Direct Hits Core Vocabulary 2 Flashcards by Leonardo Orsini

Diminutive

very small

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Trivial

trifling; unimportant; insignificant

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Minutiae

minor everyday details

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Exhort

to encourage; to urge; to give a pep talk; to implore

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Antipathy

strong dislike; ill will; the state of detesting someone; enmity; rancor

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Digress

to depart from a subject; to wander to ramble

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Tenacious

characterized by holding fast; showing great determination in holding on to something that is valued

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Indulgent

characterized by excessive generosity; overly tolerant

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Polarize

to create disunity or dissension; to break up into opposing factions or groups; to be divisive

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Nebulous

vague; cloudy; misty; lacking a fully-developed form

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Analogy / Analogous

a smiliarity or likenessbetween things - events, ideas, actions, trends, - that are otherwise unrelated / comparable or similar in certain respects

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Ephemeral, Fleeting, Evanescent

very brief; lasting for a short time; transient

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Perennial

returning year after year; enduring

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Capricious, Mercurial, Fickle

very changeable; characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners; unrefined

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Indignant

characterized by outrage at something that is perceived as unjust

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Innuendo

a veiled refrence; an insinuation

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Thwart. Stymie

to stop; to frustrate; to prevent

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Adroit, Deft, Adept

to have or show great skill; dexterous; nimble

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Admonish

to earnestly caution; to warn another to avoid a course of action

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Incontrovertible

impossible to deny or disprove; demonstrably true

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Voracious, Ravenous, Rapacious

a huge appetite that cannot be satisfied; insatiable

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Callous

emotionally hardened; insensitive; unfeeling

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Intrepid, Undaunted

courageous; resolute; fearless

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Nonchalant

having an air of casual indifference; cooly unconcerned; unflappable

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Convoluted

winding, twisting, and therefore difficult to understand; intricate

Itinerant

migrating from place to place; not sedentary

Poignant

moving; touching; heartrending

Impetus

a stimulus or encouragement that results in increased activity

Bucolic, Rustic, Pastoral

characteristic of charming, unspoiled countryside and the simple, rural life

Equanimity

calmness; composure; even-tempered; poise

Panache, Verve, Flamboyance, Élan

great vigor and energy; dash, especially in artisitic performance and composition

Provocative

provoking discussionl stimulating controversy; arousing a reaction

Placid, Serene

calm or quiet; undisturbed by tumult or disorder

Fortuitous

of accidental but fortunate occurence; having unexpected good fortune

Dispel

to drive away; scatter; as to dispel a misconception

Amalgam

a mixture; a blend; a combination of different elements

Viable, Feasible

capable of being accomplished; possible

Anguish

agonizing physical or mental pain; torment

Intemperate

lacking restraint; excessive

Temperate

excersising moderation and restraint

Superficial

shallow; lacking in depth; concerned with surface appearences

Laud, Extol, Tout, Acclaim

to praise; to applaud

Dismissive

showing overt intentional indifference or disregard; rejecting

Disparage

to speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; to belittle

Pompous

filled with excessive self-importance; pretentious; ostentatious; boastful

Cryptic

having hidden or ambigous meaning; mysterious

Subtle

difficult to detect; faint; mysterious; likely to elude perception

Disparity

an inequality; a gap; an imbalance

Curtail

to cut short or reduce

Innocuos

harmless; not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings of hostility; not inimical

Diatribe, Triade, Harangue

a bitter abusive denunciation; a thunderous verbal attack; a rant

Notorious

widely but unfavorably unknown

gress

to step

Regress

to step back

Transgress

to step across the line that divides right from wrong

Egress

to step out, to exit (or as a noun, an exit)

Agressive

tending to attack, encroach, or step on others

Culminated

reached completion

Dogged

having or showing tenacity and grim persistence

ten

to hold

Tenet

an opinion, idea, or principal held true by a person or organization

Tenable

capable of being held, defended, and logically supported

Bemoaning

to express grief over

Sanguine

cheerful, hopeful, optimistic

Melancholy

gloomy, depressed, despondent, pensive

Choleric

angry, irritable, irascible

Phlegmatic

self-possessed, impertubable, calm, apathetic, sluggish

Mercurial

volatile, changeable, fickle

Culminated

concluded

Retribution

punishment, vengeance

Vigilant

watchful, alert

mon

to warn, remind

Admonition

a warning or reproof, a reminder

Premonition

a warning in advance, presentiment (hint) of something evil, foreboding

Monument

a sepulchre, memorial, edifice to commemorate something or someone notable, something that reminds (literally)

Concede

admit

Culpability

blameworthiness

Ascribed

attributed

Omnipotence

infinite power

Demure

modest

plac

to quiet, to soothe, pacify, please

Implacable

unappeasible, inexorable

Placate

a appease or calm someone's anger

Placid

calm, quiet

Complacent

self-satisfied, smug

Complaisant

disposed to please, affable, gracious

Breach

break

Immured

walled up

Inimical

harmful

super, supra

over, above, greater in quality

Supercilious

overbearing, proud, haughty

Superficial

on the surface, shallow

Superlative

the best, in the highest degree

Supersede

to take the place of, to supplant

Beguiled

enticed, captivated

Conviction

firm belief

Concurs

agrees

Voluptous

very sensual

mitt, miss

to send

Remit

to send back, pay money, diminish in intensity

Omit

to send by, pass by, neglect, leave out

Remiss

negligent, lax, careless

Remittance

a payment sent to pay a bill

Missive

a note sent by messenger

Emissary

a messenger sent on a mission

Galled

irked

Integral

essential

Denigrate

malign

Foil

contrast (literary)

Apprehensive

wary

Affluent

having a great deal of money, wealth

Deplorbale

very bad

Irate

angry, incensed

Underscored

emphasized