Group 8 Flashcards
CASTIGATION
(n) Severe criticism, reproach, or punishment
REPINE
(v) To be discontent, complain, or fret
(v) To yearn or long deeply for something
METEORIC
(adj.) Like a meteor in speed or sudden (often temporary) brilliance
MINATORY
(adj.) Menacing or threatening in nature or aspect
ENDEMIC
(adj.) Native to or characteristic of a certain place or people
(adj.) Restricted or confined to a specific area or place
ABROGATE
(v) To abolish, annul, or put aside, usually officially
BROACH
(v) To mention, suggest, or bring up
(v) To tap, pierce, or open up
DEPOSITION
(n) The act of removing from power
(n) Testimony under oath
(n) The process of depositing, or the state of being deposited
ACCRETION
(n) Growth by gradual addition or build up
LIONIZE
(v) Treat like a celebrity
REVERE
(v) To regard with respect, devotion, deference, and awe
BOISTEROUS
(adj.) Rough and noisy or rowdy; clamorous
OPPROBRIUM
(n) Disgrace or infamy due to shameful, despicable behavior
(n) Harsh contempt or condemnation
(n) A cause for shame or disgrace
SATE
(v) To satisfy or appease (an appetite) fully
(v) To indulge (an appetite) to excess; to glut
NASCENT
(adj.) Developing or coming into existence
EQUITABLE
(adj.) Fair and impartial; characterized by or showing equity (equity = fairness) (Note: do not confuse with equivocal, meaning ambivalent, undecided)
NATTY
(adj.) Smart and trim in dress or appearance (usually of a man: “nattily dressed”)
ACCOLADE
(n) An award; praise or expression of approval
SEAMY
(adj.) Sordid; unpleasant; showing the low side of life
SEDULOUS
(adj.) Diligent or persevering in effort or application (adj.) Done or achieved through perseverance
EFFACE
(v.) To erase; to rub or wipe out
(v.) To conduct oneself inconspicuously, to make oneself “invisible” (often used in the expression “self-effacing”)
NEOLOGISM
(n) A new word, phrase, or usage
(n) A psychotic symptom involving the creation of new words
SEMINAL
(adj.) Pertaining to seed; having possibility of future development
(adj.) Very original and influencing later works (as a seminal artist or artwork)
NEXUS
(n) A link or connection
(n) A connected group or series
(n) The core, focus, or central point of connection
TACIT
(adj.) Expressed without words; unspoken
(adj.) Implied or indicated but not explicitly expressed
SUPINE
(adj.) Lying on the back or face up
(adj.) Showing or characterized by lethargy, passivity, or apathetic inactivity; mentally or morally indifferent or lax
CAUSTIC
(adj.) Capable of burning, corroding, or eating away at (adj.) Cutting, harsh, sarcastic, or severely critical
NUGATORY
(adj.) Of little value, worth, or importance; trifling or inconsequential
(adj.) Without force or effectiveness
MAELSTROM
(n) A chaotic, turbulent situation
BOMBASTIC
(adj.) Overblown, pompous, inflated, or pretentious
ESTRANGE
(v) To make unfriendly or hostile; keep at a distance
OBSTINACY
(adj.) Stubbornly sticking to an attitude, opinion, purpose, or course, against argument or persuasion
(adj.) Difficult to control, subdue, or remedy
SINEWY
(adj.) Full of sinews (tendons); tough and stringy or strong
(adj.) Lean and muscular; strong, forceful, or vigorous
BOOR
(n) A rude or coarse person; someone without manners or sensitivity
(n) A peasant
OCCLUDED
(v) To obstruct, close up, or block off
(v) To prevent the passage of
SLEW
(n) A large number or quantity (“a whole slew of problems”)
CONTINENT
(adj.) Exercising or marked by self-restraint, especially of the desires
CESSATION
(n) A temporary or final stopping or ceasing
ODIUM
(n) The state or quality of being odious (arousing contempt or strong displeasure)
(n) Contempt, dislike, or repugnance
(n) Disgrace or infamy due to reprehensible or hateful acts
SODDEN
(adj.) Weighted down with or as if with water; soaked thoroughly
(adj.) Dull or expressionless, as from drink
(adj.) Sluggish or torpid
SURFEIT
(n) 1. An excessive amount or oversupply
2. Overindulgence (such as in food or drink); disgust from overindulgence
(v) To feed or supply to surfeit (i.e., satiety, excess, or disgust)
SOLVENT
(adj.) Able to pay debts; not bankrupt
BREACH
(n) The act or result of rupturing or breaking; rift, fissure
(n) A violation or infraction; a severance of friendly relations
ONEROUS
(adj.) Burdensome or troublesome (“onus”=burden) (adj.) Entailing legal obligations that exceed the benefits
FERVID
(adj.) Glowing or burning
(adj.) Marked by great zeal, feeling, or fervor
MACHINCATIONS
(n) Crafty schemes or plots
LETHARGIC
(adj.) Characterized by or causing lethargy (sluggishness, inactivity) or indifference
CHARY
(adj.) Cautious or wary
(adj.) Sparing; hesitant to give, accept, or expend
SARDONIC
(adj.) Scornfully mocking; derisive
TENDENTIOUS
(adj.) Partisan; marked by a strong point of view
PUERILE
(adj.) Pertaining to childhood
(adj.) Childishly foolish or immature; juvenile
BEDIZEN
(v) Dress or decorate in a gaudy, ostentatious way
INTERNECINE
(adj.) Pertaining to conflict within a group
(adj.) Mutually destructive
SCREED
(n) A long discourse or piece of writing
(n) A diatribe; an angry speech
SERE
(adj.) Dry or withered
SEMIOTICS
(n) The theory or study of signs and symbols sued as elements of communication; the study of languages, gestures, or even clothing used as communication
