English Flashcards
Trick
Ruse
Great mental suffering
Anguish
A difficult journey
Trek
A false show of bravery
Bravado
Concise
Laconic
Overuse
Trite
Brief and to the point
Concise
Incapable of being subdued or overcome
Invincible
Mentally sharp
Incisive
The giving of help or relief to the poor
Charity
To die or be destroyed
Perish
To become less active
Subside
A place or condition of uproar and confusion
Bedlam
A wise and trusted advisor or teacher
Mentor
To spellbind
Mesmerize
A person who believes that the existence of God is unknown or unknowable
Agnostic
With ones identity hidden
Incognito
A statement that seems to be contradictory but may be true
Paradox
To come to an end
Culminate
Nearness
Vicinity
Uninterested or bored, as form too much of wordly pleasures
Blasé
An overused expression
Cliche
Unsophisticated
Naive
Awkward
Gauche
Harmony
Accord
Conflict
Discord
Happening again
Recurrent
Without mercy , pity, or compassion
Ruthless
To prove to be true
Validate
To quiet
Quell
To take and hold by force without legal right
Usurp
Language or action causing resistance against the government in power
Sedition
Arrogant
Imperious
Foundation or base
Pedastal
A line of ancestors
Pedigree
To require, as by law
Mandate
A statement or belief, principles, or opinions
Creed
Excite
Galvanize
Producing money or wealth
Lucrative
To grow in amount over time
Accrue
To examine financial accounts and records to determine if they are correct
Audit
Spiteful
Malicious
Not dangerous to the health
Benign
To picture in words
Depict
To go beyond
Surpass
Hint
Imply
To conclude from facts or observations
Infer
Repeated frequently
Continual
Going on without interruption
Continuous
Indifference
Apathy
The quality that evokes a feeling of pity, sadness or compassion
Pathos
A person having a serious mental disorder involving amoral or antisocial behavior
Psychopath
Common; dull; matter of fact
Prosaic
A beginner
Novice
The manner in which words are arranged to form sentences
Syntax
