fileword-1 Flashcards
sidestep
step to one side
perfidious
treacherous faithless
overweening
presumptuously arrogant overbearing immoderate being a jerk
importune
beg urgently solicit (of a prostitute)
penchant
strong inclination a liking
trepidation
alarm excited state of mind
snare
trap
implicit
implied though not plainly expressed
alleviate
make (pain) easier to bear
boorish
crude offensive rude
infuse
put pour fill
vestige
trace or sign
profligate
wasteful prodigal licentious extravagant
truce
(agreement) stop of fighting for a time
attenuate
make thin. weaken enervate
antidote
medicine used against a poison or a disease
travesty
parody/imitation
ardor
enthusiasm
imminent
likely to come or happen soon
verve
spirit vigor enthusiasm
fission
splitting or division (esp. of cells)
deplete
use until none remains
abscond
to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)
spurn
have nothing to do reject or refuse
venal
ready to do smth dishonest
assuage
make smth (pain desire) less
commemorate
keep the memory of
perpetrate
be guilty commit (a crime)
weigh
measure hoe heavy smth is
eloquence
fluent speaking skillful use of language
evasive
tending to evade
connotation
suggestion in addition to
urbane
elegant refined in manners
caustic
biting sarcastic
garrulity
talkativeness
oblivious
unaware having no memory
congeal
make or become stiff and solid
hoi
polloi the masses the rabble
idolatry
excessive admiration of
conceit
over-high opinion of too much pride
barren
not good enough unable to have young ones without value
colander
bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water
cordon
line (of police acting as a guard)
forbearance
patience willingness to wait
cryptic
secret with a hidden meaning
enmity
hatred being an enemy
palatial
magnificent
squat
crouch/settle without permission
detraction
slandering verbal attack aspersion
solvent
of the power of forming a solution
riddle
puzzling person or thing
reconcile
settle a quarrel restore peace
contemn
to scorn or despise
covetous
eagerly desirous
proscribe
denounce as dangerous
meticulous
giving great attention to details
fulsome
disgusting offensive due to excessiveness
cordial
warm and sincere
fidelity
loyalty accuracy
ail
trouble be ill
pedantic
bookish showing off learning
barrage
artificial obstacle built across a river
severance
severing
plead
address a court of law as an advocate
ubiquitous
present everywhere
ferocity
savage cruelty
pristine
primitive unspoiled pure as in earlier times unadulterated
petrified
taken away power (to think feel act)
ruffian
violent cruel man
appease
make quiet or calm
lien
legal claim until a debt on it is repaid
secular
material (not spiritual) living outside monasteries
convoke
call together summon
extrovert
cheerful person
plod
continue doing smth without resting
elaborate
worked out with much care in great detail
hew
make by hard work cut (by striking)
augury
omen sign
attune
bring into harmony
indulge
gratify give way to satisfy allow oneself
wean
to turn away (from a habit)
volatile
changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive
chary
cautious wary
amortize
end (a debt) by setting aside money
vain
without use result conceited
figurehead
carved image on the prow of a ship
quotidian
banal everyday
derision
ridicule mockery deriding
vituperate
curse abuse in words
salubrious
healthful
catalyst
substance that causes speeding up
decree
order given by authority
wince
show bodily or mental pain
interdict
prohibit forbid
profane
worldly having contempt for God
heed
attention/give notice to
euphoria
elation state of pleasant excitement
expostulate
argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protest
console
give comfort or sympathy to
malevolence
wishing to do evil
accolade
praise approval
plaintive
mournful melancholy sorrowful
soar
rise fly high
repel
refuse to accept/cause dislike
inchoate
not yet fully formed rudimentary elementary
entice
tempt or persuade
constrain
compel
censure
expression of blame or disapproval a rebuke
fervor
warmth of feelings earnestness
arduous
steep difficult ascent laborious
gouge
tool for cutting grooves in wood
convoluted
complicated coiled twisted
feud
bitter quarrel over a long period of time
tamper
interfere with
sawdust
tiny bits of wood
penurious
poor/stingy
deposition
dethronement depositing
duress
threats to compel smb
lumber
move in a clumsy/noisy way
yarn
tale story fibers for knitting
maudlin
sentimental in a silly or tearful way
abstruse
difficult to comprehend obscure
embezzle
use in a wrong way for one’s own benefit
jocular
meant as a joke
umbrage
offense resentment
partisan
one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced
mollify
make calmer or quieter
turgid
excessively ornate swollen or bloated
palpitate
tremble beat rapidly and irregularly
lachrymose
causing tears tearful
conundrum
a riddle dilemma enigma
sanity
health of mind soundness of judgement
involute
complex
pugnacious
fond of in the habit of fighting
inveigh
to attack verbally denounce deprecate
excoriation
severe criticism
distraught
distracted violently upset in mind
commuter
person who travels regularly
ostentation
display to obtain admiration or envy
scribble
write hastily
finicky
finical
conceal
hide keep secret
permeate
spread into every part of
phlegmatic
calm sluggish temperament unemotional
somatic
of the body
moderation
quality of being limited not extreme
specious
illogical of questionable truth or merit
pluck
pull the feathers off pick (e.g.. flowers)
pyre
large pile of wood for burning
massacre
cruel killing of a large number of people
falter
waver/move in an uncertain manner
maverick
rebel nonconformist
stingy
spending using unwillingly
temperance
abstinence from alcohol self-control moderation
forfeit
suffer the loss of smth
enzyme
catalyst
forage
food for horses and cattle
mendacity
dishonesty
hallow
to make holy consecrate
dwarf
person or smb much below the usual size
unearth
discover and bring to light
husk
worthless outside part of anything
rarefy
to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine
buoyant
able to float light-hearted
extol
praise highly
unscathed
unharmed unhurt
garment
article of clothing
pest
destructive thing or a person who is nuisance
benign
kind and gentle mild (climate)
extort
obtain by threats violence
acarpous
effete no longer fertile worn out
precepts
rules establishing standards of conduct
delineate
to portray depict sketch out
prudence
careful forethought
ascertain
get to know
lugubrious
mournful excessively sad
whimsical
full of odd and fanciful ideas
recuperate
become strong after illness loss exhaustion
abjure
promise or swear to give up
shard
piece of broken earthenware
turpitude
wickedness shamefulness
supplicate
make a humble petition to
imbroglio
complicated and embarrassing situation
wend
to go proceed
gust
outburst of feeling sudden rain wind fire etc.
centurion
leader of a unit of 100 soldiers
idyll
a carefree episode or experience
raffish
low vulgar base tawdry
testiness
witness/evidence
grave
serious requiring consideration
dote
show much fondness center one’s attention
pivotal
of great importance (others depend on it)
picaresque
involving clever rogues or adventurers
vagary
strange act or idea
implosion
collapse bursting inward
baneful
causing harm or ruin pernicious destructive
bedizen
to adorn especially in a cheap showy manner
exuberance
state of growing vigorously being full of life
breach
opening broken place breaking
blandishment
flattery coaxing
vitiate
lower the quality weaken the strength
desuetude
cessation of use disuse
dereliction
deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
cadge
to beg to get by begging
veritable
real rightly named
concord
agreement or harmony
foible
defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)
portent
omen marvelous threatening
parsimonious
too economical miserly
abdication
giving up control authority
profligacy
shameless immorality
glean
gather facts in small quantities
vilify
slander say evil things
perfidy
treachery breaking of faith
pliant
pliable easily bent shaped or twisted
peregrination
traveling about wandering
loll
rest to sit or stand in a lazy way hang (dog’s tongue)
grandiloquent
using pompous words
precursory
preliminary anticipating
exigency
emergency an urgent situation
maladroit
tactless clumsy
entreat
ask earnestly
puissance
strength
dissemble
speak or behave so as to hide smth (in mind)
clinch
come to grips/settle conclusively
sumptuous
magnificent
gossamer
soft light delicate material
desiccant
substance used to absorb moisture
impudent
rash indiscreet
epithet
adjective
pusillanimous
cowardly craven
stymie
to hinder obstruct or block
incredulous
skeptical unwilling to believe
incipient
beginning
exploit
brilliant achievement develop use selfishly
proclivity
inclination
assiduous
diligent hard-working sedulous
adulteration
making unpure poorer in quality
levee
formal reception/embankment
opprobrious
showing scorn or reproach
valorous
brave
obtrusive
projecting prominent undesirably noticeable
squander
spend wastefully
extricable
that can be freed
emote
stir up excite
heresy
belief contrary to what is generally accepted
shun
keep away from avoid
tamp
tap or drive down by repeated light blows
affable
polite and friendly
rumple
make rough
sponge
porous rubber for washing live at once expense
sheath
cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool
arboreal
of connected with trees
preen
tidy/show self-satisfaction
contrite
filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing
facetious
humorous funny jocular
discredit
refuse to believe
reciprocity
granting of privileges in return for similar
reprobate
person hardened in sin one devoid of decency
fallacious
based on error
revere
have deep respect for
repast
meal
diffidence
shyness
espouse
marry give one’s support to
prudish
easily shocked excessively modest
tractable
easily controlled or guided
surfeit
satiate feed to fulness or to excess
tawdry
cheap gaudy showy tacky
transgress
break go beyond (a limit)
deprecate
protest against express disapproval of
inadvertent
not paying proper attention
derivative
unoriginal obtained from another source
lassitude
weariness tiredness
contumacious
insubordinate rebellious
alacrity
eager and cheerful readiness
trifling
unimportant
invincible
too strong to be defeated
miser
person who loves wealth and spends little
deferential
showing respect
ominous
threatening
defiance
open disobedience or resistance
denouement
an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plot
nexus
a connection tie or link
highbrow
(person) with superior tastes
decry
disapprove of
sententious
short and pithy full of maxims/proverbs
endemic
epidemic
hoodwink
trick mislead
pique
hurt the pride or self-respect stir (curiosity)
malleable
yielding easily shaped moldable adapting
cower
crouch shrink back
resilience
quality of quickly recovering the original shape
molt
moult lose hair feathers before new growing
ponderous
heavy bulky dull
provisional
of the present time only
patron
regular customer person who gives support
glut
supply to much fill to excess
aloof
reserved indifferent
ambivalent
having both of two contrary meanings
sophomoric
self-assured though immature affected bombastic overblown
hirsute
hairy shaggy
abut
border on
plethora
glut
cabal
a scheme or plot a group of plotters
insurrection
rising of people to open resistance to
extralegal
outside the law
laudatory
expressing or giving praise
foster
nurture care for
boisterous
loud noisy rough lacking restraint
jibe
gibe make fun of
ensign
flag/badge
peccadillo
small sin small weakness in one’s character
flak
criticism/anti-aircraft guns
sash
long strip worn round the waist
tout
person who worries others to buy smth to use his service
smolder
burn slowly without flame
noisome
offensive disgusting (smell)
soot
black powder in smoke
verisimilitude
appearing TRUE or real
intransigence
unwillingness to compromise stubbornness intractability
hubris
arrogant pride
unfeigned
not pretended sincere
irascible
irritable easily angered
ferret
discover by searching search
credulous
ready to believe things
epistle
letter
sanguine
cheerful confident optimistic
intransigent
uncompromising
taciturn
untalkative silent
countenance
to favor or approve of
vigorous
strong energetic
elicit
draw out
valiant
brave
unencumbered
easy-going trifle
teetotal
oppose to alcohol
eradicate
get rid of pull up by the roots
immutable
that cannot be changed
palate
roof of the mouth sense of taste
inimitable
defying imitation unmatchable
inclined
directing the mind in a certain direction
perspicacity
quick judging and understanding
pinch
be too tight take between the thumb and finger
tepid
lukewarm
edible
fit to be eaten/not poisonous
asperity
roughness harshness ill temper irritability
stipple
paint with dots
onerous
needing effort burdensome
hack
cut roughly hired horse
obloquy
abusively detractive language sharp criticism vituperation
glimmer
weak/unsteady light
harrow
to distress create stress or torment
welter
turmoil a bewildering jumble
volubility
fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language
refine
make or become pure cultural
supercilious
disdainful characterized by haughty scorn
supersede
take the place of
liberality
free giving generosity
indomitable
not easily discouraged or subdued
august
majestic venerable
clamor
shout complain with a lot of noise
deter
discourage hinder
disconcert
upset the self-possession of
inundate
flood cover by overflowing
ferment
substance become excited
impromptu
without preparation
paean
song of praise or triumph
germane
relevant pertinent to
droll
jesting
demagogue
person appealing not to reasons
libel
statement that damages reputation
palliate
lessen the severity of
mischievous
harmful causing mischief
jabber
talk excitedly utter rapidly
abeyance
suspended action
frantic
wildly excited with joy pain anxiety
felon
person guilty of murder
effluvia
outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor
astute
clever quick at seeing to get an advantage
noxious
harmful
inasmuch
since because
abet
help/encourage smb (in doing wrong)
multifarious
varied motley greatly diversified
calumny
slander aspersion
abrogate
repeal or annul by authority
reiterate
say or do again several times
craven
cowardly
disheveled
untidy
chastened
corrected punished
chicanery
legal trickery/false argument
inured
accustomed to adapted
impassive
unmoved feeling no sign of passion
quiescent
at rest dormant torpid
poignant
deeply moving keen
suffocate
cause or have difficulty in breathing
propinquity
nearness in time or place affinity of nature
nonchalant
not having interest
provident
frugal looking to the future
erudite
learned scholarly
enthral
please greatly/enslave (fig)
hoax
mischievous trick played on smb for a joke
equable
steady regular
presumption
arrogance
flop
fail/move/fall clumsily
ineffable
to great to be described in words
incongruous
out of place not in harmony or agreement
fringe
edge ornamental border part of hair over the forehead
impugned
challenged to be doubted
subsume
include under a rule
refulgent
shining brilliant
pitfall
covered hole as a trap unsuspected danger
edacious
voracious devouring
pine
waste away through sorrow or illness
apprise
give notice to inform
castigation
severe punishment
obtain
to be established accepted or customary
preternatural
not normal or usual
misanthrope
person who hates mankind
ire
anger
reactionary
opposing progress
efficacy
production of a desired result
paradigm
a model example or pattern
penury
extreme poverty
opaqueness
dullness/not allowing light to pass through
earthenware
dishes made of baked clay
dormant
in a state of inactivity but awaiting development
derogatory
insulting tending to damage
benefactor
person who has given help
disallow
refuse to allow or accept as a correct
euthanasia
easy and painless death
precarious
uncertain risky dangerous
roll
call calling of names
scorch
become discolored/dry up/go at high speed
abacus
frame with balls for calculating
eschew
avoid
inveterate
deep-rooted. long-established
presage
warning sign
encumbrance
burden things that get on the way of
apostate
one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
empirical
relying on experiment
coeval
of the same period coexisting
conviction
convincing firm belief
recompense
make payment to reward punish
neophyte
person who has been converted to a belief
dainty
pretty/delicate(food)/difficult to please
clot
half-solid lump formed from liquid
lustrous
being bright polished
profuse
abundant/lavish
astringent
substance that shrinks
fawn
young deer try to win smb’s favor
arrogance
proud superior manner of behaviour
subdue
overcome bring under control
gush
burst out suddenly/talk ardently
sober
self-controlled
morose
ill-tempered unsocial
recidivism
relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior
florid
very much ornamented naturally red (e.g.. of face)
enduring
lasting
petrous
like a rock hard stony
infuriate
fill with fury or rage
exculpate
to clear from a charge of guilt
spurious
FALSE counterfeit
connoisseur
a person with good judgement (e.g.. in art)
ignominious
shameful dishonorable undignified disgraceful
rejuvenation
becoming young in nature or appearance
hush
make or become silent
graze
touch or scrape lightly in passing
odium
contempt dislike aversion
undermine
weaken gradually at the base make smth under
meretricious
attractive on the surface but of little value
endearing
making dear or liked
chastisement
punishment
quail
lose courage turn frightened
hone
stone used for sharpening tools
concur
agree in opinion happen together
deviance
being different in moral standards (from normal)
salacious
obscene
prune
dried plum silly person
sermon
reproving a person for his faults
anguish
severe suffering
bilge
bulge the protuberance of a cask
vanquish
conquer
discreet
careful/prudent
calipers
metal supports attached to the legs measuring instrument
scabbard
sheath for the blade
engender
cause produce give rise to
veer
change direction
turbid
muddy having the sediment stirred up
fixate
stare at
pith
essential part force soft liquid substance
equilibrium
state of being balanced
incessant
often repeated continual
amalgamate
mix combine unite societies
insouciant
unconcerned carefree
engrossing
taken up all the time or attention writing in large or formal
impair
worsen diminish in value
seminal
like a seed constituting a source originative
contentious
argumentative pugnacious combative quarrelsome
rave
act with excessive enthusiasm
irresolute
hesitating undecided
descry
catch sight of see smth in the distance
