Day 57 Flashcards
Figurine
small ornamental statuette(very small statue)
Fusillade
simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.)
Laity
laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy
Horde
A crowd, a multitude of people
Monarchy
Rule by one leader
Aseptic
preventing infection; having a cleansing effect
Desperate
having lost all hope; despairing
Venality
corruption
Persona
public personality or facade
Enterprising
full of initiative; showing enterprise
Antiquity
quality of being very old; ancient times
Defalcate
To misuse someone else’s property or money
Hackles
hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog
Plagiarism
stealing someone’s ideas; taking credit for the work of another
Disinter
To reveal, to dig up
Vision
eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination
Ambivalent
Undecided, hesitant
Dictatorial
Authoritarian, bossy
Unobtrusive
inconspicuous; not blatant
Opting
choosing
Blowhard
talkative boaster; braggart
Urge
drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action
Incoherent
jumbled, not understandable
Miniature
small model; small painting;
*Guile
deceit, duplicity, cunning
Disregard
to ignore
Persistent
Stubborn, refusing to give up
Perigee
point on moon’s orbit when it is nearest the earth
Fiasco
disaster
*Incorrigible
unable to be changed
Objective
neutral, impassive
*Prevalent
existing in many places, predominant
Dismay
v. discourage; frighten
Aureole
sun’s corona; halo; bright circle of light
Jollity
gaiety; cheerfulness
*Sedentary
requiring sitting; done while sitting; not moving from one place to another; settled
Snicker
half-stifled laugh
Expletive
meaningless word
Lineage
descent, ancestry
Withstand
stand up against; resist successfully
Jaunt
trip; short journey
Mongrel
plant or animal of mixed breed
Bandy
discuss lightly or glibly
Jubilation
rejoicing great joy
Beneficiary
one who receives gifts or benefits
Topical
on topic
Filigree
delicate ornamental lacelike metal work
Unbridled
unrestrained, uncontrolled
Dishonor
disgrace
Jaundice
medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, turn yellow
Panoramic
denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view
Bamboozle
to trick, to fool
Dank
wet and unpleasant
lamentable
regrettable
constitution
constituting; system of laws
partisan *
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
dys-
abnormal; impaired
integrity *
honesty
subsistence
existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood
except
exclude
garner
to gather or collect
chaff
worthless products of an endeavor; husk separated from grain
husbandry
science of farming
sensible management of resources
felon
convicted criminal
substantiates
gives supporting evidence
mammoth
immense, huge
functional
made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning
placebo
harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
frisk
move about playfully
executor
person designated to execute the terms of a will
dyslexia
word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read
gargantuan
huge; enormous
prosper
become successful
auspicious
fortunate; indicative of a successful outcome
flowery
full of flowers
prey
target of a hunt, victim
statutory
created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute
assent
agreement
vereri
respect, love
boost
lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise
impale
pierce (with a sharp point)
wittingly
knowingly, deliberately
preclude *
prevent
ignominious
humiliating
sophisticated
cosmopolitan, knowledgeable
gelid
frigid, icelike
ecclesiastic
ecclesiastical, pertaining to the church
mutt
change
integral
crucial, essential
taut
tight, stretched out
provenance
place of origin
birthright
basic right from birth
inheritance
attribute *
essential quality
recidivism
habitual return to crime
protégé
someone who is under the protection or guidance of a mentor
extirpation
destruction
scad
a great quantity
internecine
mutually destructive
effacement
wiping out
tally
to count, to enumerate
