Day 29 Flashcards
stevedores
dock workers
query
to question, to inquire
gaffe
social blunder
unguent
ointment
amity
friendship, friendliness
sibylline
prophetic, oracular
anemia
lack of blood, weakness
incongruity
lack of harmony
forge
counterfeit, reproduce fraudulently, form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape
make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and beating or hammering it
build up
breed
produce young, rear, bring up, produce an undesirable condition
relish
enjoy, savor
n. enjoyment
calumny
insult, malignation
bate
let down, lessen the force of, moderate, restrain
martinet
one who insists on sticking to the rules, stickler
sober
serious, solemn, not drunken, abstemious or temperate
v. make or become sober
sprout
begin to grow, give off shoots or buds
n. new growth on a plant, shoot
platitude
trite remark, commonplace statement
vicinity
nearby, proximity
liquidation
cashing all assets
debacle
sudden disastrous downfall or defeat, complete disaster
topography
physical features or a region such as the shape and height
amok
in a state or rage
intrigued
interested and curious
biennial
every two years
bump
hit or knock against with force
pitfall *
hidden danger, concealed trap
solon
wise law maker
pathetic
causing sadness, compassion, pity, touching
imminent
impending, near at hand
abet
assist usually in doing something wrong, encourage
embezzle
to steal money by cheating
skulduggery
dishonest behavior or action
projectile
missile, fired or thrown object
comestible
edible, able to be eaten
nomenclature
name
negate *
wipe out
expedient *
suitable for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct, practical
pesky
annoying
circlet
small ring, band of gold, silver, jewel
muddle
confuse, mix up confusedly
n. state of confusion
onset
beginning, attack
component
element, ingredient
prognosticate
to foretell, to predict the future
aegis
shield, protection, defense
listless *
lacking in spirit or energy, languid
juridical
of the law and its administration
vulnerable
weak to, fragile
intoxicate
make drunk, stimulate or excite
dilatory *
late, tending to delay
ford
place where a river can be crossed on foot
infantile
childish, infantlike
ursine
bearlike, pertaining to a bear
dehydrate *
to dry up, to remove water from
indissoluble
permanent, impossible to dissolve or disintegrate
circulate
to move around, to flow freely
asperity
harshness, quick temper
discreditable
not worthy of being believed
anti-semitic
hating or discriminating against Jews
saline
salty
arrears
being in debt, work that should have been done
diffuse *
wordy, verbose, rambling, spread out like a gas
anonymity
state of being nameless, anonymousness
memento
souvenir
resurge
rise again, flow to and from
flawed
containing errors
rustic
relating to the country
primordial
existing at the beginning of time, rudimentary
nautical
relating to sailing or the ocean
criterion *
standard for judging
synchronous
similarly times, simultaneous with, occurring at the same time, synchronize
morpheme
the smallest element of speech or writing
legislate
to make laws
demography
study of a population or certain set of statistics
gentry
people of standing rank or position, people of good family or high social position
desperado
reckless, desperate outlaw
strive
to attempt, to try
sylvan
relating to the woods or forest
concordance
agreement
disputatious *
argumentative, fond of argument
valise
a small luggage which can be carried
novelty *
something new and entertaining, fad
coronation
ceremony of crowning a queen or king
distension
swelling
embellished
decorated
scathing
harsh, hurtful, critical
misdemeanor
minor crime, misdeed, wrongdoing
lithe *
graceful, flexible
animosity *
hatred
adjudge
to judge according to the law
annihilate
destroy
mournful
sad
inter
between
exorbitant
excessive
metrical
metric, written in the form of poetry
virile
masculine, powerful
magniloquent
using bombastic or arrogant language
vector
carrier of disease or etc.
posture
assume an affected pose, act artificially
tenant
one who holds a lease, occupant
implausible *
not likely, not possible
