deck4 Flashcards
invalidate
to cancel
disparage
to speak in a disapproving or slighting manner
meritorious
deserving reward of praise
verisimilitude
resemblance to the truth
embellish
to decorate
prosperity
wealth
neural
pertaining to a nerve, the nervous system, or the brain
irony
a use of words in which the intended meaning is very different from the literal sense
vanguard
the leading position in army or fleet
muse
to meditate; to consider thoughtfully
auditory
relating to the sense of hearing
disdain
a feeling of contempt
defunct
having ceased to exist of live
translucent
letting light through, but no visual details
engulf
to swallow up; overwhelm
prodigious
wonderful
hearten
encourage
sluggish
lazy
verdant
to green
office
a duty or function assigned to someone
incite
to provoke and urge on
nascent
coming into being
brazen
showing shameless, insolent boldness
partisan
a strong, often militant, supporter
indigenous
native, occurring naturally
relinquish
to surrender of release
repository
a place where things are kept for safekeeping
hearsay
rumor
orchestrate
to arrange so as to achieve a desired effect
monarch
one who rules a state, usually for life and by hereditary right
bequeath
to pass down to; to hand down, esp. in a will
laughingstock
a person or thing that is the object of laughter
radical
favoring fundamental or extreme change
excavate
to expose to view by digging out
adjudicate
to judge
patriarch
a man who rules a family clan
throng
crowd
flora
plants as a group, esp. of a specified region or time
deride
to ridicule
wake
track of turbulence left by something moving through water
articulate
able to express oneself clearly and effectively
composure
a calm state of mind, esp. as the result of self-control
lethargic
dull; sluggish; moving slowly
mesmerize
to hypnotize or spellbind
macabre
suggesting the horror of death
grime
dirt; mud
brawn
muscles; strength
coalesce
to grow together
evanescent
fading from sight
anterior
placed before or in front
ingenious
inventive, cunning, clever
hogwash
worthless of false speech or writing
circuitous
being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course
exhaustive
thorough
sedentary
sitting down most of the time
shoddy
inferior or cheap
litany
a long, repetitive recitation
virulent
extremely infectious or harmful
advent
a coming or an arrival, esp. of something very important
grandiose
impressive
centrifugal
moving away from the certer
premeditate
to think out, plan, or scheme beforehand
resonant
strong and deep in tone
vie
to compete
tangible
able to be touched or treated as real
impede
to obstruct
blemish
a flaw that harms the appearance of something
figment
something that is created
goad
to prod or urge, as if with a pointed stick
homogeneous
uniform; of the same kind
hypothesis
a tentative explanation
shoal
an area of shallow water
benchmark
a standard to which other things are compared or by which they are measured
innovative
marked by new or unusual way of doing things
hierarchy
a ranking according to status or ability
reserved
self-restrained and withdrawn in speech and manner
bedlam
any place or condition of noise and confusion
humdrum
dull; routine; commonplace
fluctuate
to move back and forth or up and down
nettle
to bother
slander
a false, oral statement that damages a person’s reputation
arid
dry and barren
assuage
to lessen pain or distress
mediate
to resolve by working with the conflicting parties
clarify
to make clear or easier to understand
procrastinate
to delay
envelop
to enclose or surround
fluent
easy; graceful
mandate
a command
discrepancy
lack of agreement
eyesore
something that is unpleasant or offensive to view
nativity
birth, esp. with reference to place, time, etc
opportune
suitable for a particular purpose
balmy
soothing, mild, pleasant
recapitulate
to summarize
determinate
having exact limits; final; firm in purpose
cite
to refer to or quote
flotsam
wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on the sea
marshal
to arrange in order
empirical
based on experience rather than a theory
