Easy Flashcards
(to) jockey
Def: to trick or manipulate skillfully
Jostling
Def: to bump, push, shove; to elbow roughly or rudely; to contend with
Amorphous
Def: lacking definite form; having no set shape
A red herring (metaphor)
Def: something intended to divert attentions from the real problem
Voluminous
Def: occupying or containing much space
Replete
Def: to be filled or well supplied with
Mischievous
Def: causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble
Tact
Def: sensitivity in dealing with others
Flounder
Def: to struggle clumsily or helplessly
Dainty
Def: of delicate beauty; overly particular
Impudent
Def: irrelevant, inappropriate, absurd; unmannerly intrusion
Append
Def: to add as a supplement; to attach
Gilded
Def: covered or highlighted with gold; having a showy appearance
Surly
Def: churlishly rude or bad-tempered, unfriendly and hostile
Operatic
Def: melodramatic; exaggerated
Apposite
Def: suited, well-adapted; pertinent
Admonish
Def: to caution; advised; or counsel against something
Guile
Def: insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity
Exemplary
Def: worthy of imitation; serving as a model
Furtively
Def: taken, done, or used in secret
Disparage
Def: to speak of or treat as if of little worth; to bring reproach or discredit upon
Querulous
Def: full of complaints; complaining
Ruthless
Fed: without pity or compassion
Arrogant
Def: making claims of superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming
Averse
Def: having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, or repugnance; opposed
Posit
Def: to lay down or assume as a fact or principle
Assert
Def: to state with confidence or force; maintain or defend
Glower
Def: to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, anger
Cultivate
Def: to prepare or work on land in order to raise crops; to develop or improve by education; to promote growth or development
Impertinent
Def: not showing proper respect; rude
Def2: irrelevant
Deductive Reasoning
Def: reasoning with certainty (if you accept the premises, then you must accept the conclusion)
Going from general to specific.
A syllogism is type of seductive reasoning.
Inductive Reasoning
Def: reasoning with probabilities; the conclusion does not necessarily follow from the premises.
There is a bag full of pennies. The first penny I drew from the bag is a penny, the second drawn was also a penny, so was the third. Therefore, I conclude all the coins in the bag are pennies.
Going from specific to the general. An inductive argument allows for the conclusion to potentially false.
Pliable
Def: easily bent; flexible; supple
Abrasion
Def: a scraped spot or area (rough surface)
Bewilder
Def: to confuse or puzzle completely
Amenable
Def: ready or willing to act, answer, and agree
Obnoxious
Fed: attracting undue attention to oneself; very offensive, objectionable
Stark
Def: sheer, utter, downright; extremely simple; stiff or rigid
Salient
Def: prominent or conspicuous; projecting or pointing out
Flux
Def: flowing or a flow; continuous change
Extort
Def: to compel of a person or thing; to take illegally by threat of torture or the like
Garish
Def: tastelessly colorful, showy or elaborate; excessively ornate
Rigorous
Def: rigidly severe or harsh; severely exact, and or accurate; precise
Hubris
Def: excessive pride or self-confidence
Seminal
Def: having possibility of future development; highly original and influencing development of future events
Exasperate
Def: to irritate or provoke to a high degree
Expedient
Def: conducive to advantage of interest; tending to promote some proposed object; a means to an end
Intuition
Def: direct perception of truth; independent of any process of reasoning
Pride
Def: a high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority
Vanity
Def: excessive pride in appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements
Commiserate
Def: to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for someone
Piquant
Def: stimulating, interesting; agreeably pungent or sharp in taste, tart
Cordial
Def: courteous and gracious; friendly; warm; sincere and heartfelt
Egregious
Def: extraordinary in some bad way; flagrant
Affect
Def: to give the appearance of; feign, pretend; to assume an artificial air
Dither
Def: to act irresolutely; vacillate
Repercussion
Def: and effect or result, often indirect or remote
Renege
Def: to go back on ones word
Despair
Def: the complete loss of hope
Relish
Def: pleasurable appreciation of a thing
Gambit
Def: any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage; a remark made to redirect conversation
Intricate
Def: having many interrelated parts; complex
Indignant
Def: expressing strong displeasure at something that is considered unjust or offensive
Intrinsic
Def: belonging to a thing by its very nature
Slovenly
Def: untidy or unclean in appearance or habits
Integrity
Def: adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; the state of being whole, entire m, or undiminished
Monotony
Def: wearisome uniformity and lack of variety as in occupation or scenery
Sprawling
Def: to spread out, extend, or be distributed in an irregular manner
Callous
Def: hardened; insensitive; indifferent
Imbued
Def: to impregnate or inspire, as with feeling; to saturate with moisture
Credulous
Def: willing to believe or trust too readily without sufficient evidence
Malice
Def: the desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another individual
Countenance
Def: one’s appearance, especially of the face
Grace
Def: simple elegance, or refinement of movement
Folly
Def: lack of good sense
Haggard
Def: looking exhausted or unwell, especially from fatigue
Wiry
Def: lean; tough; sinewy
Wan
Def: pale and giving the impression of illness
Intervene
Def: come between so as to prevent or alter a result
Pride
Def: high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, merit or superiority; a dignified sense of what is due to oneself or one’s position or character
Dignity
Def: bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of a situation; relative standing or rank
Canny
Def: having or showing shrewdness and good judgement
Resolute
Def: admirably purposeful, determined and unwavering
Demure
Def: reserved, modest, and shy; serious
Tedious
Def: too long, slow, or dull; monotonous
Wonder
Def: a feeling of surprise with admiration
Futile
Def: pointless; incapable of producing a useful result
Lust
Def: very strong sexual desire; sensual appetite regarded as a sin
Melange
Def: a mixture or medley
