Deck 1 Flashcards
0
Q
Benediction
A
Noun
an utterance of good wishes.
the form of blessing pronounced by an officiating minister, as at the close of divine service.
1
Q
Castigate
A
V. to criticize or reprimand severely.
to punish in order to correct.
2
Q
Bucolic
A
Noun
of or relating to shepherds; pastoral.
of, relating to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life.
3
Q
Calorific
A
Adjective
Of or relating to heat production
4
Q
Reclamation
A
Noun
Process of reclaiming
5
Q
Flout
A
Verb
Break or ignore (law,rule) without hiding what you are doing or showing fear or shame
6
Q
Concerted
A
Adjective
Done in a planned or deliberate way usually by several people
7
Q
Consecrated
A
Adjective
Dedicated to sacred purpose
8
Q
Levy
A
Verb
To use legal authority to demand and collect (fine,tax)
9
Q
Perfunctory
A
Adjective
Done without Energy or enthusiasm because of habit or expectation
10
Q
Remedial
A
Adjective
Intended To correct or improve something, to make something better
11
Q
Recalcitrant
A
Adjective
Stubbornly refusing to obey rules or orders
12
Q
Zealous
A
Adjective
Feeling or showing strong and energetic support for a person, cause, etc
13
Q
Incandescent
A
Adjective
White or glowing because of intense heat
Impressive, successful, intelligent
14
Q
Cavalcade
A
Noun
Line of riders,vehicles moving along in the same direction
Series of related things
15
Q
Mendacious
A
Adjective
Characterized by deception or falsehood
16
Q
Flippant
A
Adjective
Lacking proper respect or seriousness
17
Q
Abjured
A
Verb
To reject something formally
18
Q
Castigate
A
Verb
To subject to severe punishment or criticism
19
Q
Capricious
A
Adjective
Changing often and quickly, often In mood or behavior
20
Q
Incisive
A
Adjective
Impressively direct and decisive
21
Q
Languidly
A
Showing or having very little strength, energy or activity
22
Q
Hallowed
A
Adjective
Holy or blessed, highly respected
23
Q
Languish
A
Verb
To continue for a long time without activity or progress in an unpleasant situation
24
Mercurial
Adjective
Characterized by rapid and unpredictable change of mood
25
Propitiate
To gain or regain the goodwill of
26
Carouse
Noun
A drunken revel
27
Bacchanalian
Adjective
Drunken, celebratory, partying
28
Venerable
Adjective
| Made sacred by religious or historical association
29
Peregrination
Noun
A course traveled by foot
30
Sybaritic
Adjective
| Characterized by loving luxury or sensuous pleasure
31
Specious
Adjective
Apparently good or right thigh lacking really merit;superficially pleasing or plausible
32
Defraud
Verb
| To deprive of a right, money or property by fraud
33
Magnate
Noun
Person of great influence, importance or standing in a particular enterprise
34
Appellation
Noun
Name, title or designation
35
Alacrity
Noun
Cheerful readiness, promptness or willingness
36
Obfuscate
Verb
To confuse, bewilder or stupefy
37
Fecundity
Noun
Quality of being fruitful or fertile
38
Paltry
Adjective
Ridiculous or insultingly small
39
Aggrandize
Verb
To widen in scope, increase in size or intensity
To make Greater in power, wealth, rank or honor
40
Obdurate
Adjective
Stubbornly resistant to moral influence
41
Prevaricate
Verb
To deliberately speak falsely or misleadingly, to lie
42
Morceau
Noun
| A piece , excerpt or passage or poetry/music
43
August
Adjective
Inspiring reverence or admiration, majestic
44
Derisive
Adjective
| Characterized by mocking or contempt
45
Erudite
Adjective
Characterized by great knowledge, learned or scholarly
46
Excoriate
Verb
To denounce to berate severely
47
Waive
Verb
To refrain from claiming or insisting on, put aside
48
Objurgate
Verb
| To reproach of denounce vehemently, berate sharply
49
Prolix
Adjective
Extended to a great, unnecessary or tedious length
50
Timorous
Adjective
| Full of fear
51
Tremulous
Adjective
Characterized by trembling
52
Cosseted
Verb
To treat as pet, pamper, coddle
53
Dandled
Verb
| To move a baby or child lightly up and down as on a knee or in arms
54
Aberrant
Adjective
Departing from right, normal or usual course
55
Asinine
Adjective
| Foolish, unintelligent or silly
56
Pellucid
Adjective
Allowing maximum passage of light, clear in appearance or meaning
57
Magisterial
Adjective
Of relating to or befitting a master, having high importance
58
Pusillanimous
Adjective
| Lacking courage or resolution
59
Acceded
Verb
To give consent, approval or adherence , agree
To attain or assume an office or title
60
Predilection
Noun
Tendency to think favorably or something in particular
61
Redacted
Verb
To put into suitable literary form, revise, edit
62
Belie
Verb
To show to be false
63
Somnolent
Adjective
Sleepy, drowsy
64
Voluble
Adjective
| Characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words, fluent
65
Plaudits
Noun
| An enthusiastic expression of approval
66
Pedagogy
Noun
Art of science of teaching, education
67
Florid
Adjective
Reddish, ruddy, rosy
Flowery, excessively ornate
68
Revile
Verb
To assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language, speak abusively
69
Efficacious
Adjective
Capable of having the desired effect or result
70
Tractable
Adjective
Easily manage or controlled, docile, yielding
71
Insolent
Adjective
Boldly rude or disrespectful
72
Catalepsy
Noun
Physical condition associated with catatonic schizophrenia, stiff, not connected with reality
73
Martinet
Noun
| Someone who stubbornly adheres to methods or rules
74
Umbrage
Noun
Offense, annoyance, displeasure
75
Vindicate
Verb
To clear from an accusation, imputation, suspicion
76
Stipulation
Noun
Condition or demand, promise in agreement or contract
77
Incendiary
Adjective
Tending to arouse strife, fiery
78
Ersatz
Adjective
Serving as a substitute, synthetic
79
Lugubrious
Adjective
Mournful, dismal, gloomy in an exaggerated manner
80
Adulterate
Verb
To debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements
81
Presage
Noun
Presentment or foreboding, an omen or warning indication
82
Foible
Noun
Slight flaw or defect
83
Semblance
Noun
Outward aspect of appearance
84
Stolid
Adjective
Not easily stirred or moved, unemotional
85
Insidious
Adjective
Stealthy treacherous or deceitful
86
Incipient
Adjective
Beginning to exist or appear
87
Penchant
Noun
Strong inclination, taste or liking for something
88
Lassitude
Noun
| Weariness of body and mind from strain, oppressive climate etc
89
Puerility
Noun
State or quality of being a child
90
Venerate
Verb
| To regard with reverence
91
Pallid
Adjective
Faint or deficient in color
92
Inscrutable
Adjective
| Not easily understood, incapable of being analyzed
93
Tractable
Adjective
Easily managed or controlled
94
Credulous
Adjective
Willing to believe or trust too readily
95
Deference
Noun
Respectful submission or yielding to judgement or will of another
96
Deride
Verb
To laugh at in scorn or contempt
97
Desiccate
Verb
To dry thoroughly
98
Desultory
Adjective
Lacking in consistency, constancy or visible order
99
Diatribe
Noun
A bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack or criticism
100
Dilatory
Adjective
Tending to delay or procrastinate, to cause delay, gain time
101
Dissemble
Verb
To give a false or misleading appearance to, conceal truth
102
Dissonance
Noun
Incongruity, inharmonious or harsh sound
103
Dupe
Noun
Person who is easily deceived or fooled
Person who unquestioningly serves a cause of another person
104
Elegy
Noun
Mournful or plaintive poem, funeral song
105
Engender
Verb
| To produce, cause, give rise to
106
Enumerate
Verb
| To mention separately as if in counting, name by one by one
107
Enigma
Noun
| Puzzling or inexplicable situation
108
Ephemeral
Adjective
| Lasting a very short time, short lived
109
Equivocate
Verb
To use ambiguous or unclear expressions, avoid commitment
110
Estimable
Adjective
Worthy of esteem, deserving respect
111
Erudite
Adjective
Characterized by great knowledge
112
Foment
Verb
To instigate or foster, promote growth or development of
113
Gregarious
Adjective
Fond of the company of others
114
Inchoate
Adjective
Not yet completely or fully developed, rudimentary
115
Impetuous
Adjective
| Relating to a sudden or rash action, impulsive
116
Insipid
Adjective
Without distinctive, interesting or stimulating qualities
117
Inimical
Adjective
| Adverse in tendency or effect, harmful
118
Recalcitrate
Verb
| To resist or oppose, strong objection
119
Deportment
Noun
| Demeanor, conduct, conduct of obedience of a child in school
120
Credence
Noun
| Belief as to the truth of something
121
Dogma
Noun
Official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior etc
122
Salutary
Adjective
| Favorable to or promoting health,beneficial purpose
123
Progeny
Noun
| Descendant or offspring, as a child plant or animal
124
Wraith
Noun
| Visible spirit
125
Abscond
Verb
| To depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution
126
Anachronism
Noun
| Something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, things that belong to an earlier time
127
Auguries
Noun
| Omen, token, indication
128
Rapturous
Adjective
Full of feeling or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight
129
Vexation
Noun
Cause of annoyance or nuisance
130
Enervate
Verb
To deprive of force or strength, destroy the vigor of, weaken
131
Astringent
Adjective
Harshly biting, caustic
Stern or severe
132
Approbation
Noun
| Approval or sanction
133
Decorum
Noun
| Dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress
134
Implacable
Adjective
| Not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified
135
Filial
Adjective
| Relating to son or daughter
136
Cogitation
Noun
| Concerted thought or reflection, meditation, contemplation
137
Economize
Verb
| Avoid waste or extravagance
138
Dilatory
Adjective
Tending to delay or procrastinate
139
Fastidious
Adjective
Excessively particular, critical, demanding, hard to please
140
Piquant
Adjective
| Agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor, pleasantly biting or tart
141
Querulous
Adjective
Full of complaints
Characterized by or uttered in complaint
142
Meritorious
Adjective
| Deserving praise, reward, esteem
143
Imbroglio
Noun
| A misunderstanding, disagreement of a complicated or bitter nature
144
Prodigious
Adjective
| Extraordinary in size,amount, extent, degree, force
145
Malapropism
Noun
| An act or habit of misusing words ridiculously
146
Capitulation
Noun
| Document containing the terms of a surrender
147
Corollary
Noun
Immediate consequence or easily drawn conclusion
148
Proviso
Noun
| Stipulation or condition
149
Abrogation
Noun
| Act or instance of repealing
150
Commensurate
Adjective
| Corresponding in amount, magnitude or degree
151
Perennial
Adjective
Lasting for an indefinitely long time
152
Spurious
Adjective
Not genuine, authentic or true
153
Aplomb
Noun
| Imperturbable self possession, poise, or assurance
154
Modish
Adjective
In current fashion, stylish
155
Deferment
Noun
| Postponement
156
Primordial
Adjective
| Constituting a beginning, giving origin to something derived or developed
157
Tensile
Adjective
| Relating to tension
158
Gossamer
Noun
| A fine filmy cobweb, thread or web
159
Frangible
Adjective
Easily broken
160
Adamantine
Adjective
Utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion
161
Recant
Verb
Withdraw or disavow a statement, especially formally
162
Abate
Verb
To reduce in amount, degree, intensity
163
Impute
Verb
To attribute or ascribe
164
Expound
Verb
To sending or state in detail
To explain
165
Nugatory
Adjective
Of No real value, worthless
166
Diminution
Noun
The act, fact, or process of reduction
167
Insouciance
Noun
Lack of care or concern, indifference
168
Incommensurate
Adjective
| Disproportionate, inadequate
169
Convivial
Adjective
| Friendly, agreeable
170
Rakish
Adjective
| Indifferent to moral restraints, given to moral or improper restraints
171
Politic
Adjective
Shrewd or prudent in practical matters, tactful, diplomatic
172
Sonorous
Adjective
| Capable of giving out a sound, esp a deep, resonant sound
173
Unctuous
Adjective
| Characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, in an affected manner, greasy
174
Probity
Noun
| Integrity and uprightness
175
Acerbic
Adjective
Sour or astringent in taste, harsh or severe in temper
176
Veracity
Noun
Habitual observance of truth in speech or statement, truthfulness
177
Consummate
Verb
To bring to a state of perfection
To complete by a pledge or signing a contract
178
Abstemious
Adjective
Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking, characterized by abstinence
179
Intemperate
Adjective
Given to or characterized by excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcohol, appetite, passion
180
Abnegation
Noun
| Act or instance of denying oneself some rights, conveniences
181
Impinging
Verb
To make an impression, have an effect or impact
182
Iconoclast
Noun
Person whoa tracks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions
183
Irascible
Adjective
| Easily provoked to anger, irritable
184
Quittance
Noun
Discharge from debt or obligation
185
Scintillation
Noun
| A spark or flash, act of sparkling
186
Autocracy
Noun
Govt in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others, absolute monarch
187
Oligarchy
```
Noun
Form of govt in which power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique
```
188
Plutocracy
Noun
Rule or power of wealth or wealthy
189
Ochlocracy
Noun government by the mob
190
Vociferous
Adjective
| Crying out noisily, clamorous
191
Stentorian
Adjective
Very loud or powerful in sound
192
Hilarity
Noun
Cheerfulness, merriment
193
Ennui
Noun
Feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest
194
Acrimony
Noun
Sharpness, harshness of bitterness of nature, disposition
195
Forbearance
Noun
Act of refraining from something
196
Conduit
Noun
Pipe, tube etc for conveying something
197
Abstruse
Adjective
Hard to understand
198
Panacea
Noun
| Remedy for all diseases or ills
199
Philistine
Noun
Person lacking in or hostile or smugly indifference to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement
200
Chicanery
Noun
Trickery or deception by evading or deceiving
201
Chauvinist
Noun
Person who is aggressively or blindly patriotic
Thinks one gender is superior to the other
202
Caustic
Adjective
Capable of burning or destroying icing tissue
Severely critical or sarcastic
203
Demur
Verb
To make objection especially on the grounds of scruples, take exception, object
204
Declaim
Verb
To speak aloud in an oratorical manner
205
Inveigh
Verb
To protest strongly or attack vehemently with words
206
Lassitude
Noun
Weariness of body or mind from strain
Lack of energy
207
Espouse
Verb
To make ones own, adopt or embrace
208
Proliferate
Verb
| To grow or produce by multiplication of parts
209
Equanimity
Noun
Mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain
210
Perfidious
Adjective
Deliberately faithless, treacherous, deceitful
210
Pedant
Noun
Person who makes excessive or inappropriate display of learning
Overemphasizes rules or minor details
211
Paragon
Noun
Model or pattern of excellence
or of a particular excellence
Someone of exceptional merit
212
Opprobrium
Noun
| Disgrace of reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful
213
Malinger
Verb
To pretend illness to avoid work
214
Furtive
Adjective
| Done in secret or surreptitiously
215
Plastic
Adjective
Having the power or molding or the ability to be molded
216
Precipitate
Verb
To hasten the occurrence of, bring about prematurely or hastily
217
Prevaricate
Verb
To speak falsely on purpose
218
Prodigal
Adjective
Giving or yielding profusely
219
Propriety
Noun
| Conformity to established standards or good or proper behavior
220
Rarely
Verb
To make more refined, spiritual or exalted
221
Soporific
Adjective
Causing or tending to cause sleep
222
Torpor
Noun
Lethargic indifference
223
Veracity
Noun
Habitual observance of truth in speech or statement
224
Preponderant
Adjective
Superior in weight, force, influence
225
Hubris
Noun
Excessive self pride
226
Pundit
Noun
Learned person, expert or authority
227
In certitude
Noun
| uncertainty or doubt
228
Baleful
Adjective
Full of menacing or malign influences
229
Quixote
Noun
Enthusiastic but impractical and idealistic person
230
Salubrious
Adjective
Promoting health
231
Indigent
Adjective
Lacking food, clothing and other necessities of life due to poverty
232
Stymied
Verb
To hinder, block or thwart
233
Piddling
Adjective
Amounting to very little
234
Dissemble
Verb
To give a false or misleading appearance to
235
Vilipend
Verb
To regard or treat as of little value or account
