Lec 19. Flashcards
Verbal analogy & Vocab
- Abacus
Adding device
- Acquiescence
Compliance (agreement with no protest)
Acquiescenceis an agreement, usually a willingness to go along with what someone else suggests. “Sure, I don’t mind,” “That sounds like a plan,” and “Good idea” — these are all ways to show youracquiescence.
- Adroit
Quick or Skillful or adept in action or thought.
Someone who isadroitis clever and skillful. Anadroitleader will be able to persuade people to go with his ideas. Anadroitsculptor can turn a lump of clay into an object of great beauty.
For a guy whose wife does all the cooking, he is surprisinglyadroitin the kitchen.”
- Ambulatory
To be able to walk
Anambulatorysurgery is the kind of procedure where the patient walks in and walks out.Ambulatorymeans able to walk, or related to walking
- Ameliorate
Improve
Toameliorateis to step in and make a bad situation better. You could try introducing a second lollipop toamelioratea battle between two toddlers over a single lollipop
- Antithesis
Contrast
It’s often used today when describing two ideas or terms that are placed in strong contrast to each other.
- Astute
Shrewd
Someone who isastuteis clever and has good judgment. The kid running around with a bucket stuck on his head? Not soastute.
- Attrition
Attritionis a gradual process of wearing down, weakening, or destroying something
In a more general sense, the word means break down, wear out, or reduce in numbers
“Gradually chipping away.”
9.Augment
Increase or enlarge
Do you need to make something bigger, better, or stronger? Then you need toaugmentit. Toaugmentis to increase the amount or strength of something.
- Banal
Commonplace
If something is boring and unoriginal, it’sbanal.Banalthings are dull as dishwater.
Ever notice how some TV shows, songs, and even phrases are boring and unoriginal? It’s like you’ve seen or heard the same thing a million times. Anything that’s unoriginal and dull isbanal— a fancy word for things that bore you to tears. When you’re writing, try not to be banal. Clichés and dull topics are banal. New ideas, fresh language, and unusual subject matter can keep your writing from being dreary and banal.
- Coalesce
Coalesce- combine or unite
- Corpulent
Corp- body
Corpulent- fat.
- Decant
Decant - pour off
The verbdecantmeans “to pour.” Kids moving water back and forth between two cups, your dad pouring a bucket of soapy water in the sink, or a wine expert emptying a bottle of wine into a fancy glass container — all of them are decanting liquids
- Deplore
Condemn
Deplore- express strong disapproval of
If you really, really hate the way your mom makes meatloaf, then it’s safe to say youdeploreit.
- Dissonance
Dissonance- lack of harmony,Disagreeable sounds can be calleddissonance. You know it’sdissonanceif you have the strong desire to cover your ears with your hands
Dissonancecan also be a conflict between people or opinions, like the dissonance you feel when you want to do something but your parents say “no.”
