Group 1 Flashcards
INCHOATE
(adj.) Incipient, still developing or incomplete
(adj.) Imperfectly formed, incoherent or lacking order
BESIEGE
(v) Attack, overwhelm, crowd in on or surround
AMALGAMATE
(v) To mix, merge, or combine into a whole
EFFRONTERY
(n) Insolence, boldness, or presumption
RAREFY
(v) To make or become thin, less compact, or less dense
(v) To purify, refine, or make more spiritual
DIATRIBE
(n) Bitter, abusive criticism or denunciation
PRECIPITATE
(v) To throw or fall down headlong
(v) To bring about or cause to happen, especially abruptly or prematurely
(v) To cause (a substance) to separate from a solution; To condense or cause to condense and fall from the sky as snow, rain, etc.
(adj.) Speeding headlong, rapidly, or dangerously;
Proceeding with undue haste and without necessary forethought
(adj.) Occurring abruptly or unexpectedly (adj.) Steep or rushing steeply downward
DISABUSE
(v) To free someone from a misconception or deception
AVER
(v) To assert or affirm positively
(v) To formally assert or prove in pleading a case or cause
BOLSTER
(v) To support, uphold, hearten, or boost
UNDERMINE
(v) To weaken by washing away the support or foundation underneath
(v) To weaken, injure, or ruin by degrees or a little at the time; to sap
(v) To subvert secretly or insidiously
(adj.) To dig a mine or tunnel underneath
DELIBERATE
(v) To think carefully or consider
(adj.) 1. Carefully considered
2. Slowly, unhurriedly decided
3. Done intentionally or with awareness of the consequences
ASSUAGE
(v) To make less intense or severe; to ease
(v) To satisfy, appease, or quench
(v) To pacify, sooth, or quiet
LACONIC
(adj.) Concise, terse, or extremely sparing with words
LUCID
(adj.) Intelligible or readily understandable
(adj.) Sane or rational
(adj.) Translucent or clear; bright or luminous
ENERVATE
(v) To weaken or sap the strength, vigor, or vitality of
MOROSE
(adj.) Sullen, gloomy, or melancholy
EULOGY
(n) A praising speech or tribute, especially honoring someone who has died
(n) High praise
PLACATE
(v) To soothe the anger of, mollify, or appease
ANTAGONISM
(n) Hostility, opposition, or active resistance
SKEPTICAL
(adj.) Showing, expressing, or given to doubt or questioning
INTREPID
(adj.) Resolutely fearless or undaunted
MOLLIFY
(v) To soothe or calm the temper or feelings
(v) To soften or make less rigid; to temper or lessen the intensity of
ANOMALOUS
(adj.) Deviating from the norm or expectations; irregular
(adj.) Uncertain or incongruous in nature
MUNDANE
(adj.) Ordinary, practical, commonplace; banal or uninteresting
(adj.) Of or related to this world, as opposed to the heavens
ABASE
(v) Degrade or humble; to lower in rank, status, or esteem
BURGEON
(v) To produce or send out new growth; to sprout or bloom
(v) To grow, expand, or develop quickly and often profusely
SAP
(n) 1. The circulatory fluid of a plant; an essential bodily fluid
2. Health, vitality, or energy (metaphor related to “essential body fluid”)
3. A gullible person, fool, or dupe
(v) 1. To deplete, drain, or weaken, especially of energy or vitality
2. To diminish the intensity or supply of
3. To undermine the foundations of
OCCULT
(adj.) Secret or withheld from the uninitiated
(adj.) Mysterious, inscrutable, difficult or impossible to comprehend
(adj.) Of, related to, or concerned with magic or the supernatural
GAINSAY
(v) To deny or prove false
(v) To oppose or speak out against
PITH
(n) The core, essence, or substance of a matter
(n) Mettle or vigor
(n) Importance or significance
GIST
(n) The central point or essence; the heart of the matter
(n) The grounds of a legal action
HACKNEYED
(adj.) Unoriginal, so commonplace as to be stale; trite, or banal
CORROBORATE
(v) To support with evidence, make more certain, or confirm
PLASTICITY
(n) Capacity to be molded or made to assume or hold a shape
EBULLIENCE
(n) Liveliness or exuberance, especially in manner or expression
PLETHORA
(n) Excess, profusion, or overabundance
ARTLESS
(adj.) Uncultured or ignorant, lacking in knowledge (adj.) Poorly or crudely made
(adj.) Without artificiality; natural, sincere
ARTIFICE
(n) A crafty, cunning trick or stratagem
(n) Deception or false behavior
(n) Cleverness, skill, or ingenuity
DIN
(n) A loud, clamorous noise
PRECARIOUS
(adj.) Lacking stability, dangerously uncertain, or subject to unknown circumstances
(adj.) Based on uncertain or dubious premises
DEFAULT
(n) Failure to meet an obligation, especially a financial obligation; failure to make a court appearance; failure to participate in a contest
(v) To fail to do any of the above
TORTUOUS
(adj.) Winding; containing numerous twists, turns, or bends
(adj.) Crooked, tricky, or devious
(adj.) Highly involved, circuitous, or complex
TENUOUS
(adj.) Not dense; thin or diluted inconsistency
(adj.) Slender
(adj.) Lacking substance or strength; flimsy; shaky
PROFUSE
(adj.) Present or available in great amount; plentiful, bountiful, or copious
(adj.) Pouring forth freely or abundantly; extravagant
PROPITIATE
(v) To gain or regain the favor of; appease or conciliate
ZENITH
(n) The highest point, culmination
DESICCATE
(v) To dry out completely
(v) To preserve (food) by drying
MALEDICTION
(n) A curse
VENERATION
(n) The act of regarding or treating with profound respect, awe, or admiration
