness, polite
Panache, verve, élan,
Great vigor and energy; dash, esp in artistic performance and composition; flamboyance
Provocative
Provoking discussion, stimulating controversy, arousing a reaction
Placid, serene
Calm or quiet; undisturbed by tumult or disorder
Fortuitous
Of accidental but fortunate occurrence, having unexpected good fortune
Dispel
To drive away; scatter, as to DISPEL a misconception
Amalgram
A mixture, a blend, a combination of different elements
Viable, feasible
Capable of being accomplished; possible
Anguish
Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment
Intemperate/temperate
Lacking restraint, excessive/exercising moderation and restraint
Superficial
Shallow, lacking in depth
Laud, extol, tout
Acclaim, to praise, to applaud
Dismissive
Showing overt intentional indifference or disregard; rejecting
Mitt/miss
To send
Remit
To send back
Omit
To send by, pass by, neglect, leave out
Remiss
Negligent, lax, careless
Remittance
A payment sent to pay a bill
Disparage
To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; to belittle
Pompous
Filled with excessive self-importance; pretentious; ostentatious
Cryptic
Having a hidden or ambiguous meaning; mysterious
Subtle
Difficult to detect; faint, mysterious, likely to elude perception
Disparity
An inequality, a gap, an imbalance
Curtail
To cut short or reduce
Innocuous
Harmless, unlikely to give offense or to around strong feelings or hostility, NOT INIMICAL
Diatribe, tirade, harangue
A bitter abusive denunciation, a thunderous verbal attack, a rant
