Group 30 Flashcards
Aberrant
Deviating from what is normal or expected
Abide
Tolerate, follow, or accept
Mnemonic: a bride must abide. Think in very tradional cultures or religions that impose the wife to accept everything and follow their husband
Bravado
A display of boldness or confidence, often feigned
Callow
Young and inexperienced; immature
mnemonic: Cal is still low=short. Cal is young and immature
Capitulate
Surrender or give up resistance
Mnemonic: captain is too late, we will have to surrender
Cogitate
Think deeply; ponder or reflect
mnemonic: agitate the mind
Deportment
Behavior or manners
Extemporize
Improvise, especially in speech or performance
Factious
Causing division or disagreement
Fallow
- (of farmland) not cultivated; barren
- (of a period of time) inactive
mnemonic: fallow sounds like fall-low. The farmer was fall-low of money so he left the land uncultivated and its plantation remianed inactive
Feint
A deceptive movement or action
Flagrant
Noticeably offensive; blatant
mnemonic: flag-rent. Renting the national flag is shocking and offensive
Gratuitous
Unwarranted; without justification
mnemonic: GRE tuition is not necessary and expensive without justification
Grovel
Show submission or fear; beg for favor
mnemonic: mark beg cobel. He showed submission and fear
Indecorous
Not good in taste; inappropiate or unseemly
Intrigue
- A secret scheme or plot
- Provoke interest in
Nominal
- In name only
- Insubstantial; insignificant
Obdurate
Stubborn; unyielding
mnemonic: ob+dura (like durable) something durable is resisting, something resisting is stubborn
Obstreperous
Noisy, unruly, or hard to control
mnemonic: street+Peru. Streets in Peru are very noisy and drivers are unruly/hard to control
Odious
Highly offensive; repugnant
mnemonic: odioso/detestable
Plucky
Showing courage or determination
mnemonic: p+lucky. When people know they will be lucky they’re more determined and show more courage
Precocious
Showing advanced skills or development earlier than usual
Remuneration
Payment or compensation for services or work
Slovenly
- Untidy, especially in personal appearance
- Without care; neglectful
mnemonic: people from slovenia are untidy and careless
Soliloquy
A speech in a drama where a character talks to themseleves, expressing inner thoughts
Spurn
Reject or refuse disdainfully
mnemonic: s-sex, purn-porn. We disdainfully reject sex+porn
Stolid
Not easily moved or emotional
mnemonic: Stolid sounds STONE or someone who becomes solid against T(ears) or emo(T)ions
Temerity
Reckless boldness or audacity
Audacia
Tenuous
Thin or weak
mnemonic: tenuous sounds like tennis o tenue. Tennis players are usually think and weak
Verve
Energy, enthusiasm, or vigor
mnemonic: opposite to nerve. Someone who is not nervous is enthisiastic and have energy
