HSPT - Vocab Words - Week #1 - flashcards
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Abundant:
1) Occurring in or marked by abundance; plentiful. 2) Abounding with; rich; a region abundant in wildlife
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Abridge:
1) To reduce the length of (a written text); condense. 2) To cut short, curtail.
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Abrupt:
1) Unexpectedly sudden; an abrupt change in weather. 2) Suprisingly curt; brusque; an abrupt answer made in anger. 3) Touching on one subject after another with sudden transitions; abrupt prose.
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Absolute:
1) Perfect in quality or nature; complete. 2) Not mixed; pure. 3) Not limited by restrictions or exceptions; unconditional; absolute trust.
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Accentuate:
1) To stress or emphasize; intensify: “enacted sweeping land-reform plans that accentuated the already chaotic pattern of landholding” (James Fallows). 2) To pronounce with a stress or accent. 3) To mark with an accent.
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Adamant:
1) A stone once believed to be impenetrable in its hardness. 2) An extremely hard substance.
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Adept:
1) Very skilled or proficient at something
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Adorn:
1) Make more beautiful or attractive
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Adversary:
1) one’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute
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Affluent:
1) (especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy. 2) (of water) flowing freely or in great quantity
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Aghast:
1) filled with horror or shock
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Agile:
1) able to move quickly and easily
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Ailment:
1) an illness, typically a minor one.
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Alleviate:
1) make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
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Ambiguous:
1) (of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. 2) unclear or inexact because a choice between alternatives has not been made.
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Ambivalence:
1) the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
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Amiable:
1) having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
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Ample:_
1) enough or more than enough; plentiful. 2) large and accomodating. 3) used euphemistacally to convey that someone is fat.
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Animosity:
1) strong hostility.
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Anomalous:
1) deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
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Anonymous:
1) (of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name. 2) having no outstanding, individual, or unusual features; unremarkable or impersonal.
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Antagonist:
1) a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. 2) a substance that interferes with or inhibits the physiological action of another. 3) a muscle whose action counteracts that of another specified muscle.
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Appease:
1) pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands. 2) relieve or satisfy (a demand or a feeling).
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Arduous:
1) involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
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Arid:
1) (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation. 2) lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning.
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Aspire:
1) direct one’s hopes or ambitions toward achieving something. 2) rise high; tower.
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Barren:
1) (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation. 2) (of a place or building) bleak and lifeless.
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Bias:
1) prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. 2) in some sports, such as lawn bowling, the irregular shape given to a ball.
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Bizarre:
1) very strange or unusual, especially so as to cause interest or amusement.
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Blatant:
1) (of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly. 2) completely lacking in subtlety; very obvious.
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Bliss:
1) perfect happiness; great joy. 2) reach a state of perfect happiness, typically so as to be oblivious of everything else.
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Boast:
1) talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one’s achievements, possessions, or abilities. 2) (of a person, place, or thing) possess (a feature that is a source of pride).
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Boisterous:
1) (of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy. 2) (of wind, weather, or water) wild or stormy.
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Boycott:
1) withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest. 2) a punitive ban that forbids relations with certain groups, cooperation with a policy, or the handling of goods.
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Calamity:
1) an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
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Callous:
1) showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
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Camouflage:
1) the disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings. 2) hide or disguise the presence of (a person, animal, or object) by means of camouflage.
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Candid:
1) truthful and straightforward; frank. 2) (of a photograph of a person) taken informally, especially without the subject’s knowledge.
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Cater:
1) provide food and drink, typically at social events and in a professional capacity.
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Certify:
1) attest or confirm in a formal statement. 2) officially recognize (someone or something) as possessing certain qualifications or meeting certain standards. 3) officially declare insane.
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Coma:
1) a state of deep unconsciousness that lasts for a prolonged or indefinite period, caused especially by severe injury or illness.
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Compassionate:
1) feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
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Condescending:
1) having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority.
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Contrite:
1) feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.
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Controversial:
1) giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement.
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Corrosive:
1) tending to cause corrosion. 2) a corrosive substance.
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Chronic:
1) (of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
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Chronology:
1) the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.
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Clich_:
1) a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
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Clinch:
1) confirm or settle (a contract or bargain). 2) grapple at close quarters, especially (of boxers) so as to be too closely engaged for full-arm blows.
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Cohesive:
1) characterized by or causing cohesion.
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Colossal:
1) extremely large.
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Concise:
1) giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.
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Concur:
1) be of the same opinion; agree. 2) happen or occur at the same time; coincide.
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Copious:
1) abundant in supply or quantity. 2) profuse in speech or ideas.
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Cower:
1) crouch down in fear.
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Cryptic:
1) having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.
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Culpable:
1) deserving blame.
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Custom:
1) a traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time.
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Dearth:
1) a scarcity or lack of something.
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Decent:
1) conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behavior. 2) of an acceptable standard; satisfactory.
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Decor:
1) the furnishing and decoration of a room.
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Deduction:
1) the action of deducting or subtracting something. 2) the inference of particular instances by reference to a general law or principle.
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Deliberate:
1) done consciously and intentionally. 2) engage in long and careful consideration.
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Depiction:
1) the action or result of depicting something, especially in art.
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Despondent:
1) in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
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Destitute:
1) without the basic necessities of life. 2) not having.
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Detain:
1) keep (someone) in official custody, typically for questioning about a crime or in politically sensitive situations.
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Detest:
1) dislike intensely.
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Detrimental:
1) tending to cause harm.
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Devour:
1) eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.
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Dialogue:
1) conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie. 2) take part in a conversation or discussion to resolve a problem.
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Didactic:
1) intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. 2) in the manner of a teacher, particularly so as to treat someone in a patronizing way.
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Diminish:
1) make or become less. 2) make (someone or something) seem less impressive or valuable.
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Discard:
1) get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.
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Disparate:
1) essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.
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Dispose:
1) get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.
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Divisive:
1) tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.
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Divulge:
1) make known (private or sensitive information).
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Dormant:
1) (of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep.
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Dubious:
1) hesitating or doubting. 2) hesitating or doubting.
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Eclectic:
1) deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
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Effective:
1) successful in producing a desired or intended result. 2) fulfilling a specified function in fact, though not formally acknowledged as such.
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Elation:
1) great happiness and exhilaration.
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Eloquent:
1) fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
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Elusive:
1) difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
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Embargo:
1) an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
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Embezzle:
1) steal or misappropriate (money placed in one’s trust or belonging to the organization for which one works).
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Endeavor:
1) try hard to do or achieve something. 2) an attempt to achieve a goal.
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Enmity:
1) the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
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Eradicate:
1) destroy completely; put an end to.
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Erode:
1) (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land).
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Esoteric:
1) intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
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Equity:
1) the quality of being fair and impartial. 2) the value of the shares issued by a company.
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Evict:
1) expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law.
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Exaggerated:
1) represent (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.
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Exhaustive:
1) examining, including, or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive.
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Exult:
1) show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as the result of a success.
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Extol:
1) praise enthusiastically.
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Extract:
1) remove or take out, especially by effort or force. 2) a short passage taken from a piece of writing, music, or film.
