English 10 Flashcards
Mal
bad
Dismal
dreary
Malicious
intending to do harm
Post
after
Preposterous
contrary to reason
Posterity
future generations of people
Port
carry
Portly
having a stout body
Rapport
harmonious connection
Inter
between
Interim
in between time periods
Interject
interrupt
Luc/lum
light
Elucidate
to make clear
Luminous
full of light
Dis
lack of
Disingenuous
lacking sincerity
Disregard
ignore
Loqu
talk
Loquacious
talkative
Eloquent
clearly expressing
Vita/Viv
life
Vivacious
lively and animated
Vitality
strength
Ize
make
Galvanize
make excited or shock
Ostracize
exclude
A/An
not, without
Anomaly
not standard or expected
Abysmal
extremely bad or appalling
Val/Vail
worth / strong
Validity
logically or factually sound
Am
love
Ambivalent
mixed feelings
Amicable
done in a friendly spirit
Cred
believe
Credibility
the quality of being trusted
Incredulous
unable or unwilling to believe something
Ten
to hold
Tenacious
hold firmly to belief
Tentative
holding back on final decision
Vert
turn
Inadvertently
accidentally
Divert
cause to change course
Ous
full of
Egregious
outstandingly bad
Facetious
treat serious with humor
Ment
mind
Sentiment
thought or opinion based on a feeling
Demented
mentally ill or insane
Pro
for
Proclivity
natural tendency to like something
Procure
obtain
Fic
make
Efficacious
effective
Prolific
productive
Enamored
in love with
Dict
say
Dictate
state or order
Indict
accused of a crime
Omni
all
Omnipotent
having unlimited power
Omniscient
all knowing
Bene
good
Benevolent
well meaning or kind
Benefactor
one who gives money to help
Curr/curs
run
Scurried
move hurriedly with short steps
Precurser
a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind
Voc
voice or call
Advocate
recommend or support
Revoke
make something not valid or cancel the power of something
Idi
personal, own
Idiom
phrase with figurative meaning
Idiosyncrasy
unusual feature of a person; a habit
Fort
strength
Fortitude
courage in times of pain
Fortuitous
happening by luck or chance
Mitt/miss
send
Missionary
person sent on religious mission
Intermittent
occurring at irregular intervals
Sol
alone
Desolate
deserted
Solidify
to make hard or strong; firmly fixed