Group 1 Flashcards
aberrant
deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)
approbation
an expression of approval or praise
audacious
daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)
austere
without adornment; bare, severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)
axiomatic
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom)
capricious
inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable
obviate
to anticipate and make unnecessary
parody
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art
precipitate
acting with excessive haste or impulse; to cause or happen before anticipated or required
prescience
foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient)
prevaricate
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
synthesis
the combination of parts to make a whole (verb form: synthesize)
waver
to move to and fro; to sway to; to be unsettled in opinion
exculpate
exonerate; to clear of blame
virulent
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
censure
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke/disapprove
disabuse
to undeceive; to set right; to persuade that an idea or believe is mistaken
convoluted
complex or complicated
ingenuous
innocent; unsuspecting; honest
nascent
coming into being; in early developmental stages
arduous
strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
perennial
recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
tortuous
winding, twisting; excessively complicated
recant
to retract, esp. a previously held belief
static
not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
reticent
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
fulminate
to loudly attack or denounce
equivocate
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj form: equivocal)
magnanimity
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. form: magnanimous)
relegate
to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
stupefy
to stun, baffle, or amaze
squander
to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
inured
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
canonical
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)
qualms
misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
chicanery
trickery or subterfuge
erudite
very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition)
noxious
harmful, injurious
neologism
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
veracity
truthfulness; honesty
effrontery
extreme boldness; presumptuousness
predilection
a disposition in favor of something; preference
extemporaneous
improvised; done without preparation
truculent
fierce and cruel; eager to fight; pugnacious
refute
to disprove; to successfully argue against
onerous
troubling; burdensome
discordant
conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
ennui
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
martial
associated with war and the armed forces
solicitous
concerned and attentive; eager
assuage
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
perfunctory
cursory; done without care or interest
irascible
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
mundane
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
stymie
to block; to thwart
disparate
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
abscond
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
sordid
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
anomaly
deviation from the normal order, form or rule; abnormality (adj form: anomalous)
perspicacious
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)
torque
a force that causes rotation
lucid
clear; easily understood
enervate
to weaken; to reduce in vitality
prattle
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
laud
to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)
sporadic
occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
perfidy
intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious)
connoisseur
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
filibuster
intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
voracious
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
eloquent
well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence)
paean
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
exigent
urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
nebulous
vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
obtuse
lacking in sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
alacrity
eager and enthusiastic willingness
