Group 10 Flashcards
Acumen
The ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions
Antithesis
Exact opposite, contrast
Ascribe
Assign or give credit to
Befuddle
Cause to become unable to think clearly
Eschew
deliberately avoid using; abstain from
Esoteric
likely to be understood by only a small number of people/abstruse/arcane/obscure
Evasive
Tending to avoid something difficult
Exculpate
Show or pronounce that someone is not guilty, of criminal charges
Expedite
make(an action) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly
Fastidious
Very attentive and concerned about accuracy and detail
Feign
Pretend to be affected by(a feeling, state or injury)
Furtive
Secretive/suggestive of guilty nervousness
Hamper
basket/hinder
Indispensable
absolutely necessary, something you can’t do without
Lament
A passionate expression of grief or sorrow
Myopic
Short-sighted
Nonchalant
Calm and relaxed/not displaying anxiety
Partial
incomplete/biased/having a liking for
Pensive
Engaged in serious thought
Portend
be a sign or warning that something calamitous is likely to happen
Provincial
Concerning a province of a country/religious regarded as narrow-minded
Rudimentary
limited to basic principles/relating to immature form
Salutary
Producing good efforts/beneficial
Sever
divide by cutting or slicing, suddenly and forcibly/put to an end/break off
Slight
small in degree/inconsiderate/insult by treating without proper respect
Somnolent
Sleepy, drowsy
Stoic
Seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain, someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
Supersede
Take the place of other/supplant
Tout
Attempt to sell/attempt to persuade people of the merits of/informer
Wane
Decrease in vigor or extent, become weaker
