General Knowledge 1 Flashcards
to relinquish power, renounce, abandon, resign
abdicate
sent: the queen will abdicate her throne on behalf of her son
to do away with abolish, annul
abrogate
sent: the board may abroagte the public;s right to speak
to leave quickly, flee
abrogate
sent: did the puppy abscond with the steak bones?
self-disciplines, temperate, moderate
abstemious
sent: be abstemoius whn our boss is paying for your meal
to give in, agree, consent
accede
sent: will the workers accede to the proposed contract
pinnacle, summit, culmination
acme
sent: that award marks the acme of her acting career
insight, wisdom, quickness
acumen
sent: she is known for having outstanding business acumen
unyielding, obstinate, inflexible
adamant
sent: the professor was adamant that all work be in by friday
to pass judgement, arbitrate, referee
adjudicate
sent: a panel of musicians will adjudicate the performances
arrival, beginning, initiation
advent
sent: daffodils often indicate the advent of warmer weather
protection, guidance, tutelage
aegis
sent: the students were under aegis of a group of experts
attraction, sympathy, resemblance
affinity
sent: judging by her wardrobe, she has an affinity for ruffles
to exaggerate, enhance, overdo
aggrandize
sent: he tends toaggrandize his rather minor achievements
related on the father’s side
agnate
sent: in some tribes, the family cinnection is strictly aganate
enthusiasm, readiness, eagerness
alacrity
sent” we responded to his sughestion with alacrity
notwithstanding, although
albeit
sent: after his fall, his recovery was steady,albeit slow
to contend, claim, assert
allege
sent: they continue to allege that the accountant lost their files
to combine, erge, integrate
amalgamate
sent: our vilage may amalamate with the town next doors
surrounding, encircling
ambient
sent: al of the ambient noises made it to converse
to improve, upgrade, enhance
ameliorate
sent: those upgrades will ameliorate internet access
friendly, cordial, harmonious
amicable
sent: their divorce was amicable and went foward quickly
jar, jug
amphora
sent: feathers in a clay amphora decorated the entrance
recluse, hermit
anchorite
sent: he lived as an anchorite with just a cot and his bible
soul, spirit
anima
sent: she believes that her anima controls her actions
ill will, hostility, enmity
animus
sent: my animus toward their writer stems from years of abuse
to strengthen, harden
anneal
sent: to anneal glass, you must let it cool slowly
prewar
antebellum
sent: the houses’s columns date from the atebellum era
ancient, prehistoric, primitive
antediluvian
sent: caves held the bones of antediluvian creatures
beekeeping
apiculture
sent: he wore a helmet and gloves when engaging in apiculture
self-confidence, composure, assurance
aplomb
sent: despite her youth, she performed with aplomb
irate, angry, furious
apoplectic
sent: the coach was apopletic when his team appeared to give up
renegade, disbeliever, runaway
apostate
sent: having left the mosque, he was considered apostate
approval, praise, commendation
approbation
sent: their splendid duet was greeted by great approbation
tree-dwelling
arboreal
sent: arboreal species often have long, grasping tails
standard, model, prototype
archetype
sent: beelzbub is considered an archetype of evil
laborious, difficult, demanding
arduous
sent: few jobs are more arduous than coal mining
wall hanging tapestry
arras
sent: a woven arras covered one wall of the castle
craftsperson
artisan
sent: i bought the wooden toys from an artisan at the market
to discover, determine, ensure
ascertain
sent: were you able to ascertain the cost of that property
insinuation, defamation, slur
aspersion
sent: his nasty aspersion made his opponent look better to me
industrious, diligent, persistent
assiduous
sent: they are assiduous workers who never seem to tire
studio, workshop
atelier
sent: degas painted daily in his parisian atelier
bold, overconfident, reckless
audacious
sent: her audacious paln reflected her fearless attitude
grand, impressive, majestic
august
sent: the judge made an august enterance inhis flowing robes
halo, aura
aureole
sent: in the painting, a white aureole surrounds mary
lucky, favorable, fortunate
auspicious
sent: sailors believed that a red sunset was an auspicious sign
sober, plain, severe
austere
sent: the mennonite workers dressed in austere garments
greedy, scquisitive, grasping
avaricious
sent: an avaricious fox is bothering the chickens
like an uncle
avuncular
sent: he welcomed his students woth an avuncular greeting
maxim, truth, principle
axiom
sent: one common axiom states that two points define a line
din, confusion, noise
babel
sent: the babel of the marketplace meant that we had to shout
banter, repartee, chitchat
badinage
sent: she liked to engage in flitatious badinage with her classmate
trifle, triviality
bagetelle
sent: their request was a mere bagetelle for the skilled chef
specialty, field of expertise
bailiwick
sent: her bailiwick is the study of freshwater sustainability
sinister, menacing, malevolent
baleful
sent: the vulture gave us a baleful glance before flapping off
cliched, trire, hackneyed
banal
sent: please omit banal phrases from your academic writing
blight, curse, injury
bane
sent: their ancient plumbing is the bane of those homeowners
mainstay, stronghold
bastion
sent: the particular institute is a bastion of conservativism
open-air market, flea market
bazaar
sent: we furnished the room with rare finds from the bazaar
saintly, blessed, venerable
beatific
sent: the monks wrote about their beatific vision of st. jerome
to entice, charm, captivate
beguile
sent: we tried to beguile the famous author ro join us at the table
command, request, order
behest
sent: at the queens behest, the knights patrolled the town
to secure, make fast
belay
sent: as the boats reach the docks, deckhands belay each rope
to harass, bother, pester
beleaguar
sent: swarms of flies beleaguer the cows in the pasture
to contradict, misrespresent, disprove
belie
sent: the new data belie what we had believed earlier
warlike, agressive, contentious
bellicose
sent: his bellicose attitude makes him seem out of control
hostile, quarrelsome, argumentative
belligerent
sent: drunks may become belligerent or clumsy
kind, charitable, of assistance
beneficent
sent: she is known for her beneficent support of local schools
to scold, reproach, criticize
berate
sent: do not berate me for doing what i think is right
frenzied, crazy, uncontrollable
berserk
sent: catnip makes my cat run in berserk circles
to beg, plead implore
beseech
sent: the people bessech their king to keep their nation out of war
book collector
bibliophile
sent: my aunt is a bibliophile who specializes the first edition
to cheat, swindle, defraud
bilk
sent: their plot could bilk retirees out of their pensions
to cajole, wheedle, sweet-talk
blandish
sent: don’t try to blandlish me just to gain my forgiveness
to damage, ruin, disfigure
blight
sent: an infestation may blight the entire crop of corn
to club, beat, bash
bludgeon
sent: did he use a bat to bludgeon the escaping theif?
rowdy, noisy, unruly
boisterous
sent: a boisterous crowd ran through the streets after the game
to prop up, support, encourage
bolster
sent: you can bolster the campaign by contributing money
