ela vc midterm Flashcards
Astute
clever, keenly observant
apprise
to provide information
concoct
to create or prepare
peruse
to review with care
Miscreant
immoral person
Untoward
vulgar
Asinine
foolish
Obsequious
excessively flattering
Unsavory
distasteful, morally questionable
Infamous
well known for negative reasons; notorious
Slovenly
sloppy in appearance
Pathological
caused by disease; compulsive, obsessive
Servile
slavishly submissive; obsequious
bias
favoritism towards a particular person, thing, group, etc.
nefarious
villainous, notorious
Prestigious
highly regarded; exclusive
Zenith
the highest point of trajectory
Feasbie
realistic; possible
Fortutios
accidentally favorable
Ascend
to rise
Efficacy
effectiveness
Ramification
consequences
Incapacitate
to disable
Acclaim
public recognition
Viable
offering a prospect of success
Laudable
worthy of praise
Prodigy
person possessing great talent
Harbinger
a sign of bad luck
debacle
a complete disaster
carnage
bloodshed and violence
succumb
to give in; to die
besiege
to attack relentlessly
thwart
to stop another’s success or progress
quandary
a dilemma
abscond
to sneak away
fruitless
futile; unproductive
Repulse
to drive back or fend off
Subterfuge
deceit used to achieve one’s goals; trick to gain advantage
duplicity
falseness of character; the quality of being two-faced
impasse
a situation in which progress is impossible; a deadlock
