Level 2 Flashcards
Advocate
One that speaks on behalf of another. to support idea publicly. Lawyer, Spokesperson, apostle.
- Delegate (noun)
Representative of someone else; person designated to act for or represent others; a person acting for another. to commit (powers, functions, etc.) to another as agent or deputy.
Poignant
Profound. Intense. Keenly emotionally strong. Poignant retelling of the accident.
Nebulous
Hazy, unclear, indistinct. a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit.
Clandestine
Clandestine operation. Done in secret. She had a clandestine affair.
Tirade
A long angry speech. Also a section of verse concerning a single theme.
Tacit
Understood without expression. Tacit knowledge would be knowing something that is seemingly impossible to teach without the many specific and varied experiences.
Allegation
An assertion made with little proof, till then proved
Rebuff
Reject (rebuff is a perfect synonym to reject). A blunt refusal. He rebuffed (rejected) the offer, he rebuffs (rejects) her. Don’t you rebuff (reject) this!
Tenuous
Describes something THIN. The tenuous strands of dna… People ignore the tenuous odds of succeeding in business. The alliance started off robust but soon became tenuous and weak.
*** Abet
To aid, support something (usually a criminal).
Waive
To Forgo, to do without. Waive your g-d given right to sue!?
Carnal
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual: carnal pleasures.
Sanction
Authorize. The CEO sanctioned the deforestation of the park. Give Warrant.
Ambiguous
Unclear. Open to interpretation.
Mollify
Assuage. To make less harsh. Mitigate. To soften: mollify one’s demands.
Unequivocal
Leaving no doubt. Gwen stefani’s new bandname is unequivocal!
Verbose
Too Wordy
- Transient
Transitory. Passing through a place only for a short time.
Nettle
To irritate, annoy, provoke. Prickly plant.
*** Repudiate
3 things: Disown, Reject, Refuse.
He had repudiated his double-dealing partners in the past and quit the firm.
- Impetuous
Violent and ‘'’passionate’’’ (but really just irrtional, emotional and not a real deep thinker, thuggish)
Incongrous
Not harmonious
Assuage
To make mild or less severe, appease (ex: ones pain, hunger).
*** Corroborate
To strengthen case.
COLLABorate means to collab, to CORROBorate should signal your muscular ‘core’ which strengthens, in this case strengthens your argument in form of evidence.
Avaricious
Characterized by Avarice: Greed. Intense desire to gain and keep wealth.
*** Cursory
Rushed and thereby sloppy. The camp contract was clearly a cursory document. Obama’s speech was cursory and half-hearted.
Vacillate
To be indecisive, sway
Clement
Mild or pleasant
*** Allocate
To set aside for a particular purpose
*** Reconcile
to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
Paragon
a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence: a paragon of virtue.
Analogous
having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous.
Diurnal
Day (opposite nocturnal)
*** Pretext
alleged excuse. The leaders used the insults as a pretext to declare war. What pretext could you have for discriminatory practice.
Forgo vs forego
To forgo is to do with hout something.
To forego is to go beFORE, antecede, precede.
Mitigate
To make less harsh. To mollify or assauge. Mitigate the impact of the space shuttle landing! Saying you’re a non-smoker helped mitigate fears you had an illness. Since when does political oversight ‘mitigate’ bureaucratic abhorrence.
Abhor
To dislike extremely. To Hate.
Equivocal
Debatable. Something that by nature creates doubt. Having at least two meanings, therefore hard to understand/explain. Equivocal and paradoxical language have no place in any contracts. His threat that I immediately pay up ended with an equivocal ‘or else’.
