Group 7 Flashcards
perdition
state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death
settled
silence; turn attention to
inimical
tending to obstruct or harm; unfriendly, hostile
recrudescence
a return of something after a period of abatement
dubious
hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon; suspect
keen
having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm
timorous
full of apprehensiveness; timid
inveigling
to win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk
calumnious
slanderous or defamatory
injudicious
lacking or showing a lack of judgment or discretion; unwise
salubrious
conducive or favorable to health or well-being
pernicious
tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
sanguine
of the color of blood; cheerfully confident; optimistic
equivocal
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous
modish
being in or conforming to the prevailing or current fashion; stylish
debase
to lower in character, quality, or value; degrade
doctrinaire
person inflexibly attached to a practice or theory without regard to its practicality
judicious
having or exhibiting sound judgment; prudent
solicitous
anxious or concerned; full of desire, eager
munificent
very liberal in giving; generous
fastidious
meticulous attention to detail; difficult to please; exacting
mendacity
untruthfulness
garrulous
given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative
baseness
unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
florid
flushed with rosy color; flowery
corroboration
to strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain
proscribe
denounce or condemn; prohibit, forbid
admonish
reprove gently but earnestly; counsel (another) against something to be avoided; caution
tout
promote or praise energetically, publicize; olicit customers, votes, or patronage, especially in a brazen way
extant
still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct
congruity
point of agreement
banal
drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite
obfuscate
make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand
abrogate
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
annul
make or declare void or invalid
relegate
assign to an obscure place, position, or condition
pedant
one who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules
overwrought
excessively nervous or excited, agitated; extremely elaborate or ornate, overdone
despondency
depression of spirits from loss of hope, confidence, or courage; dejection
confound
cause to become confused or perplexed
belie
give a false representation to; misrepresent
assiduous
constant in application or attention, diligent; unceasing, persisten
pecuniary
relating to money
sinecure
position or office that requires little or no work but provides a salary
mendicant
beggar
panacea
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
waffle
speak or write evasively
rail
express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
dissemble
disguise or conceal behind a false appearance
mince
euphemize; walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness
candor
frankness; freedom from prejudice; impartiality
prolix
tediously prolonged; wordy
cantankerous
ill-tempered and quarrelsome, disagreeable; difficult to handle
precarious
dangerously lacking in security or stability; subject to chance or unknown conditions
elusive
tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory
unscrupulous
devoid of scruples; oblivious to or contemptuous of what is right or honorable
