Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

MK > Day 14 > Flashcards

Day 14 Flashcards

1
Q

comprehensive *

A

broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

apiary

A

a place where beed are kept

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

refulgent

A

effulgent; brilliant; brightly shining; gleaming

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

unfathomable

A

incomprehensible; impenetrable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

brawny

A

strong, powerful

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

exceed

A

to go beyond, transcend

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

crevasse

A

deep fissure or crack

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

toady

A

servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant
(v.) be a toady to; fawn

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

rubric

A

title or heading (in red print); direction for religious ceremony; protocol

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

catacomb

A

an underground graveyard

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

chronos

A

time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

dogged

A

stubborn, determined

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

psychopathic

A

pertaining to mental dearrangement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

concave

A

hollow; curved inwards

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

whet

A

sharpen; stimulate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

termagant

A

a nagging woman, shrew

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

predominant

A

most important

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

alimentary

A

supplying nourishment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

haughty

A

arrogant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

exacerbates

A

makes worse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

charlatan *

A

trickster, conman

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

entrance

A

put under a spell (condition caused by magical power)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

multiform

A

having many forms

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

monolithic

A

massively solid, unyielding

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

imbecility

A

weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile
(n.) imbecile = stupid person; fool

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

bilk

A

to cheat, swindle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

naivete

A

quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

verity

A

quality of being true; lasting truth or principle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

intricate

A

complicated

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

mandated

A

ordered

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

enchantment

A

fascination

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

gargoyle

A

waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

obstreperous

A

boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

incarcerate

A

to jail, to imprison

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

sonic

A

of sound or its speed in air

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

chilling

A

shocking, frightening

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

manipulate

A

operate with one’s hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

accouterment

A

decoration, ornament

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

remunerate

A

to compensate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

melodramas

A

unrealistic, overacted plays

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

callous

A

cruel and unfeeling

26
Q

complaisant

A

amiable; agreeable (willing to please others); 겸손한

26
Q

insolent

A

rudely disrespectful, impudent

26
Q

finite

A

having a limit or end

27
Q

motility

A

spontaneous movement

28
Q

gibber

A

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and often foolishly

29
Q

testy

A

irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; short-tempered

29
Q

upbraid

A

reprimand; severely scold

29
Q

concomitant

A

that which accompanies
something that accompanies or is collaterally connected with something else 수반하는…?

30
Q

waver

A

move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement

30
Q

dichotomy

A

division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts

31
Q

nutrition

A

process of nourishing or being nourished

32
Q

taunted

A

teased; mocked

32
Q

exodus

A

departure (usually of many people)

33
Q

limerick

A

humorous short verse

34
Q

alchemy

A

medieval chemistry

35
Q

disparity *

A

difference; condition of inequality

36
Q

cognizant

A

observant, aware

36
Q

conglomeration

A

mass of material sticking together

37
Q

authenticate

A

prove genuine

38
Q

anoint

A

consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)

39
Q

expatiate

A

talk at length; speak or write in detail

39
Q

dolorous

A

lachrymose, depressed

40
Q

artifice

A

trickery, hoax, guile

41
Q

abysmal

A

bottomless

42
Q

vertical

A

going up and down

42
Q

rejoinder

A

a clever retort or answer back

43
Q

gyroscope

A

apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction

43
Q

appreciate

A

be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

43
Q

sangfroid

A

coolness, composure

44
Q

rendition

A

interpretation, different version

45
Q

junket

A

trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense

46
Q

invincible

A

unconquerable

47
Q

distant

A

reserved or aloof; cold in manner

47
Q

discredit

A

to harm the reputation of

48
Q

vacate

A

to empty

49
Q

abnegation

A

renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation

50
Q

machination

A

crafty or sneaky trick or strategy

50
Q

confide

A

to have trust in someone (usually bu entrusting with secrets)

50
Q

marginal

A

of a margin; barely within a limit

51
Q

cartographer

A

map-maker

51
Q

minutiae

A

petty or trivial details

52
Q

askew

A

crookedly; slanted; at an angle

52
Q

telepathy

A

ability to read thoughts

53
Q

devise *

A

think up; invent; plan; bequeath

53
Q

jibe

A

agree; be in harmony with; gibe

54
Q

awful

A

terrible; very bad

55
Q

pecuniary

A

relating to money

56
Q

dabble

A

work at in a nonseriouse fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid

57
Q

clasp

A

hold firmly within arms

58
Q

graduated

A

arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)

58
Q

whiff

A

puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.); short-lasting smell; hint

58
Q

jabber

A

chatter rapidly or unintelligibly

59
Q

solicit

A

entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain

59
Q

deity

A

god, higher power

60
Q

complacent

A

self satisfied, overly content

60
Q

prowl

A

to stalk, to creep around

61
Q

epicurean

A

believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided

62
Q

ragamuffin

A

dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes

63
Q

holster

A

leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist

MK (64 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions