Day-1 Flashcards
Abound
-Verb
To exist in great numbers or quantities
( Stories about his travels abound.)
Amorphous
Adj
Having no definite shape, form or structure.
-Shapeless
Austere
Adj
Simple and plain; without any decorations
. The lonely, austere beauty of his paintings of a station in the snow
Belie
V
Belie something- to give a false impression of somebody/ something
- My calm exterior belies my deep inner fear.
Capricious
Adj
Showing sudden changes in attitude or behavior
- a movie star who was capricious and difficult to please
Congenial
Adj
(Of a person) pleasant to spend time with because their interests and character are similar to your own.
- a congenial colleague
Conspicuous
Adj
Easy to see or notice; likely to attract attention
- Bay windows are a conspicuous feature of his architecture.
Cursory
Adj
Done quickly and without giving enough attention to details.
- a cursory glance/ examination/ inspection
- He gave the report a rather cursory look.
Daunting
Adj
Making somebody feel nervous and less confident about doing something; likely to make somebody feel this way.
- Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.
Deify
V
Deify somebody- to treat somebody as a god
Didactic
Adj
Designed to teach people something, especially a moral lesson
. Didactic art
Disseminate
V
Disseminate something- to spread information, knowledge, etc. so that it reaches many people
- Their findings have been widely disseminated.
Feasible
Adj
That is possible and likely to be achieved.
- a feasible plan/ suggestion/ idea
- It’s just not feasible to manage the business on a part-time basis.
Flout
V
Flout sth: to show that you have no respect for a law, etc. by openly not obeying it = defy
- Motorists regularly flout the law.
- to flout authority / convention
Homogeneous
Adj
Consisting of things or people that are all the same or all of the same typ
- a homogeneous group/ mixture/ proportion
- Old people are not a homogeneous group, as some people seem to think.