Lesson 3 Flashcards
Alacrity (n)
Cheerful readiness; eagerness
ex. She opened her birthday gifts with alacrity
Affable (adj)
Easy-going; friendly
ex. the new girl in school is very affable.
Augment (v)
To make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity; to supplement
ex. When the president decided to augment taxes, the citizens were furious.
Austere (adj)
Strict or harsh; without decoration
ex. his austere manner made it hard for Tom to meet new people and make friends
Averse (adj)
Strongly disinclined
ex. my father is averse to people smoking in the house.
Banal (adj)
Drearily commonplace; predictable; trite
ex. Her storyline was banal. She used cliché and dull topics.
Bolster (v)
To support or prop up
ex. She bolster Lisa when she failed her major test.
Brevity (n)
Briefness or conciseness in speech or writing
ex. The speech was notable more for its brevity than for its clarit
Burgeon (v)
To grow and flourish
ex. The town burgeoned into a city
Concord (n)
Agreement
ex. the two countries came to a concord regarding trade.
Concur (v)
To agree
ex. her mother did not concur with her opinion.
Conspicuous (adj)
Easy to notice; obvious
ex. you have conspicuous errors in your homework.
Copious (adj)
Plentiful; having a large quantity
ex. there are copious amount of apples in the basket
Delusion (n)
A false opinion or belief
ex. Mary’s delusion was that Tom still loved her.
Demur (adj)
Modest and reserved
ex. he demurred at my suggestion to work on sunday