Day 16-18 Flashcards
adumbrate
to sketch, outline in a shadow way
distend
to expand by stretching
eccentrics
weird, peculiar
erudite
learned, scholarly
altruism
unselfish concern for other’s welfare
obsequious
overly submissive, today, flatter
lackadaisical
lazy, apathetic, indifferent
husband
to farm, to manage carefully or thriftily
extirpate
to pull apart, to root up
rescind
to repeal, to cancel
carnal
not spiritual, merely human, temperal
raze
to tear down, to demolish
indignant
angry, incensed, offended
contravene
violate, infringe, transgress
probity
honesty, highly mindedness
presumptuous
rude, improperly bold
jocular
joyful, playful, humorous
mirth
frivolity, gaiety
paroxysm
any sudden, violent outburst
gait
a manner of walking, stepping
aloof
detached, indifferent
exhort
to urge or incite by strong appeals
stratify
to arrange into layers
fitful
intermittent, irregular
vicarious
indirect experience
insipid
flavorless, uninteresting
droll
amusing in a wry, or subtle way, waggish
ruminate
to contemplate, to reflect upon
soporific
tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
odious
hateful, contemptible
adroit
skillful, accomplished
rectitude
moral uprightness
prospectus
a document describing the major feature
protean
readily assuming different form or characters
mandate
accreditation, authorization
consortium
a combination of financial institutions
serendipity
habit of making fortunate discoveries by chance
nebulous
hazy, vague, indistinct
nefarious
very wicked
chasten
to restrain to subdue, to punish
itinerant
wandering from place to place
contentious
quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent
sanguine
ruddy, cheerfully optimistic
natal
relating to birth
altruistic
unselfishly generous, concerned for others
gauche
lacking social grave, sensitivity
sublime
of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe
erudite
learned, scholarly
cognate
mental process by which knowledge is acquired
monastic
extremely plain or secluded
corroborate
to confirm to verify
corrugated
to mold in a shape with parallel grooves and ridges
pertinent
applicable, appropriate
pernicious
very destructive, harmful
perpetuate
to make something last, preservew
winsome
charming, happily engaing
abstruse
obscure, profound, difficult to understand
germane
pertinent
sophistry
deceptive, reasoning, argumentation