General Knowledge 3 Flashcards
sheer, filmy, translucent
diaphanous
sent: diaphanous curtains let in the morning light
invective, tirade, rant
diatribe
sent: your diatribe at the meeting jusr made you seem hysterical
informative, educational, instructive
didactic
sent: to poem is didactic and has a clear moral
shy, reticent, timid
diffident
sent: his diffident actions can seem unfriendly
lagging, slow, sluggish
dilatory
sent: they used dilatory tactics to delay the preoceedings
to embrass, mortify, disconcert
discomfit
sent: dad’s hilarity is designed to discomfit his daughter
to belittle, mock, criticize
disparage
sent: he chose to disparage his staff rather than supporting them
to evade, feign, disguise
dissemble
sent: if you are sincere, you rarely dissemble or hide your feelings
discord, conflict, noise
dissonance
sent: eastern music can sound lile dissononace to untrained ears
inflexible, dogmatic, strict
doctrinaire
sent: i find his ideas too doctrinaire to be practical
rigid, unbending, stubborn
dogmatic
sent: your dogmatic statements are necessarily true
sorrow, grief, misery
dolor
sent: lost in her dolor, the widow neglected her job and home
grim, gloomy, forbidding
dour
sent: the dour expression makes you look perpetually angry
force, coerce, intimidate
dragoon
sent: it was once popular to dragoon boys into military service
idiocy, foolishness, nonsense
drivel
sent: do not spout drivel and expect us to believe you
deception, betrayal, treachery
duplicity
sent: their duplicty led everyone to turn against them
enthusiastic, merry, jovial
ebullient
sent: she was ebullient when her boss offered her a promotion
rank, level, division
echelon
sent: only family members occupy the top echelon of the company
mixed, varied, diverse
eclectic
sent: her apprtite is eclectic; she likes thai food and barbecue
enlightenment, learning, instruction
edification
sent: for your edification, here are some infomative brochures
effective, succesful, effcient
effcacious
sent: that therapy iseffcacious in patients with muscle loss
boldness, impufdence, impertinence
effrontery
sent: her grandfather scolded her for her effrontery
experiential, verifiable, observed
empirical
sent: the empirical evidence seems to prove our theory
to imitate, copy, replicate
emulate
sent: childern tend to emulate to adults in their lives
praise, tribute, accolade
encomium
sent: we offered an encomium for his work in the community
puzzle, mystery, riddle
enigma
sent: the coin’s disappearance was an enigma we could not solve
boredom, world- weariness, tedium
ennui
sent: she suffers from ennui; nothing seems to interest her
plea, appeal, supplication
entreaty
sent: an entreaty to the teacher led to a new, more feasible deadline
transcient, fleeting, short-lived
ephermeral
sent: summer was ephemeral before long, it was chilly again
saying, witticism, axiom
epigram
sent: above the counter is an epigram that amuses everyone
letter, communique, dispatch
epistle
sent: our town owns an epistle from lincoln to a childhood friend
ambiguous, inclear, indefinite
equivocal
sent: test results were equivocal, so more test were scheduled
hermit, recluse, ascetic
eremite
sent: an eremite lives alone in the woods beind the village
phony, fake, artificial
ersatz
sent: ersatz coffee was all that was available during wartime
cliff, slope, precipice
escarp
sent: climbing the escarp requires skill and good equipment
culture, character, philosophy
ethos
sent: new york’s ethos in the 1980s centered on making money
to praise, extol, honor
eulogize
sent: several colleagues stood to eulogize their fallen friend
ecstatic, joyous, elated
euphoric
sent: we were euphotric when our band was chosen to play
to dissipate, vaporize, disapper
evanesce
sent: bubbles evanesce as she pours the champagne
reminiscent, suggestive, extracting
evocative
sent: that evocative poem appeals to anyone who loves nature
to worsen, aggravate, inflame
exacerbate
sent: don’t exacerbate your injury by excerising too soon
to rebuke, attack, censure
excoraite
sent: other journalist excoriate him for stealing from their work
to clear, absolve, exonerate,
exculpate
sent: new evidence will serve to exculpate the congressmen
deplorable, dishusting, hateful
exercrable
sent: this cherry-flavered toothpaste is execrable
interpretation, analysis, construal
exegesis
sent: did you read his exagesis of the ancient scrolls?
to encourage, urge, insist
exhort
sent: we tried to exhort our coach into taking us out tonight
to acquit, pardon, vindicate
exonerate
sent: dis the judge exonerate him of all wrongdoing >|?
to pull up, uproot, abolish
extirpate
sent: let is extirpate all inequity from our public schools
to disentangle. free, rescue
extricate
sent: the kitten fought the extricate itself from the tangle of yarn
enthusiatic, fervent, high-sprited
exuberant
sent: several exuberant fans waited backstage for the performers
to manufacture, construct, concoct
fabricate
sent: let’s fabrocate a shed to hold all of our gardening tools
liar, imposter, fraud
fabulist
sent: he’s a noted fabulist; his words often deceive strangers
fippant, humourous, playful
facetious
sent: that facetious remark does not help to fix the problem
superficial, effortless, simplistic
facile
sent: his response to this complex problem is too facile for me
aide, assistant, subordinare
factotum
sent: a young factotum carrried the boss’s overcoat and briefcase
painstaking, finicky, fussy
fastidious
sent: no one can compete with that tailor’s fine and fastidious work
inane, foolish, idiotic
fatuous
sent: i immediately regretted my fatuous response to his question
allegiance, loyalty, faithfulness
fealty
sent: the players fealty to their coach was inspiring to see
fruitful, productive, fertile
fecund
sent: the land was fecund and well-irrigated
lucky, fortuitous, apt
felicitous
sent: a rainbow can appear to be a felicitous sign
zealous, passionate, ardent
fervid
sent: she is a fervid supporter of that congressional candidate
relating to a son of daughter
filial
sent: he considered assisting his father to be his filial duty
blatant, brazen, overt
flagrant
sent: that hit was a flagrant violaton of the rules
factious, glib, offhand
flippant
sent: the senator’s flippant remark annoyed the reporter
to disobey, defy, contravene
flout
sent: it is unwise to flout the university’s regulation
to provoke, incite, agitate
foment
sent: did the union forment protest or just support it:
to sink. fail, collapse
founder
sent: the business began to founder under the weight of its debt
disturbance, brawl, quarrel
fracas
sent: a fracas broke out between supporters of the two teams
peevish, irritable, ill-tempered
fractious
sent: he is most fractious wen he first awakens from a nap
relating to a brother
fraternal
sent: the boys seem to lack any fraternal affection
burdened, laden, full
fraught
sent: her memoir was fraught with emotion and pain
flattering, overgenerous, unctuous
fulsome
sent: fulsome praise can sometimes seem insincere
sly, secretive, steathy
furtive
sent: the dog gave its owner a futive glance as it licked the plate
error, blunder, faux pas
gaffe
sent: the reporter’s unfortunate gaffe harmed her reputation
courtliness, chivalry, heroism
gallantry
sent: the knight’s gallantry impressed even his enemies
to rouse, stimulate, incite
galvanize
sent: injustice may galvanize even the laziest people to protest
range, extent, scope
gamut
sent: his class covers the gamut of east indian literature
talkative, voluble, chatty
garrulous
sent: she became garrulous when she was nervouse or tense
