DAY 2 (91~170) Flashcards
compatible
able to coexist; harmonious
dubious
doubtful; uncertain
elusive
hard to pin down; evasive
compromise
to settle by concession or surrender
flagrant
shocking; outstandingly bad
static
stationary; not moving
ironic
satiric; unexpected
dogmatic
stubbornly opinionated, arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; stubborn in one’s belief
facilitate
to make easier; to help
frivolous
not serious; not solemn; with levity
Exhaustive
thorough; complete
Infamous
shamefully wicked; having an extremely bad reputation; disgraceful
authoritarian
a dictator
Reticent
restrained; uncommunicative
redundant
repetitive; unnecessary; excessively wordy
Deference
submission to another’s will; respect; courtesy
vacillate
to be indecisive; to waver back and forth
fervor
passion
dispassionate
objective; neutral
pragmatic
practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than theory
didactic
instructive; intended to instruct
Scanty
inadequate; minimal
Alleviate
to lessen; to relieve, usually temporary or incompletely; to make bearable
negligence
carelessness
endorse
to approve or give one’s support to
Conspicuous
obvious; standing-out
Relegate
to banish; to send away
Incessant
unceasing; never-ending
Condone
to overlook; to permit to happen
Tranquility
calmness
Dissent
disagreement
Conciliatory
making peace; attempting to solve a dispute through good will
Rigorous
strict; harsh; severe
Disparate
different; incompatible
Disparage
to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way
Conventional
ordinary; customary
Ephemeral
short-lived; fleeting; not lasting
Futile
hopelessness; without effect
Prosaic
dull; unimaginative
Profuse
flowing; extravagant
Authentic
real
Expedient
providing an immediate advantage; serving one’s immediate self-interest
Fastidious
meticulous; demanding
Philanthropy
love of mankind; donating to charity
Astute
perceptive; intelligent
Brevity
briefness
languish
to become weak; listless, or depressed
novel
new; original
relevant
important; pertinent
mitigate
to lessen the severity of something
reprehensible
worthy of blame
engender
to create; to produce
deride
to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
Lethargy
sluggishness; laziness; drowsiness; indifference
fanatic
one who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea
solemn
serious; grave
acclaim
praise; applause; admiration
augment
to add to; to increase; to make bigger
incoherent
jumbled; chaotic; impossible ot understand
Indolence
laziness
Ambivalent
undecided having mixed feelings
Benign
gentle; not harmful; kind; mild
Amiable
friendly
tedious
boring
Caustic
like acid; corrosive
laudable
worthy of praise
acquiesce
to give in; to agree
atrophy
to waste away from lack of use
Instigate
to provoke; to stir up
heed
to listen to
virtuoso
masterful musician; a masterful practitioner in some other field
deplete
to use up; to reduce; to lessen
complaint
yielding; submissive
inadvertent
lax; careless; without intention
extraneous
irrelevant; extra; unnecessary; unimportant
levity
lightness; frivolity; unseriousness
belittle
to make to seem little
digress
to go off the subject
predecessor
someone or something that came before another
scrutinize
to examine closely