Level 3 Flashcards
Cataclysm n.
Violent event that brings about change (usually deaing with earth crust or natural disaster). The world is in cataclysm.
Quiescent
(spelled quiet+scent, ONLY ONE ‘i’)
Inactive. Still. Quietly at rest, still. how long will the opressed stay quiescent. The dog was only quiescent for a fourth of the night.
Stigma
A mark of infamy. Feminists like her wanted to forego the whore stigma.
Construe
To interpret. Bush declared he would ‘construe’ the law he himself signed how he saw fit.
Fastidious
Excessively particular, hard to please
Inscrutable
Incapable of being scrutinized/investigated/seen
Categorical
Absolute, downright
Clairvoyant
Mystical ability to talk to dead people,
predict future,
know about things you weren’t physically there to witness in person.
Able to see through things, beyond natural vision, a visionary, prophet
Defray costs
To keep at bay by way of payment. The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip. Defray the costs. Defray the expenditure.
Taciturn person
Habitually untalkative. Tending to be quiet.
Terse speaking style
Brief and direct, no excess superfluity in speech.
Boon
Good benefit. Help, something to be grateful for. The greatest boon for me is the lack of complexity the technology introduces to our work.
Indigent adj.
In need. Poor, Lacking lifes necessities. The widow, the lowly, the indigent are the ones to be served. In-need-gent.
Heterogeneous vs Homogeneous
Different in kind, unlike vs alike.
Proletariat
Working class, poor
Glib Polyglot
A person who not only learns and speaks different languages with ease but he is glib and Readily FLUENT and often thoughtlessly, easy actions/manner
Penchant
Strong inclination
Solicitous
Showing concern for someone’s well being, having concern (ex- for future), full of desire and eagerness.
Pittance
A small amt, scanty remuneration
Dearth
Lack, scarcity
Circumscribe
Limit.
To surround perimeter, draw a line around, enclose within bounds
Ingratiating
Deliberately meant to gain favor, _ manner
Mercenary
Acting merely for $ or reward, venal (willing to sell ones influence especially for a bribe)
Extemporize
Freestyle, improvize
Erudite
Learned, has great knowledge
Austere (face)
Plain but stern (unfriendly). Serious looking face, strict, forbidding, not to be mistaken with gaunt.
Laconic, adj.
Terse in ones writing or speech. Using few words, but so few as to be rude or mysterious.
Ameliorate
To make bearable, improve, amend
Expunge
Blot out
Circumspect
Prudent
Foible
Minor Character weakness
Fervent
Having Fiery warmth of spirit, enthusiasm
Protract
Extend
Ostentacious
Showy,
Quandary (2 a’s)
Difficult problem, dilemma. My quandary is… I am in a quandary…
Censure
Criticize harshly (tougher than admonished)
Cavil
To nag about, he finds something to _ at in everything she says.
Assimilate to the culture
Take in as ones own
Rescind
Repeal, invalidate
Discernible
Capable of being distinguished/differentiated.
Narcissism
Excessive self-love
Incriminate
Charge of a wrongdoing
Perquisite
Perk to job, such as a gratuity
Adroit
Expert in use of hands/body, cleverly skillful. _ debater.
Platitude
Trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound
Vendetta
Private feud
Lucid dreams
Believable. Easily understood, completely comprehensible, transparent
Salient
Prominent, conspicuous
Allude
To refer to casually/indirectly
Venal
Able to be bribed. A _ administration, mercenaries are _.
Quietus n.
The Final blow (noun). That which silences claims. Giving drug dealers their quietus is the way to go. Put the quietus to your prayers, nothing will change here.
Indisposed
Mildly ill, clearly disinclined. He was indisposed to doing the task.
Exigent
Requiring immediate attention and special attention too.
Upheaval
Major change that causes unrest, conflict. Event in which earth surface comes up violently.
Ebullition
Eruption. Sudden violent outburst , upheaval display.
Occident
West
Annul
Nullify. To make void. Reduce to nothing.
Asperity
Harshness. The asperity of life is tough on asperger sufferers.
Acerbic
Expressing acidic harsh criticism in a clever way, adding to the asperity of inner city life.
Solicit
To ask
Solicitude
To care about.
