Day 10 Flashcards
condense or shorten
abridge
sharpness
acuity
Kinship
affinity
consequences; outcome; upshot
aftermath
destroy
annihilate
book of literary selections by various authors
anthology
(1) pacify or soothe; (2) relieve
appease
acquire; take possession of for one’s own use
appropriate
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
artisan
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
asymmetric
rude; insensitive
boorish
unlimited; vast
boundless
charm or enthrall
captivate
blindly devoted patriot
chauvinist
prudent; cautious
circumspect
outwit; baffle
circumvent
close tightly; grasp
clench
use of force to get someone to obey
coercion
equal in extent
commensurate
suggested or implied meaning of an expression
connotation
(1) compress or shrink; (2) establish by agreement; (3) incur an obligation; (4) catch a disease
contract
crucial point
crux
skeptical or distrustful of human motives
cynical
neat; skillful
deft
condemn; criticize
denounce
expressing a low opinion
derogatory
unpopulated
desolate
aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
desultory
notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
egregious
correct: correct by a critic
emend
based on experience
empirical
not essential; superfluous
extraneous
free; disentangle
extricate
rejoice
exult
pretend
feign
rash
foolhardy
wild
frantic
seriousness
gravity
dangerous
hazardous
drive or force onward
impel
tireless
indefatigable
(1) move someone to do something by persuasion; (2) bring about; (3) conclude through inductive reasoning
induce
essential; inherent; built-in
intrinsic
unalterable; irreversible
irrevocable
language used by a special group; technical terminology; gibberish
jargon
lying; habitually dishonest
mendacious
ill luck
mischance
pertaining to memory
mnemonic
sameness leading to boredom
monotony
beginner
novice
all-powerful
omnipotent
burden; responsibility
onus
short, simple story teaching a moral
parable
condition, state (especially a bad state or condition); predicament
plight
aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
polemical
(1) very heavy, and possibly awkward because of its heaviness; (2) tedious and lacking fluency or grace
ponderous
excuse
pretext
multiply; spread
propagate
idealistic but impractical
quixotic
teasing; bantering; mocking; curious
quizzical
bitterness; hatred
rancor
fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an action
rationale
occurring again and again
recurrent
reparation; indemnification
restitution
inclined to cruelty
sadistic
division: split
schism
(1) hide away; (2) produce and release a substance into an organism
secrete
defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements
slander
(1) efficacious; (2) supreme or paramount; (3) self-governing
sovereign
supply; allotted amount; assigned portion of work
stint
perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy
subtlety
(1) unnecessary; (2) excessive; overabundant
superfluous
(1) impressionable; easily influenced; (2) having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
susceptible
painful physical or mental labor; drudgery; torment
travail
give up a claim or right voluntarily; refrain from enforcing; postpone considering
waive
