Day 1 Flashcards by Mel Seah

Abscond

To depart secretly and hide

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Animus

Hostile feeling or intent

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Anathema

Solemn curse; something or someone regarded as a curse

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Antipathy

Aversion or dislike

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Antithesis

Contrast; direct opposite of or to

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Apocryphal

Spurious; not authentic

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Apposite

Appropriate; fitting

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Apprise

Inform

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Approbation

Approval

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Apropos

(Adj) to the point and timely

(Prep) with reference to; regarding

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Arcane

Secret, mysterious

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Arduous

Hard; strenuous

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Artful

Cunning, crafty, shy

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Ascendancy

Controlling influence

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Ascetic

Practicing self denial; austere

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Asperity

Sharpness of temper

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Assay

Analyze or evaluate

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Assiduous

Diligent

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Attenuate

Make thinner; weaken or lessen

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August

Impressive or majestic

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Aver

Assert confidently or declare

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Baleful

Threatening or menacing, foreshadowing evil

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Balk

(V) to stop short and refuse to continue

(V) to foil

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Banal

Hackneyed, commonplace, trite

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Bandy

Discuss lightly or glibly, exchange words heatedly

Bawdy

Indecent, obscene

Beatific

Showing or producing joy; blissful

Behoove

Be necessary or proper for, be incumbent upon

Beleaguered

Besiege or attack or harass

Belie

Contradict or give false impression

Bellicose

Warlike

Beneficent

Kindly or doing good

Beset

Harass or trouble; hem in

Betoken

To signify or indicate

Bluff

(Adj) rough but good natured (N) pretense, deception

Bohemian

Artistically unconventional

Braggadocio

Boasting

Brook

To tolerate or endure

Browbeat

To bully or intimidate

Burnish

To make shiny by rubbing / polishing

Buxom

Full bosomed, plump, jolly

Cabal

Small group of persons secretly United to promote their own interests

Cadge

Beg, mooch, panhandle

Callow

Youthful, immature, inexperienced

Calumny

Malicious misrepresentation / slander

Cant

Insincere expressions of piety; jargon of thieves

Capacious

Spacious

Canvass

Determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.

Captious

Faultfinding (adj)

Carping

Petty criticism

Catechism

Book for religious instruction

Cauterize

Burn with hot iron or caustic

Cavalcade

Procession or parade

Cavil

To make frivolous objections

Celerity

Speed or rapidity

Censorious

Critical

Cerebration

Thought

Chary

Cautious; sparing or restrained about giving

Chasten

Correct by punishment or scolding; restrain; rebuke

Checkered

Marked by changes in fortune

Chicanery

Trickery or deception

Chimerical

Fantastically improbably or highly unrealistic

Choleric

Hot tempered

Churlish

Boorish or ride

Cipher

(N) nonentity or worthless person (Adj) secret code

Circumscribe

Limit narrowly, confine or restrict, define

Circumspect

Prudent or cautious

Circumvent

To outwit or baffle

Clout

Great influence

Coda

Something that rounds out, summarizes, or concludes

Cogent

Convincing

Cognate

Related linguistically, similar or akin in nature

Collate

Examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order

Collusion

Conspiring in fraudulent scheme

Comeuppance

Rebuke; desserts

Comity

Courtesy, civility

Commensurate

Corresponding in extent, degree, amount, etc. Proportionate

Commiserate

Feel or express pity or sympathy for

Compendium

Brief, comprehensive summary

Complaisant

Trying to please, or overly polite

Compunction

Remorse

Concerted

Mutually agreed on or done together

Concomitant

That which accompanies

Concord

Harmony

Conflate

Meld or fuse, confuse, combine into one

Congenial

Pleasant or friendly

Connivance

Pretend or ignorance or something wrong Assistance

Consign

Deliver officially, entrust, set apart

Consonance

Harmony or agreement

Consort

Associate with

Consternation

Dismay or sudden alarm

Consummate

Wholly without flaw, supremely skilled, complete and utter

Contention

Claim or thesis

Contravene

Contradict or oppose

Controvert

To Oppose with arguments

Contumacious

Disobedient, resisting authority

Convivial

Festive and jovial

Corporeal

Bodily or material

Corroborate

Confirm or support

Countenance

(V) to approve or tolerate (N) face

Countermand

Cancel or revoke

Cow

Terrorize or intimidate

Craven

Cowardly

Cull

Pick out or reject