kaplan 4 Flashcards
dispossessed
Dispossessed people have had their property taken away from them
weary
very tired
afflict
to make someone or something suffer physically or mentally:
Viable
able to work as intended or able to succeed:
seismic
having very great and usually damaging effects:
plenitude
the situation when there is more than enough of something:
plague
to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time:
usurp
to take power or control of something by force or without the right to do so:
rationalize
to try to find reasons to explain your behaviour, decisions, etc.:
Overt
done or shown publicly or in an obvious way and not secret:
happenstance
coincidence
bestow
to give something as an honour or present:
prevalence
the fact that something is very common or happens often
astigmatic
showing incapacity for observation or discrimination
purblind
having impaired or defective vision; partially blind.
bigot
a person who is intolerant towards those holding different opinions.
Subliminal
not recognized or understood by the conscious mind, but still having an influence on it:
Implicit
suggested but not communicated directly:
explicit
clear and exact:
squarely
directly and with no doubt:
grotesque
strange and often frightening in appearance or character:
wrong or unfair to a shocking degree:
plenum
a meeting at which all the members of a group or organization are present:
plethora
a very large amount of something, especially a larger amount than you need, want, or can deal with
dichotomy
a difference between two completely opposite ideas or things:
linguist
a person skilled in foreign languages.
preeminent
more important or powerful than all others:
preternatural
beyond what is normal or natural.
middling
medium or average; neither very good nor very bad:
digress
(in speech or writing) to move away from the main subject and discuss something else:
imprecations
an offensive word:
Nugatory
worth nothing or of little value:
Perpetual
continuing for ever in the same way:
doomed
certain to fail, die, or be destroyed:
bland
not having a strong taste or character or not showing any interest or energy:
queasiness
a feeling of being worried, unhappy, or uncertain about something:
flimsy
very thin, or easily broken or destroyed:
A flimsy argument, excuse, etc. is weak and difficult to believe:
exuberance
the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience.
Pretence / pretense
a way of behaving that is intended to deceive people:
muse
to think about something carefully and for a long time
a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.
potent
having great power, influence, or effect
quiddity
the basic nature or quality of something, that makes it different from other things:
malfeasance
an example of dishonest and illegal behaviour, especially by a person in authority:
calamitous
causing great damage or suffering:
sanity
the fact of showing good judgment and understanding:
mores
the traditional customs and ways of behaving that are typical of a particular society:
recapitulate
to repeat the main points of an explanation or description:
slander
to damage someone’s reputation by making a false spoken statement about them
utilitarian
designed to be useful rather than decorative:
plagiarism
the process or practice of using another person’s ideas or work and pretending that it is your own:
tardiness
the quality of being late or slow:
