DAY 34 Flashcards
abrasive
overly aggressive and causing irritation; rough enough to wear away the outer surface
artful
skillful at using dishonest or unfair means to achieve a purpose: performed with cleverness; ingenious
avert
prevent the occurrence of
avid
enthusiastic; showing great interest in something or desire to do something
brevity
conciseness; quality of being brief in duration
bromide
a trite and unoriginal remark
circumstantial
suggesting guilt, but not proving it conclusively; in great detail
cloying
unpleasantly excessive; excessively sweet
counterfeit
false, especially of money; inauthentic
denigrate
criticize so as to disparage or defame
disciple
an active follower of someone, or some philosophy: train; educate
extol
praise highly; express admiration
forebode
be prescient of some ill or misfortune; inward conviction of a calamity to happen
ideologue
a person who advocates an ideology
impediment
a hindrance which obstructs progress; a disability affecting the hearing or speech
imperative
extremely important; expressing a command
impulsive
making rapid decisions carelessly
interminable
existing without an end; ceaseless
intuitive
spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought; easily understood or grasped by intuition
lassitude
lack of energy; fatigue
omit
leave out or exclude; fail to do
ornate
elaborately ornamented, often to excess
paltry
of little monetary worth; trivial
pejorative
disparaging; a negative remark
prefigure
show or suggest ahead of time; predict or foresee
presage
foretell something; a warning
prescribe
recommend; assert authoritatively: order the use of medication for a particular patient; advise the use of a particular remedy for healthful advantages
prevail
emerge victorious or dominant; be current, widespread or predominant
propitiate
make peace with; appease or pacify
recapitulate
summarize or repeat in concise form; reproduce or closely resemble
