Deck 5 Flashcards
exempt
not subject to a duty or obligation
exhaustive
treating all aspects of a subject or topic
exhilarating
invigorating and refreshing
exonerate
clear from blame
expedient
governed by self-interest
expedite
speed up the progress of (a process); accomplish with promptness
explicit
clearly defined; leaving nothing implied
exploit
noun
deed or action, particularly a brave deed
exploit
verb
make use of, sometimes unjustly
extol
praise highly
extraneous
not belonging or pertinent to something
extricate
release from a difficulty
exuberance
unrestrained vigor and joy
facilitate
help bring about; make less difficult
fallacious
logically unsound
falter
move or act hesitantly or unsteadily
fanaticism
extreme devotion to a belief or cause
fastidious
(1) careful, meticulous
(2) difficult to please
feasible
capable of being done
fervor
passionate intensity of feeling; earnestness of emotion
flagrant
conspicuously bad
flippant
lacking proper seriousness
florid
tinged with red; having an overly decorated literary style
foolhardy
foolishly bold; lacking caution
formulaic
following a formula or set of procedures
frivolous
lacking in seriousness
frugality
carefulness in spending money or using resources
furtive
done in a secretive or shifty manner
futile
incapable of serving any useful purpose
garrulous
excessively conversational in a rambling, roundabout way
genre
particular variety of art or literature
glutton
someone who eats too much
gratify
give pleasure to
gratuitous
given freely; uncalled for
gravity
seriousness or critical nature
gregarious
seeking the company of others
guile
crafty or cunning deception to achieve a goal
gullible
easily deceived; overly ready to believe
hackneyed
lacking in originality
hamper
interfere with
hardy
able to withstand harsh conditions
haughtiness
disdain towards persons supposedly lower in rank or status
hedonist
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
heresy
opinion contrary to popular belief or to accepted religion
hierarchy
arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body organized into ranks
homogeneous
of the same nature or kind
hyperbole
extravagant statement (usually not meant to be taken literally)
hypocritical
pretending to be virtuous
hypothetical
based on assumptions or hypotheses
iconoclastic
attacking cherished traditions