Final Exam Vocabulary Flashcards
Having to do with beauty or order
Aesthetic
Hostility or hatred
Antipathy
Not interested; having no strong emotion towards
Apathetic
Having no interest in politics, not political
Apolitical
Intended to serve as a warning
Cautionary
To avoid by going around; bypass
Circumvent
Having to do with business of a town or community
Civic
Of or related to informal speech; conversational
Colloquial
A coming together
Congress
An image or idea associated with a word
Connotation
Diligent and careful
Conscientious
Wordy or sophisticated
Cosmopolitan
To lower in dignity or esteem, insult
Degrade
Having certain characteristics in common, such as race or gender
Demographic
The dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
To speak aloud in order that one’s words may be copied or recorded.
To give an order; to make necessary
Dictate
Highly spirited; animated
Effervescent
Powerful and expressive
Eloquent
Calling forth a vivid image or impression
Evocative
Passionately excited or enthusiastic
Fervent
Drink; soak up
Imbibe
A curse
Imprecation
An attack on another’s territory; a raid
Incursion
Lazy; adverse to work
Indolent
Curious; asking many questions
Inquisitive
Dull; uninteresting
Insipid
Not based on reason or logic
Irrational
Style or action of speaking
Locution
A recital of words intended to harm; a curse
Malediction
Having en effect in a large area or region
Pandemic
Habit or type
Persuasion
Threatened or unsafe
Precarious
That which comes before; forerunner
Precursor
To rot; to decompose
Putrefy
To bring back into agreement
Reconcile
Help for a problem; a solution
Recourse
Act of ordering or demanding something
Requisition
Not obeying moral laws; unscrupulous
Unconscionable
Masculine; manly
Virile
Right action, moral goodness
Virtue
Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art
Virtuoso
Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
Acrimonious
