Group 11 Flashcards
ignominy
n. shame, disgrace [the __ of being imprisoned]
fission
n. splitting, division, dividing smthg into two or more parts [the party dissolved into ___ and acrimony]
lurch
n. stagger; sway; leave so in difficult situation [leave a guy in the ___]
sinews
n. the source of strength, power, vigor [__of the nation]; anchor, backbone
espouse
v. advocate, adopt, support –I will __ the national cause and recycle
corrode
v. deteriorate, damage slowly by chemical action [acid rain___buildings]
refute
v. disprove, deny, prove theory wrong, false
brood
v. dwell on, n.group of similar people
proffer
v. offer, tender, extend, hold out smthg to smne for acceptance
underpin
v. prop up, strengthen, forms basis for.
render
v. provide a service [money for services ___ed]; give (help) [___asistance to …]
purvey
v. provides, or supplies [__of foods]
rebuff
v. reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner
molder
v. slowly decay or disintegrate esp bc of neglect [there was a mushroomy smell of disuse and ___ ing books]
eke
v. stretch, economize manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty [she helped her family __ out an existance]
unwieldy
adj. cumbersome, unmaneuverable, bulky, difficult to carry, move bc of its size; too badly organized to function efficiently [__fingers]
tawdry
adj. gaudy, tasteless, showy but cheap and of poor quality
shiftless
adj. laziness, indolent, and lack of ambition
indolent
adj. lazy, inert, languid
listless
adj. lethargic, torpid, lacking energy or enthusiasm [bouts of __ depression]
prodigal
adj. recklessly wasteful
raucous
adj. rowdy, boisterous; screeching//__ children
torpid
adj. slow, sluggish
vociferous
adj. vehement, clamorous (passionate, loud and insistent)
profligate
adj. wasteful, extravagant [___ consumers of energy]; licentious; dissolute
maudlin
adj. weepy, self pitying, usu. drunk [__self-pity is not attractive]
sequestration
n. confiscation until debt paid comparable in certain aspects
melee
n. fracas, commotion, fray, a confused mass of people [people were trampled in the __]
vicissitude
n. instability, shift, variation in circumstance, character, ups and downs [the __ of our love breaks my heart]
nadir
n. lowest pt in fortunes of person, pits [the __ of my career is over!]
prestidigitation
n. magic tricks performed as entertainment
row
n. noisy acrimonious quarrel
repose
n. temporary rest from activity exertion, peacefulness
vagary
n. whimsy, fluctuation, an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation/behavior [the ___ies of weather]
vie
v. compete eagerly w someone in order to achieve smthg [rival mobs ___ing for control]
rail
v. protest against, fulminate against, complain strongly and persistently about something
purloin
v. steal
stultify
v. thwart; bore, cause to lose enthusiasm, esp as a result of a restrictive routine
roil
v. upset, agitate; make turbid or muddy
besotted
ad. Strongly drunk [he became __ with his best friend’s sis]
feckless
adj. aimless, carefree, incompetent, futile
egregious
adj. appalling; shocking [__ abuses of copyright]
crapulent
adj. besotted, buzzed
perfunctory
adj. cursory, desultory, offhand
pointed
adj. cutting, incisive remark, unambiguous criticism [ __ comments were made about you]
cursory
adj. desultory, casual, hasty
enervating
adj. draining of energy; weakening [the __ humidity of the coast]
inert
adj. immoble, lacking the ability or stength to move [she lay __ in her bed]
ostentatious
adj. showy, pretentious, conspicuous //__display of wealth
frippery
n. adornment, unnecessary ornament in architecture, dress, or language a tawdry or frivolous thing
