Group C Flashcards
What does ‘Peremptory’ mean?
Leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal.
What does ‘Perfidious’ mean?
Deceitful and untrustworthy.
What does ‘Perfunctory’ mean?
Carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.
What does ‘Peripatetic’ mean?
Traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods.
What does ‘Pernicious’ mean?
Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
What does ‘Persiflage’ mean?
Light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter.
What does ‘Perspicacious’ mean?
Having a ready insight into and understanding of things.
What does ‘Pertinacious’ mean?
Holding firmly to an opinion or course of action.
What does ‘Petrous’ mean?
Of or like a rock; stony.
What does ‘Petulant’ mean?
Childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
What does ‘Philistine’ mean?
A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.
What does ‘Phlegmatic’ mean?
Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.
What does ‘Pied’ mean?
Having patches of two or more colors.
What does ‘Pillory’ mean?
A device for publicly punishing offenders.
What does ‘Pique’ mean?
A feeling of irritation or resentment.
What does ‘Placebo’ mean?
A harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect.
What does ‘Plaintive’ mean?
Sounding sad and mournful.
What does ‘Plangent’ mean?
Having a mournful sound.
What does ‘Plastic’ mean?
Easily shaped or molded.
What does ‘Platitude’ mean?
A remark or statement that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.
What does ‘Pleonastic’ mean?
Using more words than necessary.
What does ‘Plumb’ mean?
To measure the depth of something.
What does ‘Polemical’ mean?
Relating to or involving strongly critical or controversial writing or speech.
What does ‘Portentous’ mean?
Of or like a portent; ominously significant or indicative.
What does ‘Prate’ mean?
To talk foolishly or at length.
What does ‘Prattle’ mean?
To talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.
What does ‘Precept’ mean?
A general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought.
What does ‘Precipitate’ mean?
To cause an event or situation to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.
What does ‘Preempt’ mean?
To take action in order to prevent something from happening.
What does ‘Prescience’ mean?
The fact of knowing something before it takes place; foreknowledge.
What does ‘Prevaricate’ mean?
To speak or act in an evasive way.
What does ‘Probity’ mean?
The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.
What does ‘Proclivity’ mean?
A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition.
What does ‘Procrustean’ mean?
Enforcing conformity without regard for individuality.
What does ‘Prodigious’ mean?
Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
What does ‘Profligate’ mean?
Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.
What does ‘Profuse’ mean?
Exuberantly plentiful; abundant.
What does ‘Proleptic’ mean?
Relating to or denoting a figure of speech in which a future event is anticipated.
What does ‘Prolix’ mean?
Using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.
What does ‘Prone’ mean?
Likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome.
What does ‘Propinquity’ mean?
The state of being close to someone or something; proximity.
What does ‘Propitiate’ mean?
To win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them.
What does ‘Proscribe’ mean?
To forbid, especially by law.
What does ‘Providential’ mean?
Occurring at a favorable time; opportune.
What does ‘Prurient’ mean?
Having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters.
What does ‘Puerile’ mean?
Childishly silly and trivial.
What does ‘Pugilism’ mean?
The profession or hobby of boxing.
What does ‘Pugnacious’ mean?
Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
What does ‘Puissance’ mean?
Great power, influence, or prowess.
What does ‘Pulchritude’ mean?
Beauty.
What does ‘Punctilious’ mean?
Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.
What does ‘Pundit’ mean?
An expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it.
What does ‘Pungent’ mean?
Having a sharply strong taste or smell.
What does ‘Pusillanimous’ mean?
Showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.
What does ‘Quaff’ mean?
To drink heartily.
What does ‘Quail’ mean?
To feel or show fear or apprehension.
What does ‘Qualify’ mean?
To be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition.
What does ‘Querulous’ mean?
Complaining in a petulant or whining manner.
What does ‘Quintessence’ mean?
The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
What does ‘Quixotic’ mean?
Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
What does ‘Quotidian’ mean?
Of or occurring every day; daily.
What does ‘Raffish’ mean?
Unconventional and slightly disreputable, especially in an attractive manner.
What does ‘Rail’ mean?
To complain or protest strongly and persistently.
What does ‘Ramifications’ mean?
A consequence of an action or event, especially when complex or unwelcome.
What does ‘Ramify’ mean?
To form branches or offshoots; to spread out.
What does ‘Rarefy’ mean?
To make or become less dense or solid.
What does ‘Rash’ mean?
Displaying or proceeding from a lack of careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action.
What does ‘Reactionary’ mean?
Opposing political or social liberalization or reform.
What does ‘Recalcitrant’ mean?
Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.
What does ‘Recant’ mean?
To say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical.
What does ‘Recondite’ mean?
Little known; abstruse.
What does ‘Reconnoiter’ mean?
To make a military observation of (a region).
What does ‘Recreant’ mean?
Cowardly; unfaithful to a belief.
What does ‘Recumbent’ mean?
Lying down; in a position of comfort or rest.
What does ‘Redolent’ mean?
Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something.
What does ‘Redoubtable’ mean?
Inspiring fear or awe; formidable.
What does ‘Refractory’ mean?
Stubborn or unmanageable.
What does ‘Refulgent’ mean?
Shining brightly.
What does ‘Regale’ mean?
To entertain or amuse someone with talk.
What does ‘Remonstrate’ mean?
To make a forcefully reproachful protest.
What does ‘Renege’ mean?
To go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract.
What does ‘Repine’ mean?
To feel or express discontent; to fret.
What does ‘Repudiate’ mean?
To refuse to accept or be associated with.
What does ‘Rescind’ mean?
To revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).
What does ‘Steep’ mean?
Having a sharp inclination.
What does ‘Riparian’ mean?
Relating to or situated on the banks of a river.
What does ‘Roil’ mean?
To make (a liquid) turbid or muddy by disturbing the sediment.
What does ‘Rubric’ mean?
A heading on a document.
What does ‘Salacious’ mean?
Having or conveying undue interest in sexual matters.
What does ‘Salient’ mean?
Most noticeable or important.
What does ‘Salubrious’ mean?
Health-giving; healthy.
What does ‘Salutary’ mean?
Producing good effects; beneficial.
What does ‘Sanctimonious’ mean?
Making a show of being morally superior to other people.
What does ‘Sanction’ mean?
A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
What does ‘Sanguine’ mean?
Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
What does ‘Sate’ mean?
To satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full.
What does ‘Saturnine’ mean?
Gloomy and remote.
What does ‘Scintilla’ mean?
A tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling.
What does ‘Scintillating’ mean?
Sparkling or shining brightly.
What does ‘Scrivener’ mean?
A professional or public copyist or writer.
What does ‘Scurvy’ mean?
A disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.
What does ‘Sedulous’ mean?
Showing dedication and diligence.
What does ‘Seine’ mean?
A large fishing net.
What does ‘Seminal’ mean?
Strongly influencing later developments.
What does ‘Sententious’ mean?
Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner.
What does ‘Sere’ mean?
Dry or withered.
What does ‘Shibboleth’ mean?
A custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular group of people.
What does ‘Simper’ mean?
To smile or gesture in an affectedly coy or ingratiating manner.
What does ‘Sinecure’ mean?
A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.
What does ‘Sinuous’ mean?
Having many curves and turns.
What does ‘Slake’ mean?
To quench or satisfy (thirst).
What does ‘Sobriquet’ mean?
A person’s nickname.
What does ‘Sodden’ mean?
Saturated with liquid; soaked.
What does ‘Solder’ mean?
To join (metals) together by melting and uniting them.
What does ‘Solicitous’ mean?
Characterized by or showing interest or concern.
What does ‘Somnolent’ mean?
Sleepy; drowsy.
What does ‘Sophistry’ mean?
The use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving.
What does ‘Sophomoric’ mean?
Relating to or characteristic of a sophomore; immature.
What does ‘Sordid’ mean?
Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
What does ‘Specious’ mean?
Superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
What does ‘Spendthrift’ mean?
A person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way.
What does ‘Splenetic’ mean?
Bad-tempered; spiteful.
What does ‘Spurious’ mean?
Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
What does ‘Squalid’ mean?
Extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
What does ‘Stanch’ mean?
To stop the flow of (a liquid, especially blood).
What does ‘Static’ mean?
Lacking in movement, action, or change.
What does ‘Staunch’ mean?
Very loyal and committed in attitude.
What does ‘Stentorian’ mean?
Loud and powerful.
What does ‘Stint’ mean?
To supply an ungenerous or inadequate amount of something.
What does ‘Stoic’ mean?
A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
What does ‘Stolid’ mean?
Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
What does ‘Striated’ mean?
Marked with stripes or grooves.
What does ‘Strut’ mean?
To walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.
What does ‘Stupefy’ mean?
To make (someone) unable to think or feel properly.
What does ‘Stygian’ mean?
Extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding.
What does ‘Stymie’ mean?
To prevent or hinder the progress of.
What does ‘Subfusc’ mean?
Dull or drab in color.
What does ‘Sublimate’ mean?
To divert the expression of (an instinctual desire or impulse) from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially acceptable.
What does ‘Subpoena’ mean?
A writ ordering a person to attend a court.
What does ‘Succor’ mean?
Assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.
What does ‘Supercilious’ mean?
Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
What does ‘Supine’ mean?
Lying face upward.
What does ‘Supperate’ mean?
To produce pus.
What does ‘Supplant’ mean?
To supersede and replace.
What does ‘Suppliant’ mean?
Making or expressing a plea, especially to someone in power.
What does ‘Supplicant’ mean?
A person who asks for something in a humble way.
What does ‘Surfeit’ mean?
An excessive amount of something.
What does ‘Svengali’ mean?
A person who exercises a controlling or mesmeric influence on another.
What does ‘Sybarite’ mean?
A person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury.
What does ‘Sycophant’ mean?
A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.
What does ‘Sycophantic’ mean?
Behaving or done in an obsequious way in order to gain advantage.
What does ‘Table’ mean?
To postpone consideration of.
What does ‘Taciturn’ mean?
Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
What does ‘Tamp’ mean?
To pack (a substance) tightly down.
What does ‘Tandem’ mean?
A group of two or more arranged one in front of the other.
What does ‘Tautology’ mean?
The saying of the same thing twice in different words.
What does ‘Tawdry’ mean?
Showy but cheap and of poor quality.
What does ‘Tendentious’ mean?
Expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view.
What does ‘Tender’ mean?
Showing gentleness and concern or sympathy.
What does ‘Timorous’ mean?
Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence.
What does ‘Tirade’ mean?
A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
What does ‘Toady’ mean?
A person who behaves obsequiously to someone important.
What does ‘Torpid’ mean?
Mentally or physically inactive; lethargic.
What does ‘Torpor’ mean?
A state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.
What does ‘Torrid’ mean?
Very hot and dry.
What does ‘Tortuous’ mean?
Full of twists and turns.
What does ‘Torturous’ mean?
Characterized by extreme pain or suffering.
What does ‘Tout’ mean?
To attempt to sell (something), typically by pestering people in an aggressive or bold manner.
