General Vocabulary Flashcards
squalid
dirty (place or action) marked by filthiness
Anguish
severe metnal or physical pain or suffering
conceits
- excessive pride for oneself
- extended, elaborate metaphor.
“the idea of the wind’s singing is a prime romantic conceit”
frivolous
not having any serious value or purpose
callousness
insensitive/cruel disregard to others
vehement
passionate, forceful, intense feelings
endearment
a word or phrase expressing love or affection
revel
enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way
proliferating
multiplying and rapid increase in numbers
elude
evade, cleverly avoid
dubiously
without hesitation or doubt
servitude
slavery; punishment for a crime
being demeaned
deminished in respect or dignity for something
“Language is being demeaned because of the nuclear arms race”
spellbind
fascinate; enchant; to hold one’s attention as by a spell
polymath
person with wide range of knowledge
artificiality
being the product of intentional human manufacture, rather than occurring naturally through processes
rapport
close and harmonious relationship
viable
practical; able to be implemented
anathema
a curse; a vigorous denunciation
jeopardy
danger; peril; vulnerability
pugnacious
eager to fight; belligerent; combative; obnoxious
acquiescence
accept passively or reluctantly
conception
birth
denigrate
defame, belittle; criticize unkindly
capitulation
surrender; giving up resistance
maverick
an unorthodox or independent-minded person.
bawling
crying
mortified
embarrased, ashamed, humiliated
palatable
edible; pleasant tasting
exhuberance
the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience.
guileless
without deception, innocent
animosity
strong hostility (unfriendliness and opposition)
fruition
accomplishment; realization
pretentious
attempting to impress by creater creater importance on themselves” showy, conspicuous
extricate
to free; remove from entanglement
contracted
- catch a disease (contracted a virus)
- shrink (glass contracts when it cools)
- enter a formal and legally binding agreement (the local authority will contract with a wide range of agencies)
- acquire (he contracted a debt of one million dollars)
tenuous
flimsy; weak
“tenuous grasp on reality”
substantiating
(substantiate) make a claim solid/believable/substantial
affinity
- natural liking for something
(strong affinity for music) - similarity of characteristics
(this building has no affinity to contemporary architectural styles)
replete
complete; full
corroboration
evidence to confirm; proof
(there is no corroboration for this)
foraging
(person or animal) seraching for food or supplies; looking around
recalcitrant
resistant; defiant of authority
forfeiture
loss or giving up something as a penalty for a wrongdoing
(the court ordered the forfeiture of his computer)
Fitful
Not regular or steady; unstable
The fitful nature of Macbeth
eloquent
persuasive
astute
clever; shrewd; intellectually observant
Perturbed
Unsettled, in anxiety
Impertinence
lack of respect, rudeness
Tittering
Giggling
Quixotic
idealistic, impractical
disillusioning
disappointing
alterity
state of being different
schematized
rearrange, design
salient
noticeable and Important
inexorable
impossible to stop or correct
curtailed
limit, restrict
assiduously
with great care and perseverance
Self aggrandizement
Promoting oneself as being important and great
egress
action of leaving a place
speculate
hypothesize
balk
resist
Mnemonic: bark at something = resist
misgivings
doubt or suspicion
Menmonic: mistakenly give = left in doubt
lethal
destructive
duress
acting not from own will: from someone’s coercion and threatening
mnemonic: husband to wife: U DRESS the way I want you to dress
armour
(verb) provide someone with defense
fatuous
foolish; silly; simple-minded
barter
trade
paling
a fence made of pointed wood
tepid
lukewarm; moderate warmth
prudish
(编译词) take being proper to an exaggerated or ridiculous degree.
placebo
a replacement for medicine (used to trick patients and make them feel better psychologically just by consuming the pill)
transcience
temporary
vestige
remnant; that which is left
clandestine
secretive; held or conducted secretly
expatriate
banish; ostracism
lexicon
dictionary
felicity
great happiness
debacle
great disaster’ a tumultuous breakup
pernicious
wicked; deadly; highly injurious or destructive
tutelage
instruction; a guiding influence
ancillary
subsidiary; auxiliary; subordinate
plethora
excess; surplus
impeachable
to charge with a crime or misconduct
effete
decadent; marked by weakness
presumptuous
audacious; tending to be overly bold
voracious
gluttonous; extremely greedy; insatiable
inviduous
hostile; offensive; rousing ill will
histrionic
dramatic; theatrical; relating to the theater
gingerly
cautiousle; carefully; proceeding with caution
decadence
deterioration; decline
brazenly
in a bold or shameless way
Sooty
Covered with or coloured like soot (a black powdery substance produced by the incomplete burning)
Rigging
the system of ropes, cables, or chains employed to support a ship’s masts and to control or set the yards and sails
Hull
the main body of a ship, including the bottom, sides, and deck but not the masts (a tall upright post on a ship or boat), superstructure, rigging, engines, and other fittings.
Amorous
showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire
Clad
clothed in; dressed in
Immaculately
in a perfectly clean, neat, or tidy manner
In due course
At the appropriate time
Consternation
feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.
Ascertaining
find (something) out for certain; make sure of.
Waif
a homeless, neglected, or abandoned person, especially a child.
Evangelistic
Seeking to convert others to the Christian faith; missionary
farcical
resembling farce; ridiculous, preposterous
impound
take legal custody of something; seize
force majure
a natural and unavoidable catastrophe beyond anyone’s control
nemesis
personal enemy
chortie
a soft partly suppressed laugh
yore
a time long past
slog
hard work
deploring
have strong disapproval
cogent
logical, clear, convincing
vex
annoy, irritate
grouse
complain pettily, grumble
conurbation
amalgamation of network of urban communities
seer
a prophetess; someone who can foresee the future
macabre
disturbing or terrifying because it is invovled with death or injury
ruminating
chew the cud
portico
a structure with a roof and pillars; acts like a front porch of buildings
eminent
(of a person) very respected and famous in a particular sphere of profession
bray
the loud, harch cry of a donkey or mule
inaugurate
commence, begin or introduce
feat
a great achievement requiring courage, skill, and strength
plaudits
praise or approval
throngs
a large group of people
quip
a witty remark
bereaved
being deprived of a loved one because they died
briskness
liveliness and eagerness; alactrity
peroration
the concluding part of a speech; conclusion
josting
forcing your way through by pushing
blusterous
making forceful attacks; speaking boastfully
concilliatory
speaking in an appeasing manner; pacify
mutiny
rebelion; refusal to obey
carnage
massacre
testament
- a person’s will
- witness, evidence
contingent
subject to change
“the contingent nature of the job”
reverberate
resounding, echoing, resonating
mainline
- chief road
- inject as drug
nuisance
thing causing inconvenience or annoyance
profligate
reckless and extravagant spending of money
conundrum
difficult question
stochiastic
random
acclaimed
enthusiastically praised
ambient
relating to the immediate surroundings of something
approbation
an act of approving; praise
beneficiary
someone who receives a benefit
benign
not harmful
bureaucratic
run by officials rather elected representatives
circumvent
aviod
commissioned
produced for specific order, especially for a work of art
concede
agree / accept
conferred
granted or bestowed
lucrative
profitable
impetuously
impulsive
tactless
insensitive, inconsiderate
showing a lack of sensitivity and wit in dealing with others or with difficult issues
prevaricate
act evasively
dodge the issue
jilt
suddenly abandon
copious
plentiful in number
corollary
a further conclusion inferred from a proved conclusion with little or no additional proof; something that naturally follows
corrugation
a wrinkle; fold; ridge
furrow
long, narrow trench made from the plow
craggy
rugged, rough
credence
belief or acceptance that something is true
intrigue vs intriguing
- secret scheme or plot involving deception
- fascinating
abates
lessens
to what expedient
With what method: asking about the method that should be used
opulence
wealthy and rich
collocate
a word or phrase that frequently occurs near or alongside another word in a language. For example, in English, the words “strong” and “coffee” are collocates because they often appear together (as in “strong coffee”).
preside
be in charge of, lead
Advent
arrival of something
“the advent of television”
On the grounds that
because, why
Conflates
combines
sanctimony
acting as if you were morally superior
debut
Appearance/launching
ethereal
extremely delicate; too good to be true
accolade
awards
Perfunctory
suggests something done without much care or interest, merely out of routine or duty.
transcendence
go beyond something
exalt
glorify or elevate something
“Exalt your favorite pro-wrestler”
exult
rejoice
“Exult when you get the last two tickets to see your favorite band”
blatantly
obvious and conspicuous manner
“despite their blatant attraction to each other they try to stay just friends”
obtrusive
very obvious in intrusive way
“I hate obtrusive acne bumps!”
saloon vs salon
public bar for drinking vs business offering hairstyling, facials, etc.
concerted
unified, coordinated
implications vs effects
implications are conclusions, effects are consequences
implications talk about large event results, not the implications of objects like video games.
stealthy
behaving secretively
meteorically
in a way that develops fast
censor vs censure
ban vs criticize
lewdness
pornographic, vulgar
expound
elaborate explanation
