Deck 2 Flashcards
1
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decree
A
official order
2
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proscribe
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forbid
3
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hubris
A
excessive pride or self confidence
4
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avarice
A
extreme greed
5
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derivative
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- (typically of an artist or work of art) imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason: an artist who is not in the slightest bit derivative.
• originating from, based on, or influenced by: Darwin’s work is derivative of the moral philosophers.
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underscore
A
emphasize
7
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eminence
A
fame or recognized superiority
8
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notoriety
A
being famous for a bad quality or deed
9
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providential
A
occurring at a favorable time, opportune
10
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tumultuous
A
loud, confused noise; disorderly
11
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supplant
A
supercede and replace
12
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extemporaneous
A
spoken or done without preparation
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fecklessness
A
irresponsibility/ineffectiveness
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luminary
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a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere
(one of the luminaries of child psychiatry)
archaic a natural light-giving body, especially the sun or moon.
(an artificial light)
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scintillating
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brilliant
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incendiary
A
-designed to cause fires (incendiary grenades) - tending to stir up conflict (incendiary rhetoric) -very exciting (an incendiary live performer)
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veracious
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truth
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efflorescence
A
reach an optimum stage of development; blossom
simple concepts that effloresce into testable conclusions
19
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acquisitiveness
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excessive interest in acquiring money or material things
a culture of acquisitiveness permeated his administration
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Ponderous
A
moving with great effort
21
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Prodigal
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wasting all your oney
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Prodigious
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enormous
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Desultory
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rambling
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Magnanimous
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big heart, kind
25
erudite
scholarly/learning
26
Maladroitness
clumsiness
27
Funereal
depressing
28
Lambaste
criticize harshly
29
Doleful
expressing sorrow, mournful
30
aberrant
out of the ordinary
31
cupidity
excessive greed
32
verisimiliture
likeness to reality (very similar to reality)
33
extant
still in existance
34
loath
reluctant
35
dynamism
vigorous activity and progress
36
egoism
self-centeredness
37
Tepid
1 (especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm.
| 2 showing little enthusiasm: the applause was tepid.
38
clangorous
continuous loud banging or ringing sound
39
excise
remove
40
indictment
charge of wrongdoing
41
dubious
hesitating/doubting; suspect
42
impecunious
penniless
43
assiduous
diligent
44
conspire
plot jointly (negative)
45
tacit
understood or implied without being stated
46
abstruse
difficult to understand/obscure
47
adverse
preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable
48
hortatory
aiming to strongly encourage or urge someone to do something
49
transgressions
an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense
50
trifling
noun
1 a thing of little value or importance
• [in singular] a small amount of something
verb [no object]
1 (trifle with) treat (someone or something) without seriousness or respect
2 archaic talk or act frivolously
• [with object] (trifle something away) waste something, especially time, frivolously.
51
trifling
noun
1 a thing of little value or importance
• [in singular] a small amount of something
verb [no object]
1 (trifle with) treat (someone or something) without seriousness or respect
2 archaic talk or act frivolously
• [with object] (trifle something away) waste something, especially time, frivolously.
52
antagonistic
showing or feeling active opposition or hostility toward someone or something
53
penchant
a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something
54
penchant
a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something
55
docile
ready to accept control or instruction; submissive
56
adroit
clever/skillful
57
inure
cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
58
asperity
bitterness
59
skewer
tear apart
60
vitriol
harsh and bitter criticism
61
vitriol
harsh and bitter criticism
62
hackneyed
unoriginal/trite
63
cornucopia
noun – a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
noun – the property of being extremely abundant
64
imperil
pose a threat to; present a danger to
65
unscrupulous
adjective – without scruples or principles
66
posthumous
adjective – occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
67
aver
state or assert to be the case
68
impugn
verb – attack as false or wrong
69
polemical
adjective – of or involving dispute or controversy
70
probing
thoughtful, uncovering, digging deep, etc
71
effect
hen used as a verb, means to bring about
72
augury
noun – an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
73
tropes
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
or tired, conventional idea
74
anodyne
adjective – capable of relieving pain
noun – a medicine used to relieve pain
75
pundits
experts
76
intransigent
unyielding
77
debonair
adjective – having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
adjective – having a sophisticated charm
78
stolid
adjective – having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
79
quarry
noun
a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.
OR
an animal pursued by a hunter, hound, predatory mammal, or bird of prey.
verb
extract (stone or other materials) from a quarry.
• cut into (rock or ground) to obtain stone or other materials.
80
elusive
hard to pin down/beyond one's grasp
81
posterity
future generations
82
ameliorate
to make/get better
83
ebb
the outward flow of the tide
OR flow back or recede; gradual decline
84
volatile
tending to vary often or widely; liable to lead to sudden change or violence
85
inscrutable
obscure
86
incendiary
bringing flames/highly controversial
87
zealot
a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals
88
censure
criticism
89
crusader
a person who campaigns vigorously
90
austerity
sternness
OR
extreme plainness and simplicity of style or appearance
91
papacy
office or authority of the Pope
92
profligacy
spending too much money
93
ascetic
someone who denies worldly pleasures; austerity
94
libertine
indulges in worldly pleasures
95
heretic
someone who opposes the church
96
précis
verb – make a summary (of)
noun – a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
97
forthcoming
adjective – available when required or as promised
adjective – of the relatively near future
adjective – at ease in talking to others
98
complacency
noun – the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
99
uninitiated
adjective – not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
100
precipitate
reckless
101
derelict
neglectful of one’s duties
102
erratic
highly unpredictable
103
inveterate
habitual and longstanding
104
untiring
characterized by hard work and perseverance
105
operatic
characteristic of opera; overly dramatic
106
Protracted
something that goes on an on
107
Unseemly
inappropriate in terms of behavior
108
Sordid
behavior that is disgraceful and scandalous
109
Pugnacity
hostile; aggressive
110
Truculence
obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
111
Beleaguered
under siege, under pressure
112
Skirmish
fight
113
Spasmodicallly
happens irregularly/in bursts
114
Spurious
not real
115
Incessant
constant
116
hastily
done without much thought
117
brusquely
tersely; rudeness
118
indecorously
inappropiate behavior
119
fastidious
overly concerned with details
120
insularity
being isolated or detached
121
benighted
overtaken by night or darkness
OR
ignorance; lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
122
beatification
blessed
123
brio
vigor or vivacity of style or performance
124
cumbrous
clumsiness and unwieldiness; cumbersome (slow, complicated, inefficient)
125
capriciously
whmisically/unpredictably
126
ponderous
moving with great difficulty; slow and clumsy because of great weight; dull, laborious, or excessively solumn
127
crony
noun – a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
128
chum
noun – a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
noun – bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish
noun – a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish
129
harry
harass
130
mollify
sooth
131
besiege
surround and harass
132
disbar
exclude
133
fete
noun – an elaborate party (often outdoors)
noun – an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
verb – have a celebration
134
admonish
warn
135
protracted
lengthy
136
lachrymose
sad, tearful
137
penurious
having no money
138
oeuvre
the works of a painter, composer, or author regarded collectively
139
sanguine
noun – a blood-red color
adjective – confidently optimistic and cheerful
adjective – inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
140
untenable
capable of. being defended or justified
141
aboveboard
open, honest
142
cravenness
meanspirited cowardice
143
stealthiness
noun – a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously
144
Eponymous
: of, relating to, or being the person or thing for whom or which something is named : of, relating to, or being an eponym
145
Behest
: an authoritative order : command The meeting was called at the senator's behest.
146
Coda
1 a : a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
b : a concluding part of a literary or dramatic work
2 : something that serves to round out, conclude, or summarize and usually has its own interest
147
Pernicious
: highly injurious or destructive :
| As a black girl, I don’t need to read about the perniciousness of racism to understand the perniciousness of racism.
148
Ubiquity
: presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously :
The book sold a lot of copies, but ubiquity and quality are not the same thing
149
undermine
1 erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation).
• dig or excavate beneath (a building or fortification) so as to make it collapse.
2 damage or weaken (someone or something), especially gradually or insidiously: this could undermine years of hard work.
150
promulgate
verb [with object]
promote or make widely known (an idea or cause): these objectives have to be promulgated within the organization.
• put (a law or decree) into effect by official proclamation: in January 1852 the new Constitution was promulgated.
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banal
adjective
| so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring: songs with banal, repeated words.
152
insipid
adjective
lacking flavor: mugs of insipid coffee.
• lacking vigor or interest: many artists continued to churn out insipid, shallow works.
153
incensed
very angry; enraged: I was absolutely incensed.
154
shrewd
having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute: she was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture | a shrewd career move.
155
canny
having or showing shrewdness and good judgment, especially in money or business matters: canny shoppers came early for a bargain.
156
artifice
trickery and cunning
157
apostle
advocate
"Leo Buscaglia, leading apostle of love and okayness"
158
anachronistic
belonging to a period other than that being portrayed; old-fashioned
"she is rebelling against the anachronistic morality of her parents"
159
foreground
to make something the most prominent or important feature
"sexual relationships are foregrounded and idealized."
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entomology
study of insects
