Daily Words Flashcards
Analogous
adjective - similar or comparable in some respects
Innocuous
adjective
not harmful or offensive.
“it was an innocuous question”
qualm
noun
an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one’s own conduct; a misgiving.
in·sid·i·ous
adjective
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
“sexually transmitted diseases can be insidious and sometimes without symptoms”
synonyms: stealthy, subtle, surreptitious, cunning, crafty, treacherous, artful, sly, wily, shifty,
ec·cen·tric·i·ty
noun
the quality of being eccentric.
an eccentric act, habit, or thing.
ec·cen·tric
ec·cen·tric ikˈsentrik/Submit adjective 1. (of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange. "my favorite aunt is very eccentric"
ec·cen·tric ikˈsentrik/Submit adjective 1. (of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange.
sur·mise
verb
sərˈmīz/Submit
1.
suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
“he surmised that something must be wrong”
synonyms: guess, conjecture, suspect, deduce, infer, conclude, theorize, speculate, divine; More
sol·ace
sol·ace
ˈsäləs/Submit
noun
noun: solace; plural noun: solaces
1.
comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
“she sought solace in her religion”
synonyms: comfort, consolation, cheer, support, relief
“they found solace in each other”
verb
verb: solace; 3rd person present: solaces; past tense: solaced; past participle: solaced; gerund or present participle: solacing
1.
give solace to.
synonyms: comfort, console, cheer, support, soothe, calm
“she was solaced with tea and sympathy”
in·dict·ment
noun
noun: indictment; plural noun: indictments
1.
NORTH AMERICAN
a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
“an indictment for conspiracy”
the action of indicting or being indicted.
“the indictment of twelve people who had imported cocaine”
2.
a thing that serves to illustrate that a system or situation is bad and deserves to be condemned.
“these rapidly escalating crime figures are an indictment of our society”
sub·ju·gate
verb
bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.
“the invaders had soon subjugated most of the native population”
synonyms: conquer, vanquish, defeat, crush, quash, bring someone to their knees, enslave, subdue, suppress
“the Normans had subjugated most of Ireland’s Gaelic population”
fringe
noun
1.
an ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material.
synonyms: edging, edge, border, trimming, frill, flounce, ruffle; More
2.
BRITISH
the front part of a person’s hair cut so as to hang over the forehead; bangs.
adjective
1.
not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.
“fringe theater”
verb
1.
decorate (clothing or material) with a fringe.
“a rich robe of gold, fringed with black velvet”
synonyms: trim, edge, hem, border, bind, braid; More
mer·i·toc·ra·cy
noun
noun: meritocracy
government or the holding of power by people selected on the basis of their ability.
a society governed by meritocracy.
plural noun: meritocracies
a ruling or influential class of educated or skilled people.
tep·id
adjective
1.
(especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm.
synonyms: lukewarm, warmish, slightly warm; at room temperature
“tepid water”
2.
showing little enthusiasm.
“the applause was tepid”
synonyms: unenthusiastic, apathetic, muted, halfhearted, so-so, ‘comme ci, comme ça’, indifferent, subdued, cool, lukewarm, uninterested, unenthused
“a tepid response”
in·oc·u·late
verb
treat (a person or animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.
“he inoculated his tenants against smallpox”
introduce (an infective agent) into an organism.
“it can be inoculated into laboratory animals”
introduce (cells or organisms) into a culture medium.
e·qua·nim·i·ty
noun
mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
“she accepted both the good and the bad with equanimity”
ag·gre·ga·tion
noun
the formation of a number of things into a cluster.
“a single dose of aspirin irreversibly inhibits the normal aggregation of platelets”
a cluster of things that have come or been brought together.
“the pelican is the other bird likely to be found in large aggregations in East Africa’s wetlands”
it·er·a·tion
noun
the repetition of a process or utterance.
repetition of a mathematical or computational procedure applied to the result of a previous application, typically as a means of obtaining successively closer approximations to the solution of a problem.
tan·gen·tial·lyr
adverb
1.
in a way that relates only slightly to a matter; peripherally.
“the narrative deals only tangentially with marriage”
2.
in the manner, position, or direction of a tangent.
“the line is oriented tangentially along the epidermal cell layer”
Propensity
noun
an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
“a propensity forviolence”
synonyms:tendency,inclination,predisposition,proneness,proclivity,
ubiquitous
adjective
present, appearing, or found everywhere.
“his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family”
synonyms: omnipresent, ever-present, everywhere, all over the place, pervasive, universal, worldwide, global
quix·ot·ic
adjective
exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
“a vast and perhaps quixotic project”
Denigrate
verb
criticize unfairly; disparage.
“there is a tendency to denigrate the poor”
synonyms: disparage, belittle, deprecate, decry, cast aspersions on, criticize, attack
pro·cliv·i·ty
noun
plural noun: proclivities
a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
“a proclivity for hard work”
synonyms: inclination, tendency, leaning, disposition, proneness, propensity, bent, bias, penchant, predisposition; More
an·o·nym·i·ty
noun
the condition of being anonymous.
“most people who agreed to talk requested anonymity”
lack of outstanding, individual, or unusual features; impersonality.
“the anonymity of big city life definitely has its advantages”
on·to·log·i·cal
adjective adjective: ontological 1. relating to the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being. "ontological arguments" 2. showing the relations between the concepts and categories in a subject area or domain. "an ontological database"
Posthumously
is an adverb that helps describe something that happens to a person after they die, whether it happens to their estate, their life’s work, or the memory of them that remains. The prefix post- means “after,” and the Latin word humus means “ground.”
cir·cu·i·tous
adjective
adjective: circuitous
(of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way.
“the canal followed a circuitous route”
synonyms: roundabout, indirect, winding, meandering, serpentine, tortuous More
antonyms: direct, straight, to the point
a·kin
adjective
adjective: akin
of similar character.
“something akin to gratitude overwhelmed her”
synonyms: similar, related, close, near, corresponding, comparable, equivalent
triv·i·al·ize
verb make (something) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is.
mag·nate
noun
a wealthy and influential person, especially in business.
“a media magnate”
synonyms: industrialist, tycoon, mogul, captain of industry, baron, lord, king, proprietor, entrepreneur, merchant prince, financier, top executive
