Deck21 Flashcards
Adhesion
- the act or state of adhering; state of being adhered or united: the adhesion of parts united by growth.
2.
steady or devoted attachment, support, etc.; adherence.
3.
assent; concurrence.
Aplomb
- imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
2.
the perpendicular, or vertical, position.
composure, equanimity, imperturbability.
- confusion, discomposure; doubt, uncertainty.
Assuage
- to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one’s grief; to assuage one’s pain.
2.
to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve: to assuage one’s hunger.
3.
to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger.
alleviate, lessen.
- intensify.
Banal
1.devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: a banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier.
Bifurcate
1 to divide or fork into two branches. (or divided)
Brook
1 to bear; suffer; tolerate (usually in the negative): I will brook no interference.
take, stand, endure, abide, stomach.
Chassis
1 the frame, wheels, and machinery of a motor vehicle, on which the body is supported.
Commend
1 to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend: to commend a friend to another; to commend an applicant for employment.
- to entrust; give in charge; deliver with confidence: I commend my child to your care.
- to cite or name with approval or special praise: to commend a soldier for bravery.
- acclaim, laud, extol. See approve. 2. commit, consign, relegate, convey.
- 1. censure.
Consummate
1 to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
2.
to complete (an arrangement, agreement, or the like) by a pledge or the signing of a contract: The company consummated its deal to buy a smaller firm.
3.
to complete (the union of a marriage) by the first marital sexual intercourse.
1 complete, perfect, finish, accomplish, achieve.
-4. imperfect, unfinished
Crush
1 to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
2.
to squeeze or pound into small fragments or particles, as ore, stone, etc.
1 crumple, rumple. 2. pulverize, powder, mash, crumble. See break. 7. quell, overcome, quash.
Demur
1 to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object: They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred.
to hesitate because of one’s doubts or objections; have scruples; object
- the act of making objection.
5.
an objection raised.
5 scruple, qualm, misgiving.
- agree, accede.
Dictate
1 to say or read (something) aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record: to dictate some letters to a secretary.
- to prescribe or lay down authoritatively or peremptorily; command unconditionally: to dictate peace terms to a conquered enemy.
- an authoritative order or command.
- a guiding or governing principle, requirement, etc.: to follow the dictates of one’s conscience.
bidding, urging, prompting.
Distinct
1 distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from ): His private and public lives are distinct.
2.
different in nature or quality; dissimilar (sometimes followed by from ): Gold is distinct from iron.
1 individual. See various. 3. well-defined, unconfused.
- 3, 4. indistinct.
Edacious
1 devouring; voracious; consuming.
Endorse
1 to approve, support, or sustain: to endorse a political candidate.
- to designate oneself as payee of (a check) by signing, usually on the reverse side of the instrument.
- to sign one’s name on (a commercial document or other instrument).
1 sanction, ratify, uphold, sustain, back, second.
Equivocate
1 to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge: When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated.
evade, stall, dodge.
Exonerate
1 to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate: He was exonerated from the accusation of cheating.
2.
to relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task
1 vindicate. See absolve. 2. release, discharge, free.
- blame.
Fatuous
1 foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.
2.
unreal; illusory.
dense, dull, dim-witted. See foolish.
Fatuous
1 to fix; make stable or stationary.
- to direct and focus (the eyes) on (a point or object)
Forgery
1 the crime of falsely making or altering a writing by which the legal rights or obligations of another person are apparently affected; simulated signing of another person’s name to any such writing whether or not it is also the forger’s name.
2.
the production of a spurious work that is claimed to be genuine, as a coin, a painting, or the like.
Germane
1 closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent: Please keep your statements germane to the issue.
related, applicable, apposite, appropriate, fitting, apt, suited
Hallow
1 to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
2.
to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate: to hallow a battlefield.
Husk
1 the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn.
- the enveloping or outer part of anything, especially when dry or worthless.
- to remove the husk from.
Imperious
1 domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
2.
urgent; imperative: imperious need
1 tyrannical, despotic, arrogant. 2. necessary.
- submissive. 2. unnecessary.
Indistinct
1 not distinct; not clearly marked or defined: indistinct markings.
2.
not clearly distinguishable or perceptible, as to the eye, ear, or mind: He heard an indistinct muttering.
blurred, clouded, dim.
Insouciant
1 free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
lighthearted, debonair, jaunty, breezy.
Itinerant
1 traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying.
- characterized by such traveling: itinerant preaching.
- working in one place for a comparatively short time and then moving on to work in another place, usually as a physical or outdoor laborer; characterized by alternating periods of working and wandering: an itinerant farm hand.
1, 3. wandering, nomadic, migratory, unsettled, roving, roaming; peripatetic.
Antonyms
1. settled.
Lubricant
1 a substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism.
Mercurial
1 changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature.
- animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted.
inconstant, indecisive. 2. spirited.
- constant, steady. 2. phlegmatic
Neophyte
1 a beginner or novice: He’s a neophyte at chess.
greenhorn, tyro.
Odor
1 the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell: to have an unpleasant odor.
2.
a sensation perceived by the sense of smell; scent.
aroma, redolence, perfume. Odor, smell, scent, stench
Parvenu
1 a person who has recently or suddenly acquired wealth, importance, position, or the like, but has not yet developed the conventionally appropriate manners, dress, surroundings, etc.
Petrify
1 to convert into stone or a stony substance.
- to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion: I was petrified with fear.
immobilize, dumbfound, daze.
Plutocracy
1 the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
2.
a government or state in which the wealthy class rules.
3.
a class or group ruling, or exercising power or influence, by virtue of its wealth.
Probity
1 integrity and uprightness; honesty.
-doğruluk, dürüstlük
rectitude.
-dishonesty.
Punctilious
1 extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
precise, demanding; careful, conscientious. See scrupulous.
- careless.
Rebuff
1 a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
- a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.; snub.
- a check to action or progress.
- to give a rebuff to; check; repel; refuse; drive away
- ret, ters cevap
snub, slight, reject, spurn.
Remonstrate
1 to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
- to present reasons in complaint; plead in protest.
- argue, object, expostulate.
Ruffian
1 a tough, lawless person; roughneck; bully.
- brute, tough, knave, rogue, blackguard.
Serrated
1 having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, especially for cutting; serrate: the serrated blade of a bread knife
Somatic
1 of the body; bodily; physical.
corporal.
- psychic.
Stolid
1 not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
apathetic, lethargic, phlegmatic.
Suppress
1 to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist party.
- to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.).
- to keep in or repress (a feeling, smile, groan, etc.).
- to withhold from disclosure or publication (truth, evidence, a book, names, etc.).
- to stop or arrest (a flow, hemorrhage, cough, etc.).
Timorous
1 full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous.
2.
subject to fear; timid.
3.
characterized by or indicating fear: a timorous whisper.
See cowardly
Uncouth
1 awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly: uncouth behavior; an uncouth relative who embarrasses the family.
- strange and ungraceful in appearance or form.
- unusual or strange.
discourteous, rude, uncivil. See boorish. 3. odd, unfamiliar.
- courteous.
Verve
1 enthusiasm or vigor, as in literary or artistic work; spirit: Her latest novel lacks verve.
2.
vivaciousness; liveliness; animation: I like a teacher with plenty of verve.
Weigh
1 to evaluate in the mind; consider carefully in order to reach an opinion, decision, or choice: to weigh the facts; to weigh a proposal.
2 to have importance, moment, or consequence: Your recommendation weighs heavily in his favor.
1 ponder, contemplate.
- the act or state of adhering; state of being adhered or united: the adhesion of parts united by growth.
2.
steady or devoted attachment, support, etc.; adherence.
3.
assent; concurrence.
Adhesion
- imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
2.
the perpendicular, or vertical, position.
composure, equanimity, imperturbability.
- confusion, discomposure; doubt, uncertainty.
Aplomb
- to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one’s grief; to assuage one’s pain.
2.
to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve: to assuage one’s hunger.
3.
to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger.
alleviate, lessen.
- intensify.
Assuage
1.devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: a banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier.
Banal
1 to divide or fork into two branches. (or divided)
Bifurcate
1 to bear; suffer; tolerate (usually in the negative): I will brook no interference.
take, stand, endure, abide, stomach.
Brook
1 the frame, wheels, and machinery of a motor vehicle, on which the body is supported.
Chassis
1 to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend: to commend a friend to another; to commend an applicant for employment.
- to entrust; give in charge; deliver with confidence: I commend my child to your care.
- to cite or name with approval or special praise: to commend a soldier for bravery.
- acclaim, laud, extol. See approve. 2. commit, consign, relegate, convey.
- 1. censure.
Commend
1 to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
2.
to complete (an arrangement, agreement, or the like) by a pledge or the signing of a contract: The company consummated its deal to buy a smaller firm.
3.
to complete (the union of a marriage) by the first marital sexual intercourse.
1 complete, perfect, finish, accomplish, achieve.
-4. imperfect, unfinished
Consummate
1 to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
2.
to squeeze or pound into small fragments or particles, as ore, stone, etc.
1 crumple, rumple. 2. pulverize, powder, mash, crumble. See break. 7. quell, overcome, quash.
Crush
1 to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object: They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred.
to hesitate because of one’s doubts or objections; have scruples; object
- the act of making objection.
5.
an objection raised.
5 scruple, qualm, misgiving.
- agree, accede.
Demur
1 to say or read (something) aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record: to dictate some letters to a secretary.
- to prescribe or lay down authoritatively or peremptorily; command unconditionally: to dictate peace terms to a conquered enemy.
- an authoritative order or command.
- a guiding or governing principle, requirement, etc.: to follow the dictates of one’s conscience.
bidding, urging, prompting.
Dictate
1 distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from ): His private and public lives are distinct.
2.
different in nature or quality; dissimilar (sometimes followed by from ): Gold is distinct from iron.
1 individual. See various. 3. well-defined, unconfused.
- 3, 4. indistinct.
Distinct
1 devouring; voracious; consuming.
Edacious
1 to approve, support, or sustain: to endorse a political candidate.
- to designate oneself as payee of (a check) by signing, usually on the reverse side of the instrument.
- to sign one’s name on (a commercial document or other instrument).
1 sanction, ratify, uphold, sustain, back, second.
Endorse
1 to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge: When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated.
evade, stall, dodge.
Equivocate
1 to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate: He was exonerated from the accusation of cheating.
2.
to relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task
1 vindicate. See absolve. 2. release, discharge, free.
- blame.
Exonerate
1 foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.
2.
unreal; illusory.
dense, dull, dim-witted. See foolish.
Fatuous
1 to fix; make stable or stationary.
- to direct and focus (the eyes) on (a point or object)
Fatuous
1 the crime of falsely making or altering a writing by which the legal rights or obligations of another person are apparently affected; simulated signing of another person’s name to any such writing whether or not it is also the forger’s name.
2.
the production of a spurious work that is claimed to be genuine, as a coin, a painting, or the like.
Forgery
1 closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent: Please keep your statements germane to the issue.
related, applicable, apposite, appropriate, fitting, apt, suited
Germane
1 to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
2.
to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate: to hallow a battlefield.
Hallow
1 the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn.
- the enveloping or outer part of anything, especially when dry or worthless.
- to remove the husk from.
Husk
1 domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
2.
urgent; imperative: imperious need
1 tyrannical, despotic, arrogant. 2. necessary.
- submissive. 2. unnecessary.
Imperious
1 not distinct; not clearly marked or defined: indistinct markings.
2.
not clearly distinguishable or perceptible, as to the eye, ear, or mind: He heard an indistinct muttering.
blurred, clouded, dim.
Indistinct
1 free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
lighthearted, debonair, jaunty, breezy.
Insouciant
1 traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying.
- characterized by such traveling: itinerant preaching.
- working in one place for a comparatively short time and then moving on to work in another place, usually as a physical or outdoor laborer; characterized by alternating periods of working and wandering: an itinerant farm hand.
1, 3. wandering, nomadic, migratory, unsettled, roving, roaming; peripatetic.
Antonyms
1. settled.
Itinerant
1 a substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism.
Lubricant
1 changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature.
- animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted.
inconstant, indecisive. 2. spirited.
- constant, steady. 2. phlegmatic
Mercurial
1 a beginner or novice: He’s a neophyte at chess.
greenhorn, tyro.
Neophyte
1 the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell: to have an unpleasant odor.
2.
a sensation perceived by the sense of smell; scent.
aroma, redolence, perfume. Odor, smell, scent, stench
Odor
1 a person who has recently or suddenly acquired wealth, importance, position, or the like, but has not yet developed the conventionally appropriate manners, dress, surroundings, etc.
Parvenu
1 to convert into stone or a stony substance.
- to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion: I was petrified with fear.
immobilize, dumbfound, daze.
Petrify
1 the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
2.
a government or state in which the wealthy class rules.
3.
a class or group ruling, or exercising power or influence, by virtue of its wealth.
Plutocracy
1 integrity and uprightness; honesty.
-doğruluk, dürüstlük
rectitude.
-dishonesty.
Probity
1 extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
precise, demanding; careful, conscientious. See scrupulous.
- careless.
Punctilious
1 a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
- a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.; snub.
- a check to action or progress.
- to give a rebuff to; check; repel; refuse; drive away
- ret, ters cevap
snub, slight, reject, spurn.
Rebuff
1 to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
- to present reasons in complaint; plead in protest.
- argue, object, expostulate.
Remonstrate
1 a tough, lawless person; roughneck; bully.
- brute, tough, knave, rogue, blackguard.
Ruffian
1 having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, especially for cutting; serrate: the serrated blade of a bread knife
Serrated
1 of the body; bodily; physical.
corporal.
- psychic.
Somatic
1 not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
apathetic, lethargic, phlegmatic.
Stolid
1 to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist party.
- to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.).
- to keep in or repress (a feeling, smile, groan, etc.).
- to withhold from disclosure or publication (truth, evidence, a book, names, etc.).
- to stop or arrest (a flow, hemorrhage, cough, etc.).
Suppress
1 full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous.
2.
subject to fear; timid.
3.
characterized by or indicating fear: a timorous whisper.
See cowardly
Timorous
1 awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly: uncouth behavior; an uncouth relative who embarrasses the family.
- strange and ungraceful in appearance or form.
- unusual or strange.
discourteous, rude, uncivil. See boorish. 3. odd, unfamiliar.
- courteous.
Uncouth
1 enthusiasm or vigor, as in literary or artistic work; spirit: Her latest novel lacks verve.
2.
vivaciousness; liveliness; animation: I like a teacher with plenty of verve.
Verve
1 to evaluate in the mind; consider carefully in order to reach an opinion, decision, or choice: to weigh the facts; to weigh a proposal.
2 to have importance, moment, or consequence: Your recommendation weighs heavily in his favor.
1 ponder, contemplate.
Weigh
