Group 10 Flashcards
desideratum
n. essential, necessity [integrity was ____ in my new job ]
clemency
n. lenience [an appeal for ___]
amalgam
n. mixture/blend [____ of tradition]
confluence
n. process of merging, a junction, crowd// the __ of the two streets
cornucopia
n. symbol of plenty: horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, corn
coalesce
v. come together and form one mass or whole [the puddles had __ into shallow streams]
corral
v. gather (a group of people or things) together
emanate
v. give off, arise, emite [warmth ___ed from the fireplace]
burgeon
v. grow or increase rapidly flourish
imbue
v. inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality [be __with]
elucidate
v. make clear, explain
beleaguer
v. plague, harass, beset with difficulties [he is leading a relief force to the aid of the __ city]
disseminate
v. spread or disperse widely
buoy
v. sustain, encourage, keep afloat
commiserate
v. sympathize
gaunt
ad. (of a person) lean and haggard
noxious
ad. Harmful, poisonous, very unpleasant [__fumes]
dismal
adj. Depressing; dreary; gloomy
derelict
adj. abandoned; run-down; negligent
poignant
adj. bitter, moving, evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret [a __reminder of the passing of time]
despondent
adj. depressed, dejected, morose, glum
saturnine
adj. distant, gloomy
infinitesimal
adj. extremely small
decrepit
adj. frail; dilapidated, run down [centuries old buildings now ___]
inimical
adj. harmful, detrimental, tending to obstruct
pernicious
adj. having a harmful effect esp in a gradual or subtle way [____mutha…
dilapidated
adj. in a state of disrepair [Detroit is a city of _____ buildings]
visceral
adj. instinctive, second nature, relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect [the voter’s ___ distaste to the new president has led to shenanigans]
lugubrious
adj. looking or sounding sad and dismal
forlorn
adj. miserable; desolate; hopeless [she seemed __]
incongruous
adj. out of place, inappropriate, incompatible [the coat looked ____ with the black dress]
insidious
adj. proceeding gradually with harmful effects [ ____path?]
dejected
adj. sad and depressed [he stood in the street lookin __]
derisory
adj. small, inadequate; contemptuous, condescending [ So the dean made a__ counter offer calculating, correctly, that he would not move
turbid
adj. unclear, murky [__ currents]
exigent
adj. urgent, pressing
tincture
n. a slight trace of something [she could not keep a __ of bitterness out of her voice]
modicum
n. a small quantity of a particular thing esp something considered desireable or valuable [his statement had more than a ____ of truth]
melancholy
n. deep long-lasting sadness; adj. depressed
dissonance
n. disagreement, discord [ __ between campaign rhetoric and personal behavior]
dichotomy
n. division between two things that are opposed // a __ between thought and action. __between goals and effort to meet those goals.
penury
n. extreme poverty, destitution [he died in a state of virtual __]
bastion
n. fortress, support, institution strongly defending particular
vestige
n. glimmer, memento, trace
erosion
n. gradual distruction, diminuation of smthg
nuisance
n. inconvenience, annoyance, bother// making __s of themselves
dimorphism
n. occurring in or representing two distinct forms (distinction) // The sexual dimorphism of many birds is obvious when it’s noted that the male is often more brightly colored than the female
auspice
n. patronage, sponsorship, favorable sign
aegis
n. patronage, sponsorship
contrition
n. repentance, remorse
