Level 3A Flashcards by Brant Osborn

DEFRAY

(di-FRAY)

to pay; provide money for; cover the cost or expenses of

verb

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TACITURN

(TAS-i-turn)

silent; not talkative; holding one’s tongue; reserved; uncommunicative.

adjective

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TERSE

(rhymes with worse)

brief and to the point; free of superfluous words; expressed in a pointed and polished way.

Adjective

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BOON

(rhymes with moon)

a blessing; timely and welcome benefit; something beneficial bestowed upon one; something to be thankful for.

Noun

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PROLETARIAT

(PROH-luh-TAIR-ee-it)

the working class, especially the industrial wage-earning class, which earns its living by manual labor.

Noun; adjective is proletarian.

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HETEROGENEOUS

(HET-uh-roh-JEE-nee-us)

varied; composed of parts of different kinds; made up of unrelated or diverse elements; mixed; dissimilar; miscellaneous.

Adjective

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PITTANCE

(PIT-‘ns)

a small amount, portion, or share, especially a small or meager amount of money.

Noun

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GLIB

(rhymes with rib)

smooth-spoken; speaking in a ready, fluent manner, with natural or offhand ease; talkative in a nonchalant way.

Adjective

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PENCHANT

(PEN-chint)

a liking; favoring a certain thing; a strong inclination; a decided taste for something.

Noun

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SOLICITOUS

(suh-LIS-i-tus)

concerned; showing care and attention, especially in a worried, anxious, or fearful way.

Adjective

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CIRCUMSCRIBE

(sur-kum-SKRYB)

to limit, restrict, confine, hem in, or fix the boundaries of.

Verb

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DEARTH

(rhymes with earth)

a lack, scarcity, insufficiency, or inadequate supply of something needed.

Noun

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INGRATIATING

(in-GRAY-shee-AY-ting)

flattering; attempting to win approval or curry favor; trying to gain acceptance; done to charm or please another.

Adjective

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MERCENARY

(MUR-suh-NER-ee)

greedy; done for payment only; motivated by selfish desire for money or other reward.

Adjective; noun

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EXTEMPORIZE

(ek-STEM-puh-ryz)

to improvise; to speak or compose with little or no preparation or practice; to perform something in an offhand or unpreditated way.

Verb; adjective (extemporaneous)

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ERUDITE

(traditionally, ER-uh-DYT; now usually ER-yuh-DYT)

learned; scholarly; possessing extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books.

Adjective

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AUSTERE

(aw-STEER)

severe, somber, stern; serious; grim; grave; dour; markedly simple or unadorned.

Adjective

LACONIC

(luh-KAHN-ik)

using few words, briefly and often bluntly expressed.

Adjective

AMELIORATE

(uh-MEEL-yuh-rayt)

to make or become better or more tolerable; improve; amend; correct; reform; rectify; raise the condition of or state of.

Verb

EXPUNGE

(ek-SPUHNJ)

to erase, delete, cancel; punch, strike, or wipe out; eradicate, obliterate.

Verb

What word goes with the following definition?

to pay; provide money for; cover the cost or expenses of

verb

DEFRAY

(di-FRAY)