Kap final review part 1 Flashcards

Question

Deride

Answer 1

To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock The awkward child was often DERIDED by his "cooler" peers.

Answer 2

To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock The awkward child was often DERIDED/JEERED by his "cooler" peers.

Answer 3

To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock The awkward child was often DERIDED/SCOFFED by his "cooler" peers.

Answer 4

To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock The awkward child was often DERIDED/SNEERED by his "cooler" peers.

Answer 5

Dry out thoroughly After a few weeks of lying on the desert's baking sands, the cow's carcass became completely DESICCATED.

Answer 6

Jumping from one thing to another; disconnected Diane had a DESULTORY academic record; she had changed majors twelve times in three years.

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lacking self-confidence Steve's DIFFIDENT manner during the job interview stemmed from his nervous nature and lack of experience in the field.

Answer 8

Dilatory; intended to delay The congressman used DILATORY/LAGGARD measures to delay the passage of the bill.

Answer 9

Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic Jerry's friends were such DILETTANTES that they seemed to have new jobs and hobbies every week.

Answer 10

Dilettante; Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic Jerry's friends were such DILETTANTES/DABBLERS that they seemed to have new jobs and hobbies every week.

Answer 11

a funeral hymn or mournful speech Melville wrote the poem "A DIRGE for James McPherson" for the funeral of a Union general who was killed in 1864.

Answer 12

to set right; to free from error; correct Galileo's observations DISABUSED scholars of the notion that the sun revolved around the Earth.

Answer 13

fundamentally different; entirely unlike Although the twins appear to be identical physically, their personalities are DISPARATE.

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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character The villain could DISSEMBLE to the police no longer--he admitted the deed and tore up the floor to reveal the body of the old man.

Answer 15

a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds Cognitive DISSONANCE is the inner conflict produced when long-standing beliefs are contradicted by new evidence.

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dogmatic; dictatorial in one's opinions The dictator was DOGMATIC/IMPERIOUS--he, and only he, was right.

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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived Bugs Bunny was able to DUPE Elmer Fudd by dressing up as a lady rabbit.

Answer 18

to deceive; a person who is easily deceived Bugs Bunny was able to DUPE/COZEN/HOODWINK/HUMBUG Elmer Fudd by dressing up as a lady rabbit.

Answer 19

Elegy: a sorrowful poem or speech Although Thomas Gray's "ELEGY/DIRGE Written in a Country Churchyard" is about death and loss, it urges its readers to endure this life and to trust in spirituality.

Answer 20

Engender: to produce, cause, or bring about His fear and hatred of clowns was ENGENDERED/SPAWNED when he witnessed the death of his father at the hands of a clown.

Answer 21

equivocate: to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead When faced with criticism of his policies, the politician EQUIVOCATED/WAFFLED and left all parties thinking he agreed with them.

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Erratic: wandering and unpredictable; uncertain The plot seemed unpredictable until it suddenly took a series of ERRATIC/IRRESOLUTE turns that surprised the audience.

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Estimable: admirable Most people consider it ESTIMABLE/MERITORIOUS that Mother Teresa spent her life helping the poor of India.

Answer 24

Urgent; requiring immediate action The patient was losing blood so rapidly that it was EXIGENT top stop the source of the bleeding.

Answer 25

to grovel: lie or move abjectly on the ground with one's face downward The understudy FAWNED over the director in hopes of being cast in the part on a permanent basis.

Answer 26

Fawn; to grovel: lie or move abjectly on the ground with one's face downward The understudy FAWNED/BOOTLICKED/PANDERED over the director in hopes of being cast in the part on a permanent basis.

Answer 27

Fervid: intensely emotional; feverish The fans of Maria Callas were particularly FErVID, doing anything to catch a glimpse of the great opera singer.

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to arouse or incite The protesters tried to FOMENT feeling against the war through their speeches and demonstrations.

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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap Scrooge McDuck FRUGALITY was so great that he accumulated enough wealth to fill a giant storehouse with money.

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tending to talk a lot The GARRULOUS parakeet distracted its owner with its continuous talking.

Answer 31

Deceit or trickery; artifice Since he was not fast enough to catch the roadrunner on foot, the coyote resorted to GUILE/ARTIFICE in an effort to trap his enemy.

Answer 32

Imperturbable: not capable of being disturbed The counselor had so much experience dealing with distraught children that she seemed DISPASSIONATE/IMPASSIVE/STOICAL/IMPERTURBABLE, even when faced with the wildest tantrums.

Answer 33

Impervious: impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected A good raincoat is IMPREGNABLE/IMPERVIOUS to moisture.