English 2: Vocabulary 6 Flashcards
Corroborate
v) to support or strengthen an idea or a statement; to attest to the truth of; to confirm
Aberration
n) a departure from the usual course; a deviation; an abnormal development
Herculean
adj) extremely demanding or difficult; requiring or having great courage or strength, like that possessed Hercules
Retrospect
n) a contemplation or survey of things that happened in the past
Dearth
n) a scarcity, as of food; a lack; too small a supply of something
Salient
adj) standing out; easily seen or noticed; conspicuous; noticeable; prominent
Adjudge
v) to decree or decide by law; to pass sentence
Diurnal
adj) occurring every day; daily; occurring during the daytime
Candor
n) openness; saying what one really thinks; frankness; impartiality
Ludicrous
adj) amusingly absurd; ridiculous
Artifice
n) a skill; clever device; a sly or artful trick; trickery
Configuration
n) the position of parts or elements of something; a shape; an outline
Scurruplous
adj) giving strict attention to what is right or proper; exact and careful
Deduce
v) to infer by reasoning; to conclude from known facts and principles
Refute
v) to prove that someone or something is false or incorrect; to disprove
Captivate
v) to catch the attention of, by beauty or excellence; to enchant; to charm; to attract
Proponent
n) a person who supports a cause or idea; someone who makes a proposition; an advocate
Extant
adj) still in existence; not extinct, lost, or destroyed
Chicanery
n) the use of clever talk or trickery to deceive or evade
Augury
n) the practice of foretelling the future from signs and omens; an omen or a sign
