Daily List Q1 Flashcards
sonorously
richly sounding
the bell rang sonorously
summarily
immediately we begin class summarily
loquacious +
talkative
the loquacious student
taciturn
quiet
the taciturn student
garrulous -
annoyingly talkative
the garrulous pedestrian
verbase
wordy
the verbase mission statement
alacrity
eagerness
with alacrity
celerity
speed
with celerity
largesse
generosity
the largesse of the donor
munificence
generosity
the munificence of the donor
altruism
state of being charitable
the leader exemplified altruism
lucid
clear
lucid vision
elucidate
explain clearly
she elucidated the drill
plethora
a lot of
a plethora of information
nadir
bottom
nadir of the mountain
apogee
peak
the apogee of the class
zenith
peak
the zenith of his life
apex
peak
the apex of the mountain
acme
peak
the acme of the tower
quotidian
daily
I make a quotidian list
vivacious
lively
the vivacious teacher
assiduously
diligently
assiduously paid attention to detail
supplication
prayer
supplication to God
supliant (n.)
someone who asks earnestly for something
the supliant asked for her hand in marriage
suppliant
earnest
a suppliant request
taciturn
quiet
a taciturn student
nebulous
unclear
nebulous about the future
sinuous
windy
the sinuous trail
serpentine
windy
the serpentine mountain road
tortuous
windy
the tortuous roads
jettison
to throw out
jettison the office position
paramount
utmost
of paramount importance
germane
relevant
not germane to our discussion
pensive
thoughtful; reflective
a pensive moment
salient
important; relevant
a salient paragraph
seminal
game-changing
Jackie Robinson was seminal
axiomatic
self-explanatory; obvious
an axiomatic answer to a question
invariably
all the time
you are invariably welcome
ascertain
figure out; determine
we ascertain the truth
indubitably
without doubt
he was found guilty indubitably
alacrity
brisk and cheerful readiness
she accepted the invitation with alacrity
aplomb
poise; composure
she had impressive aplomb
serpentine
windy; twisty
the serpentine mountain trails
plethora
many
a plethora of clothing options
emancipated
freed
the emancipated Israelites
undulations
ups and downs
the undulations of the waves
desolation
difficult emotions
the desolation of the desert
consolations
positive emotions
people offered consolations to comfort me
sacrosanct
sacred
the sacrosanct chalice
prose
writing
the fiction prose
germane
relevant
the details are not germane
amnesty
pardon
the president can grant amnesty
clemency
mercy
the dictator showed no clemency
dearth
lack of
dearth of motivation
surmounts
to overcome
surmounts that challenge
impeccable
perfect
impeccable character
pristine
pure; untouched
the pristine water
punctilious
meticulous
meticulous planning
pellucid
ultra clear
the pellucid directions
salutation
agreeing
a nod of salutation
atrocious
horrible
atrocious sins
tantamount
equal to
silence is tantamount to compliance
loathsome
causing hatred or digust
the loathsome person
vile
causing hatred or disgust
a vile temper
bilious
causing hatred or disgust
bilious attitude
odious
causing hatred or disgust
odious demeanor
repugnant
causing hatred or disgust
the repugnant decision
disdain (n.)
hatred
his disdain for school
disdain (v.)
to hate
he disdained his chores
quotidian
daily
the quotidian vocab words
bevy
a large group of people
he disappeared into the bevy
indefatigable
without fatigue
indefatigable spirit of the Prep
restive
restless
feeling restive after caffeine
insufferable -
cannot even undergo the suffering
the baby’s whining was insufferable
pithy
quick, concise, punchy
pithy writing
ominous
foreboding
ominous storm clouds
lugubrious
sad
in a lugubrious mood
doleful
sad
a doleful moment
dolorous
sad
her dolorous tone
crestfallen
sad
he was crestfallen over his loss
plaintive
sad
his plaintive face
melancholy
sad
a melancholy look
melancholic (n.)
sadness
in a state of great melancholy
myopic
near-sighted, short term
myopic vision
maelstrom
vortex of war
the hurricane was a maelstrom
epigraph
prelude
epigraph to the novel
entropy
the state of the world evolving into chaos
the apocalypse was total entropy
myopic
near-sighted, short term
myopic vision
maelstrom
vortex of war
the hurricane was a maelstrom
buoyant
upbeat, bouncy
a buoyant personality
vivacious
full of life, lively
the vivacious teacher
ebullient
happy, energetic
in an ebullient mood
effervescent
alive, bubbly
an effervescent mood
obfuscate
to confuse
he obfuscated the directions
discomfit
to throw off
the word discomfited my partner
pulchritude
beauty
a woman of such pulchritude
luminous
bright
her luminous smile
refulgent
bright, radiant
she looked refulgent in that dress
resplendent
beautiful
looking absolutely resplendent in that outfit
iridescent
shining with different colors
an iridescent personality
corpulent
fat
a corpulent physique
girth
width
a man of terrific girth
mirth
happiness
marked by great mirth
peregrinate
to journey
they peregrinate to the cafeteria
irate
extremely angry
he was irate at his misfortune
indignant
strong anger
he was indignant about summer ending
epigraph
any quote that begins a novel
the epigraph before Things Fall Apart
chagrin (n.)
disappointment
after the concert was cancelled, he felt great chagrin
chagrin (v.)
to disappoint; to annoy
his poor marks in school chagrin his parents
lethargic
without energy
after the race he was left lethargic
lackadaisical
without much concern
lackadaisical for school
phlegmatic
sluggish
in the morning he was phlegmatic
torpid
slow
the car was torpid going uphill
indolent
lazy
the indolent student didn’t bother studying
listless
without any energy
he felt listless after staying up so late
sanguine
optimistic
they were sanguine about the future
hyperbolic
exaggerated
the story was hyperbolic by the chronic liar
donnybrook
fight
don’t engage in donnybrooks
fracas
fight with more than two people
after the game there was a fracas in the parking lot
melee
fight
they engaged in a melee
rubarb
fight
MayPac was a disappointing rubarb
kerfuffle
commotion
the kerfuffle over which sport was better
brouhaha
fight
brouhahas are never a good idea
pugnacious
someone who likes to fight
the boxers were extremely pugnacious
pugilistic
a person prone to fighting
most people aren’t that pugilistic
belligerent
warlike
some nations are more belligerent than others
bellicose
warring
bellicose nations over the Holy Land
sylvan
in the woods
the camp site was in the sylvan
apropos
timely
it was apropos for him to show up when we discussed his favorite topic
antithesis
opposite
not doing homework is the antithesis of expectations
pandemonium
wild and noisy
the sports fans were pandemonious
garner
gather; collect
she garnered attention
insouciant
carefree
they were insouciant on vacation
affable
likable the class president should be affable
amiable
friendly
the tour guide was amiable
amicable
peaceable
the divorce was amicable
genial
easy to get along with; courteous
my roommates were genial
jovial
jolly; joyful
Santa is jovial
voluble
talkative the class was voluble
recalcitrant
not cooperative; misbehaving
recalcitrant children
obstreperous
not cooperative; misbehaving
her hair was obstreperous
insolent
misbehaving
the insolent dogs
refractory
misbehaving
the refractory zoo animals
unruly
misbehaving
her attitude was unruly
intractable
misbehaving; not flexible
intractable economic problems
puerile
childish
puerile excuses
docile
cooperative; unassertive
the docile workers
tractable
easy to control
after obedience training, the dogs were tractable
equanimity
balance, poise, grace
maintained her equanimity through hard situations
sangfroid
“cool”
holding onto her sangfroid
aplomb
composure
kept up her aplomb
respite
rest, break, relief
a brief respite
reprieve
pardon, break
the President granted a reprieve
hiatus
pause, break
the band went on hiatus for the summer
moratorium
suspension
his moratorium was lifted after a week
paucity
dearth
a paucity of information did not carry enough evidence
defunct
no longer in existence
the trains in the depot were long defunct
obsolete
out of date
the trolley had become obsolete after the subway
antiquated
old, outmoded
people love the antiquated look of the cottages
salubrious
healthful; healthy
eating vegetables daily is a salubrious diet
salutary
healthy; beneficial
taking vitamins is salutary
deleterious
harmful; unhealthy
smoking is deleterious to your lungs
quixotic
absurd
the quixotic allegations
burgeoning
thriving
the burgeoning community
quagmire
dilemma
a political quagmire
terra firma
firm ground
the Florida house was not built on terra firma
fetid
unpleasantly smelling
the fetid smell of the trash
noxious
very unpleasant
the noxious smell of the locker room
vile
extremely unpleasant
the vile lie he told
loathsome
causing hatred or disgust
his loathsome personality
cognizant
being aware of
cognizant of the fait accompli
craven
coward
he was a coward for abandoning his post
neophyte
a new convert
many born again Christians are neophytes
persiflage
light mockery
their persiflage resembled that of raillery
listless
lacking energy of enthusiasm
the student section was listless
lethargic
sluggish and apathetic
I felt lethargic after the long day
prostrate
lying flat on the ground
he lay prostrate on the ground
inert
lacking the strength to move
after he was knocked out for the operation he was inert
anecdote
a short story about a real incident
the anecdote carried strong meaning
sanguinary
blood-thirsty; murderous
sanguinary rage
unwittingly
not knowingly
unwittingly offended him
umbrage
offense
he took umbrage
abstemious
not self-indulgent
he was abstemious so he only had a small amount
extirpate
to uproot
extirpating injustice
expunge
to uproot
he expunged that from his record
lugubrious
sad/doleful
he was lugubrious at the funeral
fracas
fight
there was a fracas in the parking lot
donnybrook
fight
the candidates were practically in a donnybrook
epitome
perfect embodiment of
epitome of grace
macrocosm
the entirety of
the macrocosm of the nation
elucidate
to make clear
he elucidated the directions
explicate
to explain
explicating the foreign concept
faux pas
misuse
a fashion faux pas
cursory
not in-depth
a cursory glance
ubiquitous
everywhere
ring composition is ubiquitous!
antipathy
strong hatred
antipathy to politicians
enmity
strong hatred
enmity between democrats and republicans
disdain
strong hatred
he clenched his fist in disdain
animosity
strong hatred
he felt animosity towards his ex
contempt
strong hatred
contempt for his job
acrimony
bitterness
acrimony towards his enemies
acrimonious
bitter
acrimonious about their lies
dubious
questionable
of dubious authenticity
defray
to reduce
to defray the costs of the trip
interminable
never-ending
the interminable train ride
didactic
instructional
a didactic purpose
temporize
to stall; delay
to temporize before the quiz
cynosure
focal point
cynosure of the essay
unwieldy
clumsy
unwieldy restraint
lagniappe
free stuff
lagniappe for your patronage
invariably
“no matter what”
she’s invariably happy
censor
suppress unacceptable parts
censor the novel
expurgate
remove matter thought to be objectionable
expurgate the article
deign
to stoop down to a lower level
the acclaimed genius deigned to talk at my school
dupe
to deceive
he duped the clueless girl
beguile
to deceive
they beguiled the incoming freshman
inveigle
to deceive
rarely is he inveigled by the doctors
foible
shortcoming
temptation is most people’s foible
lacuna
small, narrow space
the lacuna in the wall
microcosm
small model
the Prep is a microcosm of an ideal world
charlatan
a fraud
the charlatan had many “get rich quick” schemes
dirge
somber song
the dirge played at the funeral
lament
a passionate expression of grief or sorrow
his lament after the death of his son
repartee
lighthearted joking
the team’s repartee
badinage
lighthearted joking
their banter was equivalent to badinage
raillery
lighthearted joking
the raillery was similar to persiflage
surfeit
an excessive amount of something
he drank a surfeit amount of alcohol
glut
excessively abundant supply of something
a glut of annoying people
paucity
scarcity of
a paucity of information
dearth
lack of
a dearth of evidence
equivocal
questionable
the equivocal results
unequivocal
indisputable
the unequivocal answer
ambivalent
having mixed feelings about someone or something
she is morally ambivalent
avarice
extreme greed
avarice for money
altruism
selfless concern for the well being of others
altruism for charity
salutary
beneficial
a salutary lesson
salubrious
healthy
her salubrious diet
deleterious
harmful
divorce is deleterious to the children
mediocre
lackluster; moderate quality
a mediocre actor
credence +
belief, validity
gave no credence to the report
credible +
believable, reliable
a credible witness
incredible
unbelievable
an incredible Mass
credulous
gullible, “too believing”
a credulous response
incredulous
disbelieving
I was incredulous at these reports
credit
attribute
the play was credited to him
limpid
lucid
the limpid waters of Hawaii
exhume
“dig up”; unbury, disinter
they exhumed his body for further investigation
pedestrian (adj.)
“normal”, banal
a rather banal idea
