General Knowledge 8 Flashcards
smooth, debinair, unbane
suave
sent: in the movies he is suave, but in real life hes’s a bit of a slob
to overpower, conquer, defeat
subjugate
sent: tyrants tend to subjugate and oppress their citizens
impressive, magjestic, supreme
sublime
sent: the waterfall was a sublime example of nature at its best
elusive, abstruse, indefinable
subtle
sent: there is subtle
diffeerence between the two plans
juicy, luscious, delectable
succulent
sent: pears are most succulent when picked ripe from the tree
disdainful, patronizing, haughty
supercillious
sent: with a supercilious smile, she banished them from the room
to replace, supplant, succeed
supersede
sent: members of the board many superede the ceo for now
to infer, deduce, conclude
surmise
sent: one might surmise from your actions that are furious
sneaky, stealthy, clandestine
surreptitious
sent: with a surreptitious movement, he passed her the note
flatterer, toady, yes-man
sycophant
sent: a sycophant rarely gains the repect of his or her supervisor
sensuous, luxurious, pleasurable
sybaritic
sent: they enjoyed the sybaritic features of the spa
meeting, conference, convention
symposium
sent: at the symposium we learned more about international law
simultaneous, contemporary, concurrent
synchronous
sent: earthquakes were synchronous in all three counties
to integrate, amalgamate, manufacture
synthesize
sent: the new cd will synthesize country and alt rock
unspoken, implied, inferred
tacit
sent: they had a tacit agreement about household chores
reserved, reticent, silent
taciturn
sent: he remained taciturn when accused of wrongdoing
palpable, corporeal, substantial
tangible
sent: we found no tangible evidence of marine life in the bay
crude, gaudy, cheap
tawdry
sent: her tawdry makeup gave her a clown-like appearance
recklessness, gall, audacity
temerity
sent: she had the termerity to accuse me of misconduct
self-resistant, moderation, abstinence
temperance
sent: he lived to be 96 by practicing temperance in all the things
plausible, defensible, justifiable
tenable
sent: if the plan is not tenable, go back to the drawing board
persistence, obstinacy, doggedness
tenacity
sent: i admire your tenacity in sticking to an exercise plan
partisan, biased, opinionated
tendentious
sent: the flyer gave a tendentious account of city politics
shady, gloomy, murky
tenebrous
sent: we could not see far into the tenebrous alley
belief, precept, doctrine
tenet
sent: he lives by the tenet most call “the golden rule”
unconvincing, fragile, weak
tenuous
sent: his oddball theories have a tenuous link to reality
dramatic, theatrical, staged
thespian
sent: she tries out for every thespian activity on campus
timid, fearful, anxious
timorous
sent: his timorous voice was nearly impossible to hear
sweltering, hot, sizzling
torrid
sent: in the torrid zones, ships might founder for lack of wind power
winding, circuitous, meandering
tortuous
sent: the trail up the cliff was tortuous and unmarked
obedient, dutiful, governable
tractable
sent: only the most tractable animals make good service dogs
short-loved, impermanent, fleeting
transitory
sent: butterflies make a transitory appearance her in july
forceful, effective, incisive
trenchant
sent: he made a trechant argument in support of the proposal
apprehension, foreboding, dread
trepidation
sent: i approached the first day of any new job witu trepidation
stale, hackneyed, pedestrain
trite
sent: do not se trite phrases to present an imaginative idea
quarrelsome, arugementative, defiant
truculent
sent: the man grew traculent as they pulled him from the police car
clamor, commotion, hubbub
tumult
sent: in the tumult, we called out for our missing friends
cliche, platitude, maxin
trusism
sent: it is a truism that good always triumphs over evil
omnipresent, everywhere
ubiquitous
sent: cell phones are now ubiquitous among middle schoolers
to lament, wail, howl
ululate
sent: as the mourners passed, we heard people ululate
offense, resentment, indignation
umbrage
sent: do not take umbrage at his clumsy remarks
oily, ingratiating, obsequious
unctuous
sent: the unctuous bulter seemed to slither around his employer
to ripple, surge, heave
undulate
sent: waves undulate gently all along the seashore
to scold, berate, chastise
upbraid
sent: i hade to upbraid the children for staying up past their bedtimes
suave, refined, elegant
urbane
sent: living in paris for two years gave him an urbane manner
to appropriate, commandeer, seize
usurp
sent: the prince plans to usurp power from his uncle
relating to a wife
uxorial
sent: uxorial duties changed as more women entered the workplace
to flutuate, hesistate, waver
vacillate
sent: i continueto vacillate between law school and teaching
empty, inane, vacant
vacuous
sent: not a single emotion flickered across the vacuous face
to sanction, confirm, corrobrate
validate
sent: the results seem to validate our original theory
bland, lifeless, insipid
vapid
sent: the movie was cheerful and bubbly but had a vapid plot
to boast, brag, crow
vaunt
sent: the students vaunt about their lab’s breakthrough discovery
forceful, fervid, passionate
vehement
sent: he was vehement in his denial of wrongdoing
mercenary, corruptible
venal
sent: the venal pair took part in three banks robberies
esteemed, respected, honored
venerable
sent: everyone admired the venerable old bishop
wordy, garrulous, loquacious
verbose
sent: it is better to be concise and clear than to be verbose
green, grassy, fertile
verdant
sent: verdant fields lay under the bluest of skies
truth, reality, authenticity
verisimilitude
sent: randomly placed objects add verisimilitude to his portraits
dialect, idiom, argot
vernacular
sent: her command of the native vernacular is impressive
secondhand, delegated
vicarious
sent: she gets vicarious joy from her child’s accomplishments
variation, mutation, complication
vicissitude
sent: my company’s closing is just one more vissitude of life
to malign, disparage, defame
vilify
sent: her column seems to vilify the members of the board
genius, talent, skill
virtuosity
sent: the violinist showed great virtuosity at a young age
wrath, ire, spleen
vitriol
sent: parents showered vitriol on the coach of the opposite team
voluble, noisy, raucous
vociferous
sent: silence the vociferous students before starting your speech
ravenous, greedy, insatiable
voracious
sent: wolves may be voracious after a long, cold winter
to grant, deign, bestow
vouchsafe
sent: the queen will vouchsafe the ambassadors safe return
immodest, unchaste, lewd
wanton
sent: the actors were dressed as wanton women of the streets
spendthrift, squanderer, profligate
wastrel
sent: she has the habits of a wastrel and fritters away money
to cajole, inveigle, coax
wheedle
sent: could you wheedle the kitten to come out from under the sofa?
to sharpen, hone, stimulate
whet
sent: use this tool to whet the craving knife
sly, cunning, devious
wily
sent: an owl is considered wise, and a fox is believed to be wilt
to sift, separate, extract
winnow
sent: toss the grain in the air to winnow away the chaff
shriveled, wrinkled, withered
wizened
sent: the fallen apple were wizened and dried
to quarrel, bicker, argue
wrangle
sent: my brothers often wrangle over who has the better job
dry, sere, desert
xeric
sent: the mojave desert is one example of a xeric environment
to swerve, veer, weave
yaw
sent: the sailboat may yaw to avoid other boats in the harbor
summit, apex, pinnacle
zenith
sent: when the sun is at its zenith, stay inside or risl sunburn
