Direct Hits v. 2 Flashcards
lampoon
a work that ridicules human vices and foibles
caricature
a deliberately exaggerated portrait
saga
a long narrative story
subplot
a secondary plot in fiction or drama
crystallize
to give a definite form
virulent
very toxic
renumerate
to compensate; a salary
accord
a formal agreement
apppeasement
to grant concessions to maintain peace
triumvirate
a group of three leadrs
pretext
an excuse; an alleged cause
wawtershed
a critical turning point
autocrat/despot
a ruler with unlimited power
entomology
scientific study of insects
gestate
to conceive and develop in the mind
paradigm
a framework or model of thought
lucrative
very porfitable
avarice
excessive greed
glut, plethora, surfeit
surplus
indigent
very poor
parsimonious
stingy
demarcation
to set or mark boundaries
inquisition
a severe interrogation; a systematic questioning
excerbate
to make worse
contiguous
sharing an edge or boundary; touching
desiccate
to thoroughly dry out; totally arid
pertinent
relevant and to the point
complicity
association or participation in a wrongful act
exonerate/exculpate
to free from blame or guilt
malfeasance
misconduct
relief
elevation of land surface
check
to restrain;contain;halt
flag
to become weak; to lose interest
eclipse
overshadow; surpass
coin
to devise a new word or phrase
stock
a stereotypical or formulaic character
cuncurrency
general acceptance or use
court
to attempt to gain the favor or support of a person or group
negotiate
to successfully travel through, around or over an obstacle
temper
to soften;moderate
pedestrian
ordinary;conventional;undistinguished
cavalier
arrogant attitude
sanction
official approval/disapproval of an action
compromise
to reduce quality or value of something
channel
to direct along a desired course
lambaste
denounce
quiescent
inactive; very quiet
provisional
temporary
truculent
definatly aggressive
pugnacious
aggressive
belligerent
aggressive
propitiate
to appease; conciliate
elan
great enthusiasm
perfunctory
performed in a mechanical, spiritless manner
aplomb
admirable poise under pressure
opacity
impenetrably dense; hard to understand
venal
corrupt
licentious
immoral; debaunched
dissolute
immoral; debauched
noxious
harmful; injurious to physical, mental, moral healt
duplicitous
deliberate deceptiveness
epiphany
sudden realizaition
vacuous
empty; lacking serious purpose
inane
empty; lacking serious purpose
vapid
empty; lacking serious purpose
harbinger
omen that something will happen
portent
omen that something will happen
presage
omen that something will happen
beleaguer
to be beset with problems
burgeon
to rapidly grow and expnd
imperious
domineering and arrogant
petulant
pee/ish; irritable
fawn
to behave in a servile manner; subservient
obdurate
very stubborn
intrasigent
very stubborn
intractable
very stubborn
redolent
exuding fragrance
chicanery
deception by artful subterfuge; deliberate trickery
conundrum
difficult problem
slight
disrespectul remark; put down
capitulate
to surrender; to comply
apocryphal
of questionable authenticity
plasticity
can be molded into any shape
pliable
malleable
chagrin
feeling of distress caused by humiliation
obstreperous
nosily and stubbornly-defiant; boisterous
idyllic
charmingly simple and carefree
dilapidated
broken-down; in deplorable condition
extemporaze
to speak without notes
ungainly
awkward; clumsy
dilatory
habitually late; tardy
vituperative
bitter critism
indomitable
very determined
resolute
very termined
moribund
approaching death
flipppant
treating serious matters lightly
facetious
treating serious manners lightly
excoriating
expressing disapproval
scathing
expressing disapproval
interloper
intruder
visceral
instictive rather than rational
nonplussed
completely puzzzled
confounded
nonplussed
ignominious
disgraceful
censorious
highly critical
capious
highly critical
consternation
a state of great dismay and confusion
edify
intended to speak instruction
effusive
unrestrained praise
furor
general commotion
paranoia
irrational fear
marginal
of secondary importance
peripheral
of secondary importance
obfuscate
to deliberately confuse
flummox
to confuse; obfuscate
spate
a large number or amount
ineffable
feeing that cannot be put into words
histrionic
excessively dramatic
overwrought
excessively dramatic
eschew
to avoid
stopgap
at temporary solution
restitution
compensating for a loss
churlish
ill-tempered
sullen
ill-tempered; rude
surly
ill-tempered; rude
disquieting
disturbing; upsetting
execrable
detestable and repulsive
repugnant
detestable and repulsive
perspicacious
very insightful
prescient
very insightful
vertiginous
dizziness
arcane
esoteric
cupidity
excessive greed
underwrite
to assume financial responsibility for a project
discomfited
to make uneasy; state of embarrassment
inecure
a job that provides income but requires little work
provincial
isolated from mainstream
parochial
relating to church; isolated from mainstream ; provincial
fecund
intellectually productive or inventive
ostentatious
showy
pristine
pure and uncorrputed
rampant
unrestrained; unchecked
pernicious
highly injurious; destructive
refractory
obstinately resistant to authority or control
garrulous
very talkative
convival
fond of feasting
curt
abrupt, blunt
tepid
lukewarm; mild
protean
taking on many shapes and forms
contentious
argumentative; disputatious
preclude
to make impossible
compunction
deep regret
contrition
sincere and deep regret; compunction
aphorism
statement universally excepted as true; maxim
axiom
aphorism, statement universally excepted as true
