Deck 49 Flashcards
wanton
adj. unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste
wince
v. shrink back; flinch
voluminous
adj. bulky; large
virile
adj. manly
verisimilitude
n. appearance of truth; likelihood
urbane
adj. suave; refined; elegant
unctuous
adj. oily; bland; insincerely suave
tycoon
n. wealthy leader
tremor
n. trembling; slight quivor
theocracy
n. government run by religious leaders
temporal
adj. not lasting forever; limited by time; secular
taint
v. contaminate
superimpose
v. place over something else
supple
adj. flexible; pliant
substantive
adj. real, as opposed to imaginary; essential; solidly based; substantial
subdued
adj. less intense; quieter
sophistry
n. seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning(deceptive reasoning)
simper
v. smirk; smile affectedly
sedition
n. resistance to authority; insubordination
sagacious
adj. perceptive; shrewd; having insight
revoke
v. cancel; retract
rousing
adj. lively; stirring
resolve (v)
v. decide; settle; solve
retort
n. quick sharp reply
reproach
v. express disapproval or disappointment
recipient
n. receiver
refractory
adj. stubborn; unmanageable
ramshackle
adj. rickety; falling apart
quiver (v)
v. tremble; shake
rancid
adj. having the odor of stale fat
pulchritude
n. beauty; comliness
propellants
n. substances that propel or drive forward
prognosis
n. forecasted course of a disease; prediction
primp
v. groom oneself with care; adorn oneself
prerogative
n. privilege; unquestionable right
predetermine
v. predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly
phobia
n. morbid fear
pertinent
adj. to the point; relevant
intrude
v. trespass; enter as an uninvited person
interminable
adj. endless
imperative
adj. absolutely necessary; critically important
emendation
n. correction of errors; improvement
extrapolation
n. projection; conjecture
evince
v. show clearly
distort
v. twist out of shape
dissection
n. analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
demystify
v. clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
delete
v. erase; strike out
cerebration
n. thought
caucus
n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
appellation
n. name; title
anonymous
adj. having no name
abduction
n. kidnapping
bilious
adj. suffering from indigestion; irritable
bent (adj)
adj. determined
complement
v. complete; consummate; make perfect
clench
v. close tightly; grasp
bent (n)
n. natural talent or inclination
comatose
adj. in a coma; extremely sleepy
unobtrusive
adj. inconspicuous; not blatant