English Flashcards
Cognizant
* A good leader should be cognizant of the numerous issues that affect his constituents.
aware
Disparaging
* Always be careful not to issue any disparaging remarks against other people.
damaging
Ephemeral
* Flowers are ephemeral; they bloom yet wither in a week or so later.
short-lived
Fastidious
* A fastidious person will never find true happiness.
choosy, concerned about detail
Haughty
* Nobody liked haughty Monty who kept bragging about his riches.
arrogant
Ignominious
* The corrupt policeman was discharged from service due to his ignominious act of accepting bribes.
disrespectable
Impudent
* The impudent child was scolded for answering back to older people.
rude
Infinitesimal
* Spores are infinitesimal reproductive units of fungi and lower plants.
microscopic
Irascable
* Jessica is an irascible girl who frequently has tantrums.
hot-tempered
Myopic
• Rochelle has difficulty seeing things from afar because she is myopic.
nearsighted
Piquant
* The piquant mouse was able to find its way out of the maze in a short while.
clever
Aphorism
* “Spare the rod and spoil the child” is a common aphorism.
proverb
Enmity
• For enmity and hate are contrary to friendship and concord.
mutual hatred
Upbraided
* The students were upbraided for misbehaving during the assembly.
Scolded
Vapid
* Clowns are never vapid but the sick usually are.
lacking spirit and liveliness
Veracity
* The client was asked to verify the veracity of the statement of accounts issued.
accuracy
Unkempt
* She looks unkempt with her wavy coarse hair falling freely behind her back.
untidy
Sleuth
* She looks unkempt with her wavy coarse hair falling freely behind her back.
detective
Ruffian
* Only a ruffian could do such a heinous act of killing a help-less child.
brutal person
Calumniate
* A person’s reputation is very important so be very careful not to calumniate anybody.
slander
Brusque
* He often got into trouble because he was a brusque.
offhand in speech or manner
Derided
• The mean boys derided the sickly boy.
ridiculed
Facile
* The quiz proved to be facile so the students got high scores.
easily achieved/effortless
Garrulous
* The garrulous girls were distanced from each other.
excessively talkative
Inebriated
* Never operate a machine once you are inebriated.
intoxicated
Inveighed
* The people inveighed against the sharp increase in oil prices.
speak/write about with great hostility
Mellifluous
* We listed attentively to the mellifluous sound produced by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.
sweet or musical; pleasant to the ear
Munifence
* The free medical and dental checkup conducted by the AFP Group is just a proof of their munificence.
great generosity
Nefarious
* Justice calls for penalizing nefarious acts.
wicked, criminal
Obdurate
* You will never get sufficient nourishment if you are obdurate in refusing to eat vegetables.
stubborn
Opulence
* I admire people who are modest despite their opulence.
great wealth
Pathos
* Tragic stories had so much pathos that it left me feeling down.
evokes pity or sadness
Precocious
* Chin is such a precocious girl who can already read at age three.
developed abilities at an earlier age than usual
Quixotic
* She had the quixotic idea that she was a reincarnation of a British princess.
idealistic
Vacillate
* The strong current of the floodwaters caused the wooden bridge to vacillate.
easily swayed
Vitriolic
* If words were swords, then her vitriolic remarks could really kill.
filled with bitter criticism or malice
Quay/wharf
For ships to dock
Numismatist
someone who studies or collects coins, paper money, or medals.
Morose
sullen and ill-tempered
Guffaw
loud and boisterous laugh
Adroit
clever or skillful in using the hands or mind
