Deck 01 (1-49) Flashcards
(v) to think about or discuss something very carefully in order to make a decision
(adj)
- done or said in a way that is planned or intended : done or said on purpose
2 : done or decided after careful thought
3 : slow and careful
deliberate
enervate
(v) to reduce the mental or moral vigor of
(v) to lessen the vitality or strength of
to make (someone or something) very weak or tired
(adj) lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor
Sentence: a lifetime of working in dreary jobs had enervated his very soul
Synonyms: castrate, damp, dampen, deaden, desiccate, devitalize, dehydrate, geld, lobotomize, petrify
(adj) unyielding to persuasion; resistant to appeals or softening influences
(adj) persistent in wrongdoing or impenitent; hardened against emotions refusing to do what other people want : not willing to change your opinion or the way you do something : stubborn
obdurate
(v) to reduce the mental or moral vigor of
(v) to lessen the vitality or strength of
to make (someone or something) very weak or tired
(adj) lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor
enervate
(v) to weaken by washing away the support or foundation underneath
(v) to weaken, injure, or ruin by degrees or a little at the time; to sap
(v) to subvert secretly or insidiously
to make (someone or something) weaker or less effective usually in a secret or gradual way
(adj) to dig a mine or tunnel underneath / to excavate the earth beneath
undermine
(v) to soothe the anger of, mollify, or appease
to cause (someone) to feel less angry about something
placate
lucid
(adj) intelligible or readily understandable
(adj) sane or rational
(adj) translucent or clear; bright or luminous
Sentence: He is able to recognize his wife in his lucid moments.
His lucid history of this grim subject is scrupulously accurate, so far as I am able to judge …
Synonyms: beaming, bedazzling, brilliant, candescent, dazzling, effulgent, fulgent, incandescent, lambent
amalgamate
(v) to mix, merge, or combine into a whole
amalgamating different styles of music
They amalgamated the hospital and the university.
Synonyms blend, comingle, commingle, commix, composite, concrete, conflate
effrontery
(n) insolence, boldness, or presumption
a very confident attitude or way of behaving that is shocking or rude : nerve
the little squirt had the effrontery to deny eating any cookies, even with the crumbs still on his lips
Synonyms: audaciousness, audacity, brashness, brass, brassiness, brazenness, presumption, temerity
precipitate
(v) to throw or fall down headlong
(v) to bring about or cause to happen, especially abruptly or prematurely
(v) to cause (a substance) to separate from a solution; to condense or cause to condense and fall from the sky as snow, rain, etc.
(adj) speeding headlong, rapidly, or dangerously; proceeding with undue haste and without necessary forethought
(adj) occurring abruptly or unexpectedly
(adj) steep or rushing steeply downward
Her death precipitated a family crisis.
The budget problem was precipitated by many unexpected costs.
When Achilles is informed by his mother, the sea-goddess Thetis, that vanquishing Hector on the battlefield will precipitate his own demise.
deliberate
(v) to think about or discuss something very carefully in order to make a decision
Sentence: The jury deliberated for two days before reaching a verdict.
Synonyms: chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, ponder, entertain
(adj)
- done or said in a way that is planned or intended : done or said on purpose
Sentence: I don’t think that was a mistake; I think it was deliberate
2 : done or decided after careful thought
Sentence: A deliberate choice/decision
3 : slow and careful
Sentence: He advocates a slow and deliberate approach to the problem.
Synonyms: advised, calculated, considered, knowing, measured, reasoned, studied, thoughtful, thought-out, weighed
(v) to throw or fall down headlong
(v) to bring about or cause to happen, especially abruptly or prematurely
(v) to cause (a substance) to separate from a solution; to condense or cause to condense and fall from the sky as snow, rain, etc.
(adj) speeding headlong, rapidly, or dangerously; proceeding with undue haste and without necessary forethought
(adj) occurring abruptly or unexpectedly
(adj) steep or rushing steeply downward
precipitate
disabuse
(v) to free someone from a misconception or deception
to show or convince (someone) that a belief is incorrect
let me disabuse you of your foolish notions about married life
Synonyms: disillusion, disenchant, undeceive
assuage
(v) to make less intense or severe; to ease
(v) to satisfy, appease, or quench
(v) to pacify, sooth, or quiet
to make (something, such as an unpleasant feeling) less painful, severe, etc
Sentence: He couldn’t assuage his guilt over the divorce
Synonyms: allay, alleviate, help, ease, mitigate, mollify, palliate, relieve, soothe
(n) hostility, opposition, or active resistance
a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : a desire to oppose something you dislike or disagree with
antagonism
obdurate
(adj) unyielding to persuasion; resistant to appeals or softening influences
(adj) persistent in wrongdoing or impenitent; hardened against emotions refusing to do what other people want : not willing to change your opinion or the way you do something : stubborn
the obdurate refusal of the crotchety old man to let the neighborhood kids retrieve their stray ball from his backyard
Synonyms affectless, callous, compassionless, desensitized, indurate, insensate
(n) insolence, boldness, or presumption
a very confident attitude or way of behaving that is shocking or rude : nerve
effrontery
(v) to support, uphold, hearten, or boost
to make (something) stronger or better : to give support to (something)
(n) a long pillow or cushion
(n) a structural part designed to eliminate friction or provide support or bearing
bolster
(adj) sullen, gloomy, or melancholy
very sad or unhappy
morose
eulogy
(n) a praising speech or tribute, especially honoring somone who has died
(n) high praise
Sentence: several eulogies were given at the special assembly marking the retirement of the company’s longtime president
Synonyms: accolade, citation, commendation, dithyramb, eulogium, encomium, homage, hymn, paean, panegyric, salutation, tribute
(v) to mix, merge, or combine into a whole
amalgamate
bolster
(v) to support, uphold, hearten, or boost
to make (something) stronger or better : to give support to (something)
(n) a long pillow or cushion
(n) a structural part designed to eliminate friction or provide support or bearing
She is thinking of ways to bolster her career.
Synonyms bear, support, brace, buttress, carry, prop (up), shore (up), stay, sustain, undergird, underpin, uphold
(n) a praising speech or tribute, especially honoring somone who has died
(n) high praise
eulogy
morose
(adj) sullen, gloomy, or melancholy
very sad or unhappy
Sentence: He became morose and withdrawn and would not talk to anyone.
Synonyms: bleak, Cimmerian, dire, disconsolate, dismal,elegiac (also elegiacal), forlorn, lugubrious
