Group 14 Flashcards
Wayward
Difficult to control or predict because of willful behavior
Synonym- obstinate, obdurate, perverse
Mnemonic- follows his own way
Acquiesce
Accept something without protest
Mnemonic- agree+quietly
Adroit
Clever or skillful
Mnemonic- sounds like a draw- drawing you can make if you are skillful
Animus
Hostility or ill feeling
Mnemonic- sounds like enemy- enemies are hostile towards us
Apologist
A person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial
Mnemonic- one who seeks apology from someone by justifying strongly
Astringent
Slightly acidic or bitter , sharp or severe in manner or style
Mnemonic- a strict agent, agent who’s bitter and harsh
Competent
Efficient and capable
Deride
Ridicule, mock
Mnemonic- ride- ridicule
Elitist
Someone who believes that society should be ruled by an elite
Exacting
Demanding, inflicting revenge on someone
Mnemonic- he wants everything too exact and precise and hence he is making too many demands
Flummoxed
Bewildered or perplexed
Fruitful
Productive
Inborn
Natural to a person, animal
Polymath
A person of wide knowledge and learning
Mnemonic- prof who teaches math know plenty other stuff
Reticent
Reserved, not revealing one’s true feeling easily
Mnemonic- saint is always reserved, doesn’t say what they feel
Stringent
Strict, precise and exacting
Mnemonic- strict gentleman
Umbrage
Taking offense, annoyance
Subservient
Prepared to obey others no matter what, subordinate
Mnemonic- sub servant
Surreptitious
Keep secret because it might not get approved of
Mnemonic- sounds like suspicious, you suspect someone if they’re keeping secrets
Tantalizing
Teasing with promise of something unobtainable
Mnemonic- taunt+entice(to lead on by exciting hope or desire
Tantamount
Equivalent to something
Mnemonic- ta+n+ta , equal ta on both sides of n
Torpor
State of mental inactivity
Mnemonic- opp of topper
Trenchant
Clear and effective
Mnemonic- when you chant you have to be clear and effective
