ENGLISH VOCABULARY #4 (A2 COURSE) Flashcards
prestigious prestige
h
contingent
h
concise
w
insulate
e
self deprecating
w
trivial, trivialize, trivialities
e
embellished
w
pandemonium mayhem
e
terminology
w
derive
e
ghostwriter
w
trials and tribulation
e
estranged
t
alienable
i
condescending patronizing
u
artifact
y
alleviate
t
ornate
“it was a beautifully ornate diamond-encrusted artifact”
r
ostracize
t
dogma
“it’s touted as the prevailing wisdom of the day…”
y
synopsis
e
benevolent, malevolent
o
depravation
i
propaganda
u
voyerism
y
exhibitionism
t
prohibition
r
shadowboxing
e
oldschool
w
DEFCON 5,
e
indicative,
y
reticent
t
restoration/ restorative ,
r
confer consult consultation
e
indulge indulgent indulgence
w
incalculable,
e
heresy heretic,
r
infantile infancy,
r
convey,
r
articulate,
t
recant/rescind,
g
incarnation,
r
liable,
r
palatable
t
terminal,
y
culpable,
u
predispose,
h
accountability,
y
improbable,
t
innocuous
t
adverse
r
delinquent
u
gentry
ty
anecdotal evidence
r
paradox
e
referendum
r
hyperventilate hyperventilating
t
atone, atonement
t
inexplicable, inexplicably
i
ego egotistical
u
pariah
y
daunting
t
theoretical
r
effervescent
e
opaque translucent transparent
r
livid
f
livid
f
sublime
h
Divinity, Divine
claustrophobic
Acrophobic, Acrophobia
g
entitled
h
indoctrination
g
bleak
h
subservient
g
arduous
h
irony ironic
g
vapid
g
squeamish
h
comprehensive, well-round
g
supplement, supplemental
h
valid validity
g
melancholy
h
demeanor
g
docile
g
anguish
gh
dilettante
a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : DABBLER
h
amateur
g
novice
j
sterile
k
virility
j
macho, machismo
i
punitive
k
adaptive, maladaptive
j
contradiction
jk
duplicate
t
cursory glance
r
opulent, opulence
e
perforated
d
delineation
y
infer
y
demean demeaning
t
contempt disdain scorn
y
expendable
u
coddle, mollycoddle
y
depict, depiction
h
idiom: “trial by fire”
t
airbrush, photoshop
y
CGI, Stop Motion Animation
t
gaslight
y
narcissist
t
subterfuge
y
pyromaniac
t
cosmopolitan
y
hypochondriac
h
eclectic
g
echo chamber
f
echo chamber
f
inoculate, antidote
f
exhibit exhibition exhibitionist
r
destiny, predestined
f
embossed, engraved
d
unanimous
ws
coalition, alliance
h
debutante heiress trust fund baby
f
anonymity, anonymous
h
pseudonym
j
pseudo
h
aficionado
g
ceasafire
h
truce
g
carnivore, herbivore, omnivore
f
nuts and bolts
by and large
v
nocturnal
b
infrared
nb
sovereign
j
autonomy
h
replica, replicate
j
filibuster
h
stall stalling
g
hanging on for dear life
innovation, innovative,
f
authoritarian, autocrat, autocratic
v
flippant
h
banter
f
epidemiologist.
A person who specializes in the study of animals is called a zoologist.
f
An entomologist is a scientist who studies insects.
f
The study of weather is called ‘meteorology,’ and a person who studies the weather is called a ‘meteorologist.
f
Geologists are scientists who study a planet’s solid features, like soil, rocks, and minerals.
f
Astronomers. Astronomers observe objects within the universe, including planets, stars, and galaxies. They may rely on earth-based equipment, such as telescopes, or on space-based equipment, such as probes, to collect data on celestial bodies.
f
DEFCON 5
f
relevant irrelevant
fg
amalgamation
g
reimburse, refund
f
protrude, protrusion
g
intrusion, intrude
f
inculcate
g
ambiance, atmosphere
r
oligarch, oligarchy
g
materialistic
h
oligarch, oligarchy
gh
monarch, monarchy
h
theocrat, theocracy
gh
to frame, set up, railroad
h
vain, vanity, stroke her own ego
g
bombarded
h
chronic
g
acute,
g
premium
h
careen, careening
f
belch, gas, flatulence
f
dichotomy
g
money laundering
f
extortion
g
coercion
f
instinct, gut instinct, instinctive, instinctual
g
vendetta, grudge
f
heritage
g
hier
f
begrudgingly
g
abridged version
g
elaborate, elaboration
f
precision
g
resolve, resolution, resolute
f
infamous, infamy, notorious
g
“overkill”
f
preclude
g
enclave
f
impediment
g
practioner, practictian (GP - generak practioner)
f
probation
fg
repent, repentence
g
prediciment
h
crude, crass, vulgar
f
acuity
b
reputable, reputation
cv
pompous, self-important
g
complusory
r
exempt exemption
t
facetious , flippant
r
iconoclast
f
tongue-in-cheek
g
cocky
r
honorary
d
expulsion
f
rampant
d
stereotype
h
resilient resilience
g
bastian
g
resilient resilience
resilient resilience