Kap final review part 2 Flashcards
Impetuous
quick to act without thinking; impulsive
It is not good for an investment broker to be IMPETUOUS, because much thought should be given to all the possible options.
Dissident
one who disagrees; inimical; a person who opposes the current political structure, group or laws
Even though a cease-fire had been in place for months, the two sides were still DISSIDENT/INIMICAL to each other.
Recalcitrant
inimical: hostile; unfriendly. Not cooperative.
Even though a cease-fire had been in place for months, the two sides were still RECALCITRANT/INIMICAL to each other.
Insipid
lacking in interest of flavor; banal
The critic claimed that the painting was INSIPID, containing no interesting qualities at all.
Intransigent
uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
The professor was INTRANSIGENT on the deadline, insisting that everyone turn the assignment in at the same time.
Inexorable
Intransigent: uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled. impossible to persuade by request or entreaty.
The professor was INTRANSIGENT/INEXORABLE on the deadline, insisting that everyone turn the assignment in at the same time.
Obdurate
Intransigent: uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled.
The professor was INTRANSIGENT/OBDURATE on the deadline, insisting that everyone turn the assignment in at the same time.
Inundate
to overwhelm; to cover with water. Flood.
The tidal wave INUNDATED Atlantis, which was lost beneath the water.
Cantankerous
Irascible: easily made angry.
Attila the Hun’s IRASCIBLE/CANTANKEROUS and violent nature made all who dealt with him fear for their lives.
Ornery
Irascible: easily made angry.
Attila the Hun’s IRASCIBLE/ORNERY and violent nature made all who dealt with him fear for their lives.
Extol
Laud: to give praise; to glorify
Parades and fireworks were staged to LAUD/EXTOL the success of the rebels.
Profuse
wasteful. Lavish: to give unsparingly; extremely generous or extravagant
they are profuse in hospitality.
Prodigal
Lavish; wastefully extravagant; carelessly and foolishly spending money, time, etc.
The PRODIGAL son quickly wasted all of his inheritance on a lavish lifestyle devoted to pleasure.
Listless
Lethargic: acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner.
The clerk was so LETHARGIC/LISTLESS that, even when the store was not busy, he always had a long line in front of him.
Torpid
Lethargic: acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner.
The clerk was so LETHARGIC/TORPID that, even when the store was not busy, he always had a long line in front of him.
Lucent
Luminous: bright, brilliant, glowing
The moon was lucent in the background
Resplendent
attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous.
She was resplendent in a sea-green dress
Curmudgeon
Misanthrope: a person who dislikes others
The character Scrooge in A Christmas Carl is such a MISANTHROPE/CURMUDGEON that even the sight of children singing makes him angry.
Mitigate
to soften; to lessen
A judge may MITIGATE a sentence if she decides that a person committed a crime out of need.
Mollify
to calm or make less severe
Their argument was so intense that it was difficult to believe any compromise would MOLLIFY them.
Assuage
to mollify: to calm or make less severe
Their argument was so intense that it was difficult to believe any compromise would MOLLIFY/ASSUAGE them.
Conciliate
to mollify: to calm or make less severe
Their argument was so intense that it was difficult to believe any compromise would MOLLIFY/ASSUAGE them.
Drone
Monotony: lack of variation
The MONOTONY/DRONE of the sound of the dripping faucet almost drove the research assistant crazy.
Tedium
Monotony: lack of variation
The MONOTONY/TEDIUM of the sound of the dripping faucet almost drove the research assistant crazy.
Mulish
Obstinate: stubborn, unyielding
The OBSTINATE/MULISH child could not be made to eat any food that he disliked.
Occlude
to stop up; to prevent the passage of
A shadow is thrown across the Earth’s surface during a solar eclipse, when the light from the sun is OCCLUDED by the moon.
Onerous
troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
The assignment was so extensive and difficult to manage that it proved ONEROUS to the team in charge of it.
Exacting
onerous: troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
The assignment was so extensive and difficult to manage that it proved ONEROUS to the team in charge of it.
Formidable
onerous; inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
a formidable opponent
Opprobrium
public disgrace
After the scheme to embezzle from the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter OPPROBRIUM.
Disrepute
opprobrium; the state of being held in low esteem by the public
After the scheme to embezzle from the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter DSREPUTE.
Ignominy
opprobrium: public disgrace
After the scheme to embezzle from the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter IGNOMINY.
Obloquy
opprobrium: public disgrace
After the scheme to embezzle from the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter OBLOQUY.
Paragon
model of excellence or perfection
She is the PARAGON of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent, hardworking, and just.
Apotheosis
paragon: model of excellence or perfection
She is the PARAGON/APOTHEOSIS of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent, hardworking, and just.
Quintessence
paragon: model of excellence or perfection
She is the PARAGON/QUINTESSENCE of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent, hardworking, and just.
Pedant
someone who shows off learning; a person excessively concerned with minor details and displaying academic learning.
The graduate instructor’s tedious and excessive commentary on the subject soon gained her a reputation as a PEDANT.
Perfidious
willing to betray one’s trust
The actress’s PERFIDIOUS companion revealed all of her intimate secrets to the gossip columnist.
Perfunctory
done in a routine way; indifferent
The machine-like bank teller processed the transaction and gave the waiting customer a PERFUNCTORY smile.
Surfeit
plethora: excess
Assuming that more was better, the defendant offered the judge a PLETHORA/SURFEIT of excuses.
Headlong
precipitate: lacking deliberation; to throw violently or bring about abruptly
Upon learning that the couple married after knowing each other only two months, friends and family members expected such a HEADLONG marriage to end in divorce.
Prevaricate
to lie or deviate from the truth
Rather than admit that he had overslept again, the employee PREVARICATED and claimed that heavy traffic had prevented him from arriving at work on time.
Profligate
Prodigal: lavish; wasteful
Rather than admit that he had overslept again, the employee PROFLIGATE and claimed that heavy traffic had prevented him from arriving at work on time.
Spendthrift
Prodigal: lavish; wasteful
Propitiate
to conciliate; to appease
The management PROPITIATED the the irate union by agreeing to raise wages for its members.
Propriety
correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
The aristocracy maintained a high level of PROPRIETY, adhering to even the most minor social rules.
Quiescent
motionless
Many animals are QUIESCENT over the winter months, minimizing activity in order to conserve energy.
Rarefy
to make thinner or sparser
Since the atmosphere RAREFIES as altitudes increase, the air at the top of the very tall mountains is too thin to breathe.
Repudiate
to reject the validity of
The old woman’s claim that she was Russian royalty was REPUDIATED when DNA tests showed she was of no relation to them.
Satiate
to satisfy fully or overindulge
His desire for power was so great that nothing less than complete control of the country could SATIATE it.
Gorge
satiate: to satisfy fully or overindulge
His desire for power was so great that nothing less than complete control of the country could GORGE it.
Soporific
causing sleep or lethargy
The movie proved to be so SOPORIFIC that soon loud snores were heard throughout the theater.
Somnolent
sleepy; drowsy. causing sleep or lethargy
The movie made everyone feel so SOMNOLENT that soon loud snores were heard throughout the theater.
Specious
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
The student’s SPECIOUS excuse for being late sounded legitimate, but was proved otherwise when his teacher called his home.
Ostensible
Specious: deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
The student’s OSTENSIBLE excuse for being late sounded legitimate, but was proved otherwise when his teacher called his home.
Spurious
Specious: deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
The student’s SPURIOUS excuse for being late sounded legitimate, but was proved otherwise when his teacher called his home.
Sophistical
Specious: deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
The student’s SOPHISTICAL excuse for being late sounded legitimate, but was proved otherwise when his teacher called his home.
Stolid
unemotional; lacking sensitivity
The prisoner appeared STOLID and unaffected by the judge’s harsh sentence.
Impassive
stolid: unemotional; lacking sensitivity
The prisoner appeared IMPASSIVE and unaffected by the judge’s harsh sentence.
Phlegmatic
stolid: unemotional; lacking sensitivity
The prisoner appeared PHLEGMATIC and unaffected by the judge’s harsh sentence.
Stoical
unemotional; lacking sensitivity
The prisoner appeared STOICAL and unaffected by the judge’s harsh sentence.
Sublime
lofty or grand
The music was so SUBLIME that it transformed the rude surroundings into a special place.
Reticent
Taciturn: silent, not talkative. Laconic.
The clerk’s RETICENT nature earned him the nickname “Silent Bob.”
Tirade
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
Observers were shocked at the manager’s TIRADE over such minor mistake.
Revilement
tirade: long, harsh speech or verbal attack
Observers were shocked at the manager’s TIRADE/REVILEMENT over such minor mistake.
Torpor
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
After surgery, the patient experienced TORPOR until the anesthesia wore off.
Languor
torpor: extreme mental and physical sluggishness
After surgery, the patient experienced LANGUOR until the anesthesia wore off.
Evanescent
Transitory: temporary, lasting a brief time
The reporter lived an EVANESCENT life, staying in one place only long enough to cover the current story.
Veracity
truthfulness; accuracy
She had a reputation for VERACITY, so everyone trusted her description of events.
Probity
veracity: truthfulness; accuracy
She had a reputation for PROBITY, so everyone trusted her description of events.
Exactitude
veracity: truthfulness; accuracy
She had a reputation for her EXACTITUDE manner, so everyone trusted her description of events.
Long-winded
verbose
The professor’s answer was so LONG-WINDED that his students forgot what the original question had been.
Prolix
verbose
The professor’s answer was so PROLIX that his students forgot what the original question had been.
Irk
vex: to annoy
The old man who loved his peace and quiet was IRKED by his neighbor’s loud music.
Nettle
vex: to annoy
The old man who loved his peace and quiet was NETTLED by his neighbor’s loud music.
Fickle
Volatile: easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
His FICKLE personality made it difficult to predict his reaction to anything.
Mercurial
Volatile: easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
His MERCURIAL personality made it difficult to predict his reaction to anything.
Ardency
zeal: passion, excitement. Not the same, but think: ardor.
She brought her typical ARDENCY to the project, sparking enthusiasm in the other team members.
