Daily List Q3 Flashcards
superfluous
extra
superfluous material/info
detritus
trash
nothing more than detritus
dross
trash
merely dross in my opinion
callous -
hardened and insensitive
a callous reply
callow
young, immature
a callow student
soporific
sleep inducing
a soporific lecture
pilfer
to steal in small amounts
he pilfered the cash box over 3 months
apocryphal
false
an apocryphal tale
ostracize
to exclude
he was ostracized from the community
xenophobia (xenophobic)
fear of foreigners/immigrants
he was xenophobic towards the illegal immigrants
provincial -
indigenous
the dish was provincial to Morocco
disparate
different
the disparity between their incomes was gargantuan
flout
to violate
they flouted ethical laws for immigrant workers
flaunt -
to show off
he flaunted his wealth by wearing expensive clothes
perspicacity
keenness of insight
the perspicacity of her remarks
acuity
keenness of insight
he had great intellectual acuity
spurious
of questionable authenticity
Hitler made spurious claims about the Jews
incongruity
a dissimilarity
the incongruity of the rich lady driving a beat up car
dissemble
to disguise one’s true feelings
no need to dissemble on Kairos
ostentatious
pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice
an ostentatious display of unread books
conspicuous
attracting notice or attention
he showed conspicuous bravery
misnomer
a wrong or inaccurate use of a term
“killer whale” is a misnomer
plebeian
a commoner; lacking in refinement
he is a man of plebeian tastes
placate
make someone less angry or hostile
he attempted to placate the students with promises of no girls and tons of moon bounces at spring fest
rechannel
to convey in a new way
he hopes to rechannel the lesson
serendipity (serendipitous)
luck; good fortune
a fortunate stroke of serendipity
fortuitous
lucky; good
a fortuitous encounter
felicitous
positive; auspicious
a felicitous turn of events
precocious
advanced beyond one’s years
that infant was precocious because she was reading
precipitate
to cause to happen suddenly
the incident precipitated a political crisis
tome
a big book
you read the whole tome over the weekend?
vilify
to heavily criticize
her vilified her behavior
prudent
wise
she made a prudent decision
melancholy
sadness
an air of melancholy surrounded him
doleful
sad
he gave her a doleful look
dolorous
feeling great sorrow
she was dolorous after his death
morass
boggy ground; a confused situation
a morass of paperwork
terra firma
firm ground
they built the house on terra firma
pragmatic
practical, realistic
a pragmatic approach to politics
anathema
something hated
that subject is anathema to him
implausible
impossible
the claim is implausible
wanton
careless; promiscuous
wanton spending
germane
relevant
germane to the discussion
immaterial
irrelevant; unimportant
immaterial to the friend group
bode
to be an omen of
the news boded evil days for him
mystique
an aura of mystery
the mystique of nuclear science
enervate
to weaken
they enervated the opposition
odious
hateful
his odious personality
enigma
a riddle; a puzzling situation
the enigma gave rise to speculation
magnanimous
generous and forgiving
they were magnanimous towards their enemies
dubious
doubtful; unsure
a dubious reply
pragmatic
practical
their solutions were all pragmatic
inane
void; lacking sense
they asked inane questions
insipid
devoid of meaning; without sufficient taste
an insipid personality
fatuous
devoid of meaning; unreal
his existence was fatuous
incisive
keen; acute
an incisive method to public speaking
trenchant
keen; insightful
his trenchant wit
caprice
whim; sudden change of mood
her caprices made his life difficult
feasible
possible to do easily
the project timeline was feasible
