English vocab Flashcards
To accept, comply, or submit
Acquiesce
Something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified
Anomaly
Cheerful and optimistic
Buoyant
Characterized by whim
Capricious
Corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree
Commensurate
Marked by propriety and good taste
Decorous
Respect and esteem due to an elder or superior
Deference
To take exception to, or object
Demur
To follow an admirable example
Emulate
Characterized by deep wide learning
Erudite
To adopt or support a cause, belief, or way of life
Espouse
Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
Exorbitant
Wanting to avoid activity or exertion
Indolent
To instigate or stir up
Foment
Not called for by the circumstances
Gratuitous
Insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct
Insolent
Resolutely courageous, fearless, brave
Intrepid
Very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful then oneself
Magnanimous
Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
Obsequious
Insisting on immediate attention or obedience
Peremptory
Deceitfulness, untrustworthiness
Perfidy
Having knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen
Prescient
Beyond what is normal or natural
Preternatural
Most noticeable or important
Salient
Dull, unimaginative
Prosaic
Barely or scarcely sufficient
Scant
A typical or ideal example
Epitome
A countless or extremely great number
Myriad
Existing or being everywhere at the same time
Ubiquitous
Intensely emotional, impassioned
Vehement
A trace, mark, or visible sign left by something vanished or lost
Vestige
To be evasive, unclear, or confusing
Obfuscate
