General Vocabulary Flashcards
Prurient
Inequitable
Tenet
Anecdotal
Based on reports made through observation or personal accounts rather than data.
Apparent
Obvious, clearly understood.
Chastise
Intensely scold or condemn.
Connoisseur
Expert who is able to pass critical judgement on fine arts or matters of taste.
Curtail
Make less, cut down, or put restraint to.
Disdain
Having contempt toward someone, or a feeling that they’re undeserving of respect.
Emit
Send, give forth, issue
Flourishing
Growing quickly and prosperously
Incite
Instigate, stir up, promote the growth of.
Merit
Excellence or worthiness
Proprietary
Related to the ownership or exclusive rights to something.
Refrain
Hold back, especially from something bad or unhealthy.
Sedentary
Seated most of the time. Physically inactive.
Superimpose
Set or lay something over something else
Teeming
Swarming, full of things, abundantly filled.
Abstraction
The act of considering ideas or concepts that are not attached to any one event.
Determinant
An element that influences the nature or result of something
Diffuse
Spread out over a large area
Envisage
Conceive as a future possibility
Expend
Pay out or use up
Heed
Take notice of
Implicit
Understood without being plainly expressed
Indelible
Incapable of being forgotten, removed, or erased
Intermittent
Existing in intervals, happening occasionally or irregularly
Manifest readily perceived by the eye or mind
Perplexing
Utterly baffling, bewildering
Receptivity
The state of being open and responsive
Sentimental
Overly emotional, or romantic in an extravagant way.
Susceptible
Capable of being influenced by something, impressionable, unresistant
Vehement
Exhibiting forceful, intense feeling or energy even to the point of being antagonistic or otherwise negative.
Allocate
Portion out for specific purposes
Deteriorate
Continuously worsen, go downhill
Disseminate
Scatter, spread about, broadcast
Emulate
Copy in an attempt to be better than or equal
Exemplify
Illustrate, demonstrate by example
Fabricate
Make up, construct (often something false)
Mollify
Calm or soothe (an angry person) lessen or soften
Necessitate
Require as a result of, be grounds for
Proliferate
Increase or spread rapidly
Rectify
Correct, amend, make right
Relegate
Downgrade, lower the rank or position of
Repudiate
Reject, cast off, deny something’s authority
Simulate
Imitate how something looks or acts
Transliterate
Represent using the corresponding letters of another alphabet or language
Typify
Be an ideal or representative example of.
Adduce
Give reason or proof to support a theory
Deduce
Draw a conclusion based on logic or reasoning
Deviate
Drift from an established or standard course
Dissipate
Steadily disappear or cause to steadily disappear, disperse
Eradicate
Obliterate, remove or destroy completely
Expropriate
Seize property from, dispossess
Induce
Persuade or influence into action, give rise to
Instantiate
Represent by occurrence or use of a congregate example.
Mandate
Instruct or command someone to act a certain way.
Subordinate
Put in such a position, lower position
Extoll
Allegation
A claim for which proof has not yet been provided
Coalition
An alliance or union joining together for action
Contention
An assertion
On lsat may mean an area of disagreement between parties
Evasion
Avoidance, the act of dodging something
Fragmentation
The process of being broken into smaller pieces
Nullification
The process of eliminating any legal or binding force
Overestimation
The act of judging or approximating something too highly
Pretension
A claim or an attempt to establish one
Prevarication
A group moving forward in an orderly way, likely for a ceremony of some sort
Protrusion
Something that sticks out
Reiteration
The act of restating or repeating something for emphasis or clarity
Rendition
The performance of dramatic role or musical piece.
Retention
The act of keeping possession or use of something
Supposition
Hypothesis, conjecture, belief formed without certainty
Acuity
Keenness in perception of hearing
Affinity
A natural liking or feeling of kinship toward someone or something
Ambiguity
A lack of clarity, openness to interpretation in more than one way
Animosity
Hostility
Civility
Polite or courteous behavior, the state of being civil
Commonality
A shared feature or characteristic
Domesticity
Life at home and/or with family or the quality of being domestic
Fallibility
Inclination to make mistakes.
Feasibility
Capability of being carried out or easily done
Multiplicity
A large number, big variety.
Plasticity
Ability to be easily shaped or molded
Precocity
Mental development that is achieved abnormally early
Propensity
Tendency to act a certain way, disposition toward or in favor of something
Veracity
Habitual adherence to truth, accuracy,
Virtuosity
Great skill, aptitude, or mastery within the fine arts
Aboriginal
First of its kind to inhabit a land or region
Archetypal
Original type which all those of the same type are modeled after. Representative of a certain type of person or thing.
Canonical
Conforming to accepted rule or orthodox procedures
Dialectical
Related to discussion and reasoning via dialogues
Fundamental
Essential to structure or function
Hierarchical
Arranged by rank
Inviolable
Incapable of being broken, dishonored, or breached
Irreducible
Unable to diminish or put into a simpler form.
Nominal
Exhausting in name form only, in contrast to an underlying reality
Pedagogical
Having to do with teaching or instruction
Peripheral
Relating to the edge or boundary of a field of vision
Proportional
Corresponding in size or degree
Trivial
Insignificant, unimportant, of little value
Unfathomable
Incomprehensible, incapable of being fully understood
Viable
Capable of functioning successfully
Aesthetic
Concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
Archaic
Very old, out of date
Conducive
Promoting or assisting, helping make something possible
Corrosive
Causing to wear away, destructive
Counterintuitive
Contrary to what instinct or common sense would lead one to expect.
Erratic
Inconsistent, wandering, having no fixed course
Idiosyncratic
Peculiar, distinctive, individualistic
Idyllic
Pleasant in a natural, simple way
Imperative
Crucial, critical, vital
Irrespective
Regardless of, without considering
Lucrative
Profitable
Pragmatic
Dealing with actual facts and reality
Prohibitive
Forbidding, preventing
Putative
Generally regarded as such, supposed, presumed, assumed, ostensible
Successive
Consecutive, following after or next
Trifle
Acclaim
Praise, excitedly approve, applaud
Barter
Exchange, trade in goods or services for other goods and services. Typically an exchange that lacks money
Compel
Force, urge course of action
Deplete
Use up, completely or almost completely
Frivolous
Senseless, lacking seriousness, excessively carefree
Impetus
Driving force, momentum, impulse
Norm
A standard, principle, or average
Recoup
Regain, make up for
Superfluous
Excessive, not needed, more than enough
Vacuous
Mindless, empty, lack of thought or intelligence
Amorphous
Shapeless, without structure
Contemporaneous
Occurring at the same time
Contiguous
Adjoining, touching, sharing a border
Erroneous
Wrong, false, mistaken
Impervious
Impenetrable, not able to be harmed or emotionally disturbed
Ingenious
Intelligent, brilliant, clever
Innocuous
Harmless, inoffensive
Multitudinous
Abundant, numerous, existing in great number
Ominous
Threatening, giving the feeling that something bad is about to happen
Overzealous
Too eager in the pursuit of something
Rigorous
Meticulous, extremely thorough.
Ruinous
Destructive, harmful, devastating
Treacherous
Untrustworthy, unfaithful not dependable, dangerous or deceptive
Vicarious
Secondary, experienced through imagined participation in another’s experience
Voracious
Insatiable, having a really big appetite, having an extremely eager approach.
Murphy puppy
Bereft
Deprived
Chronic
Recurring, persistent, long standing
Deficit
Lack, gap
Devoid
Empty, vacant, completely lacking
Myriad
Countless, huge in number
Profusion
Extravagant amount
Quorum
Minimum number of members needed for a meeting
Dearth
Eschew
Assuage
Vacillating
Tractable
Compulsorly
Aggrieved
Afflicted, resentful, or distressed from experiencing unfair treatment
Convoluted
Twisted, very complicated
Disinclined
Unwilling, hesitant, unenthusiastic
Dispersed
Scattered over a broad area
Diversified
Varied, assorted, mixed
Emboldened
Instilled with courage, given bravery to take action, encouraged
Entrenched
Securely established, ingrained, rooted
Fortified
Defensible, Strengthened, supported, reinforced
Muddled
Disordered, in a confused or disorderly state
Obscured
Concealed, darkened, cast over
Predisposed
Inclined or liable to do something
Protracted
Lengthy, continuing for a long time or longer than usual
Reputed
Believed to be or in a certain way
Uninflected
Monotonous, without change in pitch or tone
Vested
Guaranteed, fixed, absolute, without contingency
Amenable
Willing to take suggestions, able to be influenced or controlled
Insolvent
Connive
Acquisitive
Censure
Disapprove strongly and officially
Contemptuous
Scornful, full of disrespect for something or someone
Denounce
Accuse of being evil or wrong, generally publicly and loudly
Lament
Mourn passionately
Malign
Speak ill of, slander
Objectionable
Offensive, off-putting
Reprehensible
Disgraceful, dishonorable
Sardonic
Mocking, often with laughter, spiteful
Subversive
Disruptive, trying to undermine some kind of established order.
Unconscionable
Indefensible, unreasonable
Posits
Repudiate
Presupposition
Spurious
Illogical argument or false claim
Dubious
Doubtful
Reneger
Nadir
Accede
Remissible
Belie
Construe
Brash
Abstain
Refrain from something bad or unhealthy
Acute
Sharp or intense, usually marked by sudden onset
Adherent
Supporter, follower, devotee
Antithetical
Opposite, directly opposed
Apex
Peak, high point
Arbitrary
Having no basis, capricious, unreasonable, based on one’s discretion
Capricious
Ascertain
Make certain, find out for sure, determine
Ascribe
Attribute, chalk up to
Assert
State forcefully
Asymmetry
Imbalance
Circumspect
Cautious, prudent, careful to consider consequences
Circumvent
Bypass or avoid
Cogent
Compelling, powerfully persuasive
Compulsory
Mandatory, enforced by rule
Concurrence
Agreement in point of view or a simultaneous occurrence.
Conform
Comply, act in line with standards that are socially acceptable
Constitute
Establish (as in by law), make up, form
Construe
Interpret, make sense of
Continuum
An endless sequence in which the elements close to each other do not differ greatly but the starting and end points do.
Converse
The reversal of something
Denude
Compensatory
Offsetting to an injury.
Contingency
Possible future event
Corroborate
Provide more evidence for, support, strengthen
Culpable
Worthy of blame, guilty, at fault
Extenuating
Mitigating, excusing, making more forgivable
Extralegal
Not regulated by law
Fallacious
Logically incorrect
Illegitimate
Unlawful, illegal, improper
Inconclusive
Lacking a definite result
Indubitable
Unquestionable, without a doubt
Plausible
Believable, credible, possible
Preponderance
Numerical superiority, majority, greater importance or weight
Presuppose
Assume, presume, require as a condition
Stipulate
Specify as a demand
Transgressor
Lawbreaker, criminal, someone who violates rules or codes
Bulwark
Strong support or protection
Abate
Diminish, lessen in force
Abate
Diminish, lessen in force
Allegorical
Having a hidden meaning
Allusion
Hint, indirect reference
Analogous
Comparable, similar
Anomalous
Abnormal, deviant, out of the ordinary
Compromise
Consist of, include
Elicit
Call forth, evoke, bring out
Equivocate
Express different meaning using the same term
Illicit
Impermissible, unlawful
Indigenous
Native (to a place)
Indigent
Destitute, impoverished
Indignant
Incensed, angry
Qualified
Limited, restricted in some way
Supplant
Replace, supersede
Tenacious
Persistent, steadfast, holding onto something
Tenuous
Flimsy, unsubstantiated, weak, vague
Vindicate
Clear of blame, justify, defend, substantiate
Vindictive
Vengeful, unforgiving
Sophistry
Use of fallacious arguments to intentionally deceive.
Derivatively
Guilelessly
Aggrieved
Appreciably
Considerably, in a manner that is enough to be perceived
Astonishingly
In very surprising fashion
Diametrically
In direct opposition, opposite, utterly or completely opposed to
Effusively
Expressed with strong emotion, enthusiastically
Egregiously
Outrageously, shockingly, in an outstandingly terrible way
Empirically
According to observation, in an observed or experienced manner
Facilely
In an oversimplified way, superficially
Indistinguishably
In the extract same manner, cannot be recognized as different or distinct.
Invariably
Without exception, always, on every occasion
Inventively
Ingeniously, imaginatively, in an original, creative fashion
Inversely
In the opposite way, backward, in reverse or in a contrary way somehow, negative correlation
Presumably
Supposedly, apparently, likely to be true without absolute certainty
Presumptuously
Arrogantly, shamelessly, too boldly or confidently
Sequentially
In logical order, naturally following in time or place
Tacitly
In an unspoken manner, in an implied or implicit fashion
Vociferous
Elucidate