Deck 47 Flashcards
oblique
adj. indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line)
odium
n. strong dislike or contempt; hatefulness; disrepute
neutral
adj. impartial; not supporting one side over another
enfranchise
v. to admit to rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote)
entity
n. real being
enduring
adj. lasting; surviving
extrinsic
adj. external; not essential; extraneous
explicate
v. explain; interpret; clarify
incessant
adj. uninterrupted; unceasing
imputation
n. accusation; charge; reproach
indicative
adj. suggestive; implying
inflated
adj. exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)
indulgent
adj. humoring; yielding; lenient
irrevocable
adj. unalterable; irreversible
mannered
adj. affected; not natural
malediction
n. curse
misconstrue
v. interpret incorrectly; misjudge
outwit
v. outsmart; trick
orient
v. get one’s bearings; adjust
onus
n. burden; resposibility
paramount
adj. foremost in importance; supreme
partition
v. divide into parts
pert
adj. impertinent; forward
protrude
v. stick out
propensity
n. natural inclination
proletarian
n. member of the working class; blue collar person
refrain (v)
v. abstain from; resist
refrain (n)
n. chorus
reciprocate
v. repay in kind
reprobate
n. person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
repast
n. meal; fast; banquet
salacious
adj. lascivious; lustful
rote
n. repetition
sedate
adj. calm and composed; dignified
servitude
n. slavery; compulsory labor
solace
n. comfort in trouble
sophomoric
adj. immature; half-baked; like a sophomore
subjective
adj. occurring or taking place within the subject; unreal
stoke
v. stir up a fire; feed plentifully
swagger
v. behave arrogantly or pompously; strut or walk
sustenance
n. means of support, food, nourishment
tremulous
n. trembling; wavering
trajectory
n. path taken by a projectile
transcendent
adj. surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits
underlying
adj. fundamental; lying below
virtual
adj. in essence; for practical purpose
verity
n. quality of being true; lasting truth or principle
venal
adj. capable of being bribed
winsome
adj. agreeable; gracious; engaging
warranty
n. guarantee; assurance by seller
winnow
v. sift; separate good parts from bad
morbid
adj. given to unwholesome thought; moody; characteristic of disease
molecule
n. the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance, having all the properties of that substance
incorporeal
adj. lacking a material body; insubstantial
inchoate
adj. recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
delirium
n. mental disorder marked by confusion
culminate
v. attain the highest point; climax
determination
n. resolve; measurement or calculation; decision
denotation
n. meaning; distinguishing by name
notable
adj. conspicuous; important; distinguished