Level 3B Flashcards by Brant Osborn

CIRCUMSPECT

(SUR-kum-spekt)

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; carefully considering all circumstances before acting or making a judgement.

Adjective

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QUIESCENT

(kwy-ES-int)

still; quiet; tranquil; inactive; at rest or repose.

Adjective

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FOIBLE

(FOY-bul)

a weak point, slight fault or flaw; a minor failing, especially a weakness in a person’s character.

Noun

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FERVENT

(FUR-vint)

passionate; having or showing great warmth or intensity of feeling; fiery; earnest; impassioned.

Adjective

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PROTRACT

(proh-TRAKT)

to draw out, drag out, extend in time, lengthen, or prolong, especially to excess.

Verb

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OSTENTATIOUS

(AHS-ten-TAY-shus)

showy, extremely conspicuous, extravagant, or flamboyant; specifically, displayed or done in a flashy, vain manner.

Adjective

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QUANDARY

(KWAHN-duh-ree or KWAHN-dry)

a state of uncertainty, perplexity, or doubt.

Noun

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CENSURE

(SEN-shur)

to blame, condemn, find fault with, criticize harshly, or express stern disapproval of.

Verb

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CAVIL

(KAV-ul)

to criticize or complain unnecessarily; to point out petty flaws; to raise trivial or frivolous objections.

Verb

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ASSIMILATE

(uh-SIM-i-layt)

to absorb, take in, incorporate, or appropriate (to take and use as one’s own).

Verb

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RESCIND

(ri-SIND)

to cancel, take back, take away, remove; also, to render void, annul, repeal.

Verb

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DISCERNIBLE

(di-SURN-i-bul)

recognizable, detectible, perceptible, or capable of being recognized by the senses or by the mind.

Adjective

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CATACLYSM

(KAT-uh-KLIZ-‘m)

a disaster, great mishap, catastrophe, or violent upheaval.

Noun

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NARCISSISM

(NAHR-si-SIZ-‘m)

self-worship; excessive admiration of oneself.

Noun

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INCRIMINATE

(in-KRIM-uh-nayt)

to charge with a crime, accuse of wrongdoing, implicate, or present evidence or proof of involvement in a wrongful act

Verb

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STIGMA

(STIG-muh)

a mark of shame or disgrace, a moral blemish, or a stain on one’s character or reputation.

Noun

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BREVITY

(BREV-i-tee)

shortness or briefness, as the brevity of life or the brevity of a child’s attention span.

Noun

PERQUISITE

(PUR-kwi-zit)

a benefit, incidental gain or reward; specifically, an expected or promised benefit, privilege, or advantage received in addition to one’s normal salary or wages.

noun

INDIGENT

(IN-di-jint)

poor, needy, penniless, impoverished, down-and-out.

Adjective

CLAIRVOYANT

(klair-VOY-int)

having exceptional powers of perception, unusually clear-sighted, or discerning; specifically, able to see objects or events that others cannot; having extrasensory perception or the power of divination.

Adjective; noun