English vocab : Flashcards
to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
Adulterate
able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
Ambidextrous
to make larger, increase
Augment
deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
Bereft
to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
Deploy
stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
Dour
courage in facing difficulties
fortitude
to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
Gape
to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
Gibe
An external appearance, cover, mask
Guise
Intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
Insidious
A hint, indirect suggestion
Intimation
Wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
Opulent
Easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
Pliable
To say again, repeat
Reiterate
Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
Stolid
Experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
Tentative
Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
Unkempt
Word for word; exactly as written or spoken
Verbatim
Cautiously, with great care
Warily
Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
Adroit
Peaceable, friendly
Amicable
Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
Averse
given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war
Belligerent
Kindly, charitable
Benevolent
Hasty, not thorough
Cursory
Treachery, deceitfulness
Duplicity
To praise extravagantly
Extol
Possible, able to be done
Feasible
A wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face
Grimace
A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
Holocaust
Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
Impervious
A moving force, impulse, stimulus
Impetus
Danger
Jeopardy
Extremely careful; particular about details
Meticulous
A longing for something past; homesickness
Nostalgia
The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
Quintessence
To move backward; to return to an earlier condition
Retrogress
To examine closely
Scrutinize
Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
Tepid
An enemy, opponent
Adversary
To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
Alienate
A skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
Artifice
To compel, force
Coerce
Cowardly; a coward
Craven
Of or related to cooking or the kitchen
Culinary
A death, especially of a person in a lofty position
Demise
To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
Exhilarate
Plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed
Fallow
To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
Harass
Stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
Inclement
To pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate
Liquidate
To think about in a dreamy way, ponder
Muse
So unimportant that it can be disregarded
Negligible
To make permanent or long lasting
Perpetuate
An example that may serve as a basis for imitation
Precedent
Inflicting or aiming at punishment
Punitive
To set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury
Redress
A temporary stay; to stay for a time
Sojourn
Refined in manner or style, suave
Urbane
Associated, connected
Affiliated
To find out
Ascertain
An accomplishment, the act of achieving
Attainment
To give or pass on as an inheritance
Bequeath
Forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
Cogent
To move toward one point, approach nearer together
Converge
To scatter, spread far and wide
Disperse
To regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement
Esteem
To erase, obliterate, destroy
Expunge
Having limits; lasting for a limited time
Finite
Not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
Invulnerable
Spiteful, showing ill will
Malevolent
Coll and confident, unconcerned
Nonchalant
Knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
Omniscient
A remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
Panacea
Exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled
Scrupulous
To move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
Skulk
Proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
Supercilious
Strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
Uncanny
Easily excused, pardonable
Venial
unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
Altruistic
to express agreement; agreement
Assent
one who does good to others
Benefactor
marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly
Chivalrous
Mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
Clemency
a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
Dearth
shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
Diffident
a difference; a lack of agreement
Discrepancy
To go aboard; to make a start; to invest
Embark
Easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt
Facile
Unconquerable, refusing to yield
Indomitable
Free from error; absolutely dependable
Infallible
To walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly
Plod
Causing a sharp sensation; stinging, bitting
Pungent
Neglectful in performance of one’s duty, careless
Remiss
To rest; lie; place; relaxation, eace of mind, calmness
Repose
Rashness, boldness
Teremity
Fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive, scathingly harsh
Truculent
SIncere, real, without pretense
Unfeigned
Extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful
Virulent
To yield to; to assume an office or dignity
Accede
To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
Brandish
To include or contain; to be made up for
Comprise
Skillful, nimble
Deft
Deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
Destitute
Definite, clearly stated
Explicit
To tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
Extirpate
Coming at a bad time; not appropriate
Inopportune
Suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what is actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
Ironic
Stale, moldy; out-of-date
Musty
Meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
Officious
Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
Ominous
A high peak r point
Pinnacle
Considered beforehand, deliberately planned
Premediated
Growing without chek, running wild
Rampant
Comfort, relief; to comfort, console
Solace
Dignified, majestic
Stately
Bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
Supple
To stop by force, put down
Suppress
Open to or marked by bribery or corruption
Venal
To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
Abhor
To change in a formal way; to change for the better
Amend
To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one’s way with difficulty; a slap, blow
Buffet
Great confusion, disorder
Chaos
Roomy, spacious
Commodious
Eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
Corrosive
To see clearly, recognize
Discern
Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
Extant
To involve in; to connect with or be related to
Implicate
To bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
Inter
A strict disciplinarian; a strickler for the rules
Martinet
To anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
Obviate
One who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
Renegade
Deserving blame or punishment
Reprehensible
Dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
Somber
Filthy, wretched, debased
Squalid
Disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
Turbulent
Loud and noisy; compelling attention
Vociferous
Of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
Voluminous
To do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
Waive
Strong dislike; bitter hostility
animosity
A lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
Apathy
Fearful or anxious, especially about the future
Apprehensive
To praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of
Commend
Able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system
Compatible
An expression of sympathy
Condolence
To make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
Consecrate
Old and feeble; worn-out, ruined
Decrepit
To ridicule, laugh at with contempt
Deride
Innocent, simple; frank, sincere
Ingenuous
Having great variety; numerous and diverse
Multifarious
Out-of-date, no longer in use
Obsolete
Eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
Omnivorous
Stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
Parsimonious
A state of perplexity or doubt
Quandary
Stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
Recalcitrant
An injury done in return for injury
Reprisal
To take great pleasure in; a wild celebration
Revel
To make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
Stultify
Smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
Suave
To set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute
Allocate
Very enthusiastic, impassioned
Ardent
Persistent, attentive, diligent
Assiduous
Prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent
Brash
Subject to whims or passing fancies
Capricious
To inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely
Chastise
Abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose
Copious
To turn aside; to stray from a norm; one who departs froma norm; differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional
Deviate
Unnaturally thin
Emaciated
To rejoice greatly
Exult
Knotted, twisted, lumpy
Gnarled
A payment for damage or loss
Indemnity
A hint; a vague notion
Inkling
Clear, transparent; readily understood
Limpid
Almighty, having unlimited power or authority
Omnipotent
Agreeable to the taste or one’s sensibilities; suitable for consumption
Palatable
Deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
Poignant
Bitter resentment or ill-will
Rancor
Immature and overconfident; conceited
Sophomoric
Arising naturally; not planed or engineered in advance
Spontaneous
To accept without protest; to agree of submit
Acquiesce
To entice, tempt; to be attractive to; a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm
Allure
Twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly
Askew
Cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned
Blithe
Quarrelsome, inclined to argue
Contentious
To desire something belonging to another
Covet
Discouraged, dejected, downcast
Crestfallen
Rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
Disheveled
One who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interperets; the power to which a numver, symbol, or expresion is to be raised
Exponent
Given to much talking, tediously chatty
Garrulous
Incapable of being overcome
Insuperable
To be regretted or pitied
Lamentable
An unsuitable or misleading name
Misnomer
To affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend
Profess
A period of relief or rest
Respite
A repayment; a deserved punishment
Retribution
Winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible
Sinuous
Full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style
Sonorous
The foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field
Vanguard
A wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing
Wastrel
