English Vocabulary Flashcards
Abominable
Extremely unpleasant or causing disgust
Aloof
Not friendly; cool and distant
Auspicious
Favorable or promising success
Beguile
To charm or attract someone, often in a deceptive way
Calamity
An event causing great and often sudden damage, distress or disaster
Compel
To force or drive someone to do something
Countenance
To tolerate, support or approve of something
Deject
To make someone feel sad or discouraged; to lower someone’s spirits
Denote
To indicate or describe the meaning of something
Discreet
Being careful about what one says or does to avoid causing offense or revealing confidential information
Exhort
To strongly encourage or urge someone to do something
Glean
To extract information from various sources or collect gradually bit by bit
Imminent
Sure to happen in the near future
Malefaction
An evil deed or wrongdoing; an immoral or criminal act
Obscure
Not discovered or known about; uncertain
Peril
Serious and immediate danger; the risk of harm, injury or loss
Rogue
A dishonest or unprincipled person; a scoundrel
Satire
Something that uses humor or sarcasm to criticize or mock human nature or society in order to bring about change or improvement
Superfluous
Unnecessary, more than what is required or sufficient
Usurp
To take a position of power or importance illegally or by force
