Group 4 Flashcards
Abstain
Restrain oneself from doing
Approbation
Approval or praise
Cherish
Protect and care for lovingly
Corroborate
Confirm or give support to a statement, theory or finding
Disparate
Essentially different in kinds, notable to be compared, containing elements very different from one
Emulate
Match or surpass a person or achievement, typically by imitation
Enervate
Make something bad less severe, serious or painful
Ephemeral
Lasting a very short time
Fervid
Intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree
Garrulous
Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
Incendiary
Tending to stir up conflict
Inimical
Tending to obstruct, unfriendly hostile
Intimate
Closely acquainted, familiar, detailed or thorough
Invigorate
Give strength or energy to
Mitigate
Make something bad less severe, serious or painful
Obsolete
Out of date
Opaque
Unclear, not transparent
Paradigmatic
Serving as a perfect example of
Pedantic
Excessively concerned with minor details, over-scrupulous
Placid
Not easily upset or excited, calm and peaceful
Polemical
of or involving strongly critical writing or speech
Precipitate
Cause to happen suddenly, unexpectedly or premature
Profundity
Great depth or insight or knowledge
Prophetic
Accurately predicting what will happen in future
Prudent
Acting with or showing care and thought for future
Punctilious
Showing, great attention to detail or correct behavior
Recondite
Little known, abstruse
Scrupulous
Careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details
Tranquil
Free from disturbance, calm
Vacillate
Waver between different opinions or actions, be indecisive
