Juxtapose - Percolate Flashcards
Juxtapose
To place things next to each other in order to compare or contrast; ex) The artist __________ed some of his early sketches with some of his later works to show how much his style had changed over time.
Keen
Quick-witted, sharp; ex) His __________ sense of smell allowed him to figure out what was for dinner long before he reached the kitchen.
Kudos
Praise for achievements; ex) The volunteers all received __________ for their work at the homeless shelter.
Lambaste
To scold or criticize sharply; to beat; ex) The critics __________ed the author’s newest novel, saying he had become lazy in the wake of his last book’s success.
Languish
To exist in a dreadful or gloomy situation; to become weak; ex) The convict had been __________ing in prison for nearly 20 years.
Latter
The second of two things mentioned; nearer the end; ex) My parents offered either to buy me a new computer or to pay for a trip to Europe for my graduation, and I chose the __________, having never been abroad.
Laudable
Deserving praise; favorable; ex) Jenny’s efforts to raise money for breast cancer research were __________.
Lavish
Adj: elaborate and luxurious. V: to freely and boundlessly bestow; ex) He showered her with __________ gifts of jewelry and clothes in an attempt to win her over.
Lenient
Easy-going, tolerant; ex) Sarah’s parents were not __________ at all when it came to grades; she was expected to earn straight A’s.
Lethargic
Deficient in alertness; lacking energy; ex) Linda was __________ all day; she had not slept at all the night before.
Listless
Characterized by a lack of energy; ex) During his long illness, Michael became very __________ and spent most of his time in bed.
Loathsome
Offensive, disgusting; ex) His __________ behavior ultimately resulted in his being fired; his employers had received numerous complaints from his coworkers.
Loquacious
Very talkative or rambling; ex) My plans for a quiet dinner were disrupted by a __________ patron seated at the next table.
Lucid
Easily understood; clear; ex) The speaker presented a series of __________ arguments in favor of the antismoking law.
Ludicrous
Laughable or foolish; ex) Mark’s __________ budget estimations resulted in large financial losses for his company.
Magnanimous
Courageous, generous, or noble; ex) Coach Davis was __________ in defeat and congratulated the winning team on a game well played.
Malevolent
Purposefully wishing harm on others; ex) The villain in the movie was a __________ old man who would stop at nothing to gain power over the citizens in his community.
Manifest
Adj: clearly recognizable. V: to make clear. N: a list of transported goods or passengers used for record keeping; ex) The airline workers’ dissatisfaction with their wages __________ed itself as a two-week-long strike.
Mar
To inflict damage or blemishes on; ex) He was careful not to __________ the surface of the antique table during the move from the storage facility.
Melancholy
Adj. glum. n. deep contemplative thought; ex) Reid attributed his __________ mood to the weather; it had been raining for nearly a week.
Melodramatic
Overly emotional or sentimental; ex) “I’m never talking to you AGAIN!” she exclaimed in a __________ manner.
Mercurial
Prone to sudden unpredictable change; volatile; ex) Michael had a very __________ temperament; he could go from cheerful to irate in a matter of moments.
Metamorphosis
A transformation or change; ex) The new CEO vowed that the struggling business would undergo a complete __________, and that it would soon be thriving and successful.
Meticulous
Devoting a high amount of attention to detail; ex) Janine was __________ about her appearance, refusing to be seen in public without makeup.
Mettle
Courage; ex) The troops showed their __________ in the face of armed combat.
Minuscule
Extremely small; unimportant; ex) The acceptable error for this test is __________, so the research team takes the utmost care in executing it.
Miscreant
Villain; evildoer; ex) In typical fairy tale style, the heroine of the story overcomes the local __________, teaching him a lesson and earning the esteem of the townspeople.
Mitigate
Causing something to be less intense, forceful, or harmful; ex) The County Road Commission authorized the use of extra snowplows to help __________ the hazardous road conditions.
Mollify
To calm down or alleviate; to soften; ex) The experienced referees attempted to __________ the angry players before a fight broke out.
Munificence
The act of liberally giving; ex) The soup kitchen was able to feed more than one thousand homeless people every day, thanks to the __________ of the community.
Nascent
Just beginning to exist; ex) Brett’s __________ career in politics ended before it began when the public learned that he had been arrested for the purchase of narcotics.
Negligent
Characterized by carelessness and neglectfulness; ex) His often __________ behavior led to his being replaced by a more diligent manager.
Negligible
Meaningless and insignificant; ex) The difference between the two brands of baby food was __________; both offered the same nutritional value.
Nostalgia
A bittersweet longing for the past; ex) Every time I hear that song, I feel a wave of __________ for my college days.
Noxious
Unwholesome or harmful; ex) Environmentalists protested the construction of a new factory that would emit large quantities of __________ gases into the atmosphere each day.
Obdurate
Firm, stubborn; ex) The governor was __________ in her beliefs that schools needed additional funding for their art and music programs.
Obscurity
The condition of being unknown; ex) The 1962 hit single propelled him from relative __________ in the Canadian north to fame and fortune in Los Angeles.
Obsolete
No longer in use; outmoded or old-fashioned; ex) Telegrams became __________ with the development of the Internet.
Obtuse
Lacking intellectual clarity; blunt, or slow-witted; ex) My law professor insinuates that his students are incredibly __________ if they don’t know the answer to one of his questions.
Obviate
To render unnecessary; ex) The brand-new underpass will __________ the railroad crossing gates at the intersection.
Odious
Arousing or deserving strong hatred; ex) The __________ crimes committed by the gang members put them at the top of the city’s most-wanted list.
Onerous
Very troublesome or oppressively difficult; ex) The police had the __________ task of somehow convincing the assailant to set his hostages free.
Ostracize
To eliminate from a group ex) Coworkers have __________ed the young welder since he first spoke out against the union.
Paradox
A self-contradiction; something that appears to be self-contradictory, but is nonetheless true; ex) It was a strange __________ that adding more capacity to the network actually reduced its overall performance.
Paragon
An example of excellence; ex) Mother Theresa was a __________ of piety and generosity.
Parse
To break down into components; ex) Mrs. Antoinette assigned our French class 100 sentences to __________ into subject, verb, and tense.
Pedantic
Characterized by a narrow concern for detail, particularly in academics; ex) My history teacher’s hopelessly __________ lectures left the class in a state of utter boredom.
Penchant
A tendency or fondness; ex) Her __________ for designer clothes was something that her meager salary could simply not support.
Perceive
To become aware of something, usually through the senses; ex) __________ing the sadness in his voice, I asked him if anything was wrong.
Percolate
To slowly pass through; ex) Mountain spring water is generally safe to drink because it has spent decades slowly __________ing through porous layers of rock.
