fuck Flashcards
abjure
(v.) to reject, renounce (To prove his honesty, the president abjured the evil policies of his wicked predecessor.)
abrogate
(v.) to abolish, usually by authority (The Bill of Rights assures that the government cannot abrogate our right to a free press.)
acerbic
(adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste (Jill became extremely acerbic and began to cruelly make fun of all her friends.)
acrimony
(n.) bitterness, discord (Though they vowed that no girl would ever come between them, Biff and Trevor could not keep acrimony from overwhelming their friendship after they both fell in love with the lovely Teresa.)
acumen
(n.) keen insight (Because of his mathematical acumen, Larry was able to figure out in minutes problems that took other students hours.)
adumbrate
(v.) to sketch out in a vague way (The coach adumbrated a game plan, but none of the players knew precisely what to do.)
alacrity
(n.) eagerness, speed (For some reason, Chuck loved to help his mother whenever he could, so when his mother asked him to set the table, he did so with alacrity.)
anathema
(n.) a cursed, detested person (I never want to see that murderer. He is an anathema to me.)
antipathy
(n.) a strong dislike, repugnance (I know you love me, but because you are a liar and a thief, I feel nothing but antipathy for you.)
approbation
(n.) praise (The crowd welcomed the heroes with approbation.)
arrogate
(v.) to take without justification (The king arrogated the right to order executions to himself exclusively.)
ascetic
(adj.) practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious (The priest lives an ascetic life devoid of television, savory foods, and other pleasures.)
aspersion
(n.) a curse, expression of ill-will (The rival politicians repeatedly cast aspersions on each others’ integrity.)
assiduous
(adj.) hard-working, diligent (The construction workers erected the skyscraper during two years of assiduous labor.)
blandish
(v.) to coax by using flattery (Rachel’s assistant tried to blandish her into accepting the deal.)
buffet
(v.) to strike with force
burnish
(v.) to polish, shine
boon
(n.) a gift or blessing (The good weather has been a boon for many businesses located near the beach.)
cacophony
tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
cajole
to urge, coax
calumny
an attempt to spoil someone’s reputation by spreading lies
capricious
subject to whim, fickle
clemency
mercy
cogent
intellectually convincing
concomitant
accompanying in a subordinate fashion
ontrite
pertinent, eager to be forgiven
conundrum
puzzle, problem
credulity
readiness to believe
cupidity
greed, strong desire
cursory
belief to the point of being superficial
decry
to criticize openly
defile
to make clean, impure
deleterious
harmful
demure
quiet, reserved
deprecate
to belittle
deride
to laugh at mockingly, scorn
desecrate
to violate the sacredness of a thing or place
desiccated
dried up, dehydrated
dipahanous
light, dry, transparent
diffident
shy, modest
discursive
rambling, lacking order
dissemble
to conceal, fake
dither
to be indecisive
ebullient
extremely lively, enthusiastic
effontery
impudence, nerve
effulgent
radiant, splendorous
egregious
extremely bad
enervate
to weaken, exhaust
ephermal
short-lived, fleeting
eschew
to shun, avoid
evanescent
fleeting, momentary
evince
to show, reveal
exculpate
to free from guilt or blame, exonerate
execrable
loathsome, detestable
exigent
urgent, critical
expiate
to make amends for, atone
expunge
to obliterate, eradicate
extant
existing, not destroyed or lost
extol
to praise, revere
fastidious
meticulous, demanding
fatonous
silly, foolish
fecund
fruitful, fertile
feral
wild, savage
fetid
having a foul odor
florid
flowery, ornate
factious
troublesome or irritable
garrulous
talkative, wordy
grandiloquence
pompous language
gregarious
drawn to the company of others, sociable
hackneyed
unoriginal, trite
hapless
unlucky
harangue
a ranting speech; to give a speech
hegemony
domination over others
iconoclast
one who attacks common beliefs or institutions
ignominious
humiliating, disgracing
impassive
stoic, not susceptible to suffering
imperious
commanding, domineering
impertient
rude, insolent
impervious
impenetrable, incapable of being affected
impetuous
rash; hastily done
impinge
to impact, affect, make an impression; to encroach, infringe
implacable
incapable of being appeased or mitigated
impudent
casually rude, insolent, impertinent
inchoate
unformed or formless, in a beginning stage
incontrovertible
indusputable
indefigable
incapable of defeat, failure, decay
ineffable
unspeakable, incapable of being expressed through words
inexorable
incapable of being persuaded or placated
ingenuous
not devious; innocent and candid
inimical
hostile
iniquity
wickedness or sin
insidious
appealing but imperceptibly harmful
intransigent
refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion
inure
to cause someone or something to be accustomed to a situation
invective
an angry verbal attack
inveterate
stubbornly established by habit
jubilant
extremely joyful, happy
juxtaposition
the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison
laconic
terse in speech or writing
languid
sluggish from fatigue or weakness
largess
the generous giving of lavish gifts
latent
hidden, but capable of being exposed
legerdemain
deception, slight-of-hand
licentious
displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints