Fifth 50 Flashcards by Kareem Ragab | Brainscape

Q

Perennial

A

lasting forever

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Boorish

A

no manners

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Felicitous

A

agreeable in manner

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Intransigence

A

refusing to change like arabs

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Perfidious

A

untrustworthy

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Burgeon

A

grow and flourish

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Discrete

A

individual

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Fervor

A

feelings of passion i.e. zeal

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Inundate

A

to fill usually with water

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Perfunctory

A

not thorough in detail or minimum effort i.e. cursory or desultory

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Burnish

A

to make shiny

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Disingenuous

A

not straightforward or sincere

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Flag

A

piece of cloth to signal something

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Inured

A

accustom to being tough

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Permeable

A

allow fluids or gas to pass-through

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Buttress

A

support made of brick/stone

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Fledging

A

a young bird that can just now fly

Q

Invective

A

abusing language meant to blame someone

Q

Pervasive

A

spread throughout

Q

Cacophonous

A

having a bad sound like Gunna’s music

Q

Disjointed

A

taken apart

Q

Flout

A

openly disregard

Q

Irascible

A

easily angered

Q

Phlegmatic

A

showing no emotion like idrc

Q

Capricious

A

sudden changes in behavior or mood i.e. fickle

Q

Foment

A

stir up that drank or stir up a messy situation

Q

Irresolute

A

uncertain how to proceed

Q

Piety

A

being religious

Q

Castigation

A

verbal punishment

Q

Disparage

A

express negative opinion of

Q

Forestall

A

to stall

Q

Itinerary

A

agenda of next steps

Q

Placate

A

to make someone less angry

Q

Disparate

A

different in nature

Q

Laconic

A

straight forward

Q

Plasticity

A

physically able to bend

Q

Caustic

A

able to burn with chemical reaction

Q

Dissemble

A

a deceiver

Q

Lassitude

A

no interest or energy i.e. lethargy or languor

Q

Platitude

A

cliche that is overused (PlAT is cliche)

Q

Propitiate

A

make PEACE i.e. mollify or placate