Deck 35 Flashcards
visceral
adj. felt in one’s inner organs
virus
n. disease communicator
vouchsafe
v. grant; choose to give in reply; permit
vagrant
n. a homeless wanderer
unruly
adj. disobedient; lawless
vacuous
adj. empty; inane
vagabond
n. wanderer; tramp
unravel
v. disentangle; solve
unrequited
adj. not reciprocated
transition
n. going from one state of action to another
trespass
v. unlawfully enter the boundaries of someone else’s property
tribute
n. tax levied by a rule; mark of respect
tendentious
adj. having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause
tantalize
v. tease; torture with disappointment
sparse
adj. not thick; thinly scattered; scanty
singular
adj. unique; extraordinary; odd
salvage
v. rescue from loss
retribution
n. vengeance; compensation; punishment for offenses
retrench
v. cut down; economize
remonstrance
n. protest; objection
remnant
n. remainder
regime
n. method or system of government
regeneration
n. renewal or restoration (of a bodily part); spiritual rebirth
rapacious
adj. excessively greedy; predatory
proponent
n. supporter; backer; opposite of opponent
predilection
n. partiality; preference
plagiarize
v. steal another’s ideas and pass them off as one’s own
poignancy
n. quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion
pejorative
adj. negative in connotation; having a belittling effect
permeable
adj. penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
pandemic
adj. widespread; affecting the majority of people
officious
adj. meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services
musky
adj. having the odor of musk
navigable
adj. wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
milieu
n. environment; means of expression
migratory
adj. wandering
legend
n. explanatory list of symbols on a map
linchpin
n. something that holds or links various parts together
legacy
n. a gift made by a will
limpid
adj. clear; transparent; lucid
jargon
n. language used by a special group; technical terminology; gibberish
jaded
adj. fatigued; surfeited
irony
n. hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean
insulated
adj. set apart; isolated
innuendo
n. hint; insinuation
innovative
adj. novel; introducing a change
incubate
v. hatch; scheme
indignity
n. offensive or insulting treatment
impertinent
adj. insolent; rude
importune
v. beg persistently
hoary
adj. white with age
hurtle
v. crash; rush
grimace
n. a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc.
gall (n)
n. bitterness; nerve
finesse
n. delicate skill
expository
adj. explanatory; serving to explain
exude
v. discharge; give forth
embark
v. commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
enamored
adj. in love
dismember
v. cut into small parts
