GAMSAT vocab Flashcards
Credulity
Tendency to be too ready to believe something is real or true
Magnanimous
Generous or forgiving, particular towards a rival or less powerful person
Milieu
A person’s social environment
Conviction
Firmly held belief or opinion
Erudition
To teach; educate
meretriciousness
Alluring by show of flashy or vulgar attractions - based on deception or insincerity; vulgar
Astuteness
Being able ot understand a situation and see how to get an advantage from it
Hedonism
Pursuit of self pleasure; sensual self-indulgence
Ephemeral
Lasting for a short time; transient
Microcosm
Community, place or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristics of something much larger
absolution
Formal release of guilty, obligation or punishmnet
Innocuous
Neither hurtful, harmful or injurious;
Harmless
Patronage
A condescending manner or attitude in granting favours, in dealing with people
Invective
Highly critical
Rancour
Bitterness
Appropriation
Act of making something one’s own, usually without permission
Despotism
System of government where ruler has unlimited power
Cardinal
Serious or grave/ main
Virtue
Moral excellence
parochialism
a limited or narrow outlook, especially focused on a local area; narrow-mindedness.
Truculent
quick to argue or fight, aggressively defensive
Moral
Concerned with principles of right and wrong behaviour
Virility
Quality of having strength, energy, strong sex drive
Glib
Fluid but insincere or shallow; flippant
Compassion
Showing pity and concern for sufferings or misfortunes of others
Apathy
Lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern
Generosity
Showing readiness to give
Altruistic
Showing disinterested and selfless concern for well-being of others; unselfish
Acrimoniously
Bitter or critical
Impudent
Not showing due respect to another person; impertinent
Indignant
Anger at what is perceived as unfair treatment
Emphatic
Expressing something forcibly and clearly
Apprehensive
Anxious or fearful something bad will happen
Disconcerting
To make to feel unsettled
Despond
To become disheartened or discouraged
Piety
Quality of being religious or reverent
Reverent
Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect
Capacious
Having lots of space inside; broad
Pragmatic
Dealing with things in a sensible and realistic way based on practical rather than theoretical consideraitons
Vulgar
Lacking sophistication or good taste
Mirth
Emotion that produces laughter
Trite
Lacking originality or freshness; ordinary
Circumspection
Quality of being unwilling to take risks, wary, prudence
Therapeutic
Relating to healing of disease
Transience
Temporary
Equivocality
Ambiguity (equivocal) - capable of double interpretation
Antagonistic
Showing or feeling active opposition or hostility towards someone or something.
Maudlin
tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental
self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental.
Derisive
Expressing contempt or ridicule; mocking
No one wants to deal with Jim because he is so derisive towards his coworkers
Largesse
Liberality in bestowing gifts
Generosity
Slavish
Abjectly submissive; characteristic of servant
Abject
completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing.
the state of being extremely unhappy, poor, unsuccessful,
Imperiously
Manner showing arrogant superiority
Rapture
State of being carried away by overwhelming emotion