General Knowledge 7 Flashcards
abstruse, ambiguous, complex
recondite
sent: the article contains recondite facts about an unknown event
faithless, disloyal, craven
recreant
sent: his recreant behavior led his supervisor to demote him
decency, morality, virtue
rectitude
sent: i want rectitude and honesty in my representatives
aromatic, fragrant, reminiscent
redolent
sent: the shop was redolent with the smell of honey
to rectify, equalize, remedy
redress
sent: how can i redress my unintended harm to you?
unnecessary, superfluous, excessive
redundant
sent: we made the redundant bedroom in a library
disobedient, willful, resistant
refractory
sent: we hired a trainer for our refactory dogs
to contest, disprove, rebut
refute
sent: it’s hard to refute his insistence that the game was rigged
to repeat, restate, reaffirm
reiterate
sent: i will reiterate my statement in case you were not listening
receptacle, shrine, coffer
reliquary
sent: in the churchyard, a reliquary holds the bones of a saint
negligent, careless, slipshod
remiss
sent: it was remiss of me not to call you when the twins were born
to argue, dispute, protest
remonstrate
sent: remonstrate with me all you like; i will not change my mind
amends, compensation, reimbursement
reparation
sent: how do they intend to make reparation to their victims
full, sated, stuffed
replete
sent: following their five-course dinner, they felt repete
degenerate, rascal, troublemaker
reprobate
sent: that reprobate should pay fro his wickedness
determined, steadfast, unyielding
resolute
sent: i am resolute in my desire to attain a doctoral degree
reprieve, break, rest
respite
sent: we took a short respite to stretch our legs
to censure, berate, abuse
revile
sent: we revile television host who humiliate their guests
to enthuse, rave, gush
rhapsodize
sent: she continued to rhapsodize over the great broadway show
discourse, oratory, experssion
rhetoric
sent: ability to use rhetoric well can help a politicianb
bawdy, lewd, vulgar
ribald
sent: the ribald revuw shocked some members of the audience
fissure, crevice, schism
rift
sent: there was a growing rift in the republican party
demanding, laborious, meticulous
rigorous
sent: rigorous exercise is only for those who are already healthy
laughable, humorous, ludicrous
risible
sent: your risible argument will convince no one at all
pulpit, dais, podium
rostrum
sent: on the rostrum were his notes and a bottle of water
rosy, ruddy, red
rubicund
sent: hals painted a drunk with rubicund nose and cheeks
defeat, disorder, retreat
rout
sent: the battle was a rout, and the army pulled back to the forest
to ponder, mull over, reflect
ruminate
sent: i must ruminate on the choices that led me to this point
to regret, lament, repent
rue
sent: i don’t want to rue missing my child’s important event
healthful, wholesome, benefical
salubrious
sent: taking a day off made a salubrious
irreverence, blasphemy, profanation
sacrilege
sent: her use of psalms in artwork looked like sacrilege to some
sugary, cloying, syrupy
saccharine
sent: that song is too saccharine for such a pwerful singer
sacred, inviolable, hallowed
sacrosanct
sent: our traditions are sacrosanct and may not be altered
constructive, remedial, wholesome
salutary
sent: one salutory effect of the storm was that i finished my book
immoral, indecent, lascivious
salacious
sent: the salacious comic is not a hit with older audiences
upbeat, confident, optimistic
sanguine
sent: she is more sanguine about the upcoming election than I am
wise, astute, discerning
sapient
sent: the professor bestowed some sapient advice on his students
sarcastic, derisive, mocking
sardonic
sent: a sardonic wit may disguise the speaker’s anxiety
ruler, sovereign, emperor
satrap
sent: the satrap had complete control over his people
division, rift, ruture
schism
sent: a schism in the church took place in teh 1300s
iota, bit, speck
scientilla
sent: i see no scintilla of evidence that his theory is correct
sermon, harangue, lecture
screed
sent: the magazine published his screed on global warming
painstaking, conscientious, thorough
scrupulous
sent: he is scrupulous about washing his car every week in the summer
defamatory, scandalous, abusive
scurrilous
sent: that scurrilous gossip wil ruin her reputation
partisan, parochial
sectarian
sent: the sectarian struggle could turn into civil war
worldly, lay, humanistic
secular
sent: the cathedral is surrounded by more secular shops and homes
treason, subversion, rebellion
sedition
sent: the traitor will probably be tried for sedition
transition, conversion
segue
sent: the conversation made a segue from personal to political issues
influential, decisive, creative
seminal
sent: his most seminal work is about the influence of religion
moralizing, pompous, didactic
sententious
sent: your sententious speech was more patronizing than inspiring
tomb, crypt, mausoleum
sepulcher
sent: the raise sepulcher dominated the graveyard
chance, distiny, accident
serendipity
sent: they met by serendipity at a concert in the park
submissive, docile, subervient
servile
sent: the dog wagged and crept low in a servile manner
to imitate, replicate, model
simulate
sent: clay balls are meant to simulate autos on this replica of the town
to pivot, rotate, veer
slue
sent: your tires may slue on the slushy driveway
channal, value, floodgate
sluice
sent: the sluice opens once a day to drain the runoff
elegant, sophisticated, fashionable
soigne
sent: her soigne party attracted several movie starts
consolation, comfort, succor
solace
sent: find solace in the fact that he is no londer suffering
concerned, anxious, caring
solicitous
sent: the nurse was solicitous and anticipatedo our every need
sleepy, drowsy, lethargic
somnolent
sent: the swinging hammock sent me into a somnolent stupor
resonant, echoing, loud
sonorous
sent: from the steeple, a sonorous bell chimed the hour
foul, repugnant, squalid
sordid
sent: it was a sordid tale of petty crime and obnoxious people
relating to a sister
sororal
sent: the twins sororal connection was very apparent
ghostly, ethereal, vaporous
spectral
sent: a spectral light rose over the darkened city
irritable, ill-humored, surly
splenetic
sent: he has a splenetic tantrum whenever he is frustrated
bogus, unauthentic, illegitimate
spurious
sent: his excuses were spurious and failed to convince us
to reject, scorn, disdain
spurn
sent: she will spurn any suitor who does not amuse her
valiant, sturdy, steadfast
stalwart
sent: the stawart guard stood watch all night long
fixed, unmoving, stationary
static
sent: we replaced the static sign with a vibrantm ditigal banner
faithful, loyal, dependable
staunch
sent: her bulldog is a staunch defender of the home
loud, booming, thunderous
stentorian
sent: in stentorian tones, he expressed his displeasure
disgrace, shame, ignominy
stigma
sent: a failing grade can be a stigma for those students
to specify, require, demand
stipulate
sent: signs stipulate that no smoking many take place here
dull, stuffy, unimaginative
stodgy
sent: her books are brillant, but her lecture are stodgy
indifferent, unresponsive, apathetic
stoic
sent: as they stitched up his wound, he remained stoic and brave
shrill, discordant, clamorous
strident
sent: my alarm clock’s strident ring scared the cat
to cripple deaden, hamper
stultify
sent: hot weather may stultify our preparations for the 10k race
to daze, bewilder, stun
stupefy
sent: a blow to the head can stupefy the strongest athlete
