Level 4 Flashcards
Provident
Thrifty,economical,prudent,frugal
Impute
Ascribe,assign
Astute
Shrewd,clever,perceptive,discerning,acute,keenly aware,quick-witted,sagacious,perspicacious,sapient
Neophyte
A beginner,novice,amateur,tyro
Enigma
A mystery,puzzle,riddle,perplexing problem
Credence
Belief,acceptance
Venerate
To respect deeply,revere,regard with awe and adoration
Garrulous
Talkative,especially an a rambling,annoying,pointless,or long-awinded way. Verbose,loquacious,voluble,prolix.
Ant:reserved,reticent,taciturn,laconic
Trenchant
Keen,penetrating,vigorously effective,sharp and to the point.
Forceful,acute,incisive
Autonomous
Independant,self-governing
Panacea
A cure-all,universal antidote
Ephemeral
Short-lived,passing,fleeting,lasting for a short time.
Transitory,evanescent,fugitive,fugacious
Onerous
Burdensome,troublesome,oppressive,hard to bear,difficukt to accomplish
Laity
Nonprofessionals,laypeople collective.
Pungent
Sharp,penetrating,biting,acrid,caustic.
Prosaic
Dull,ordinary,uninteresting,unimaginative.
Commonplace,humdrum,tedious,dry,stale,mediocre,matter-of-fact,insipid,pedestrian,vapid,jenune
Charlatan
A fake,quack,imposter,fraud,humbug
Perfunctory
Machanical,routine,listless,without interesting or enthusiasm
Morass
Literally,a swamp,marsh,bog,
Sophistry
Deceptive reasoning,subtle and misleading argument
Prolific
Fruitful,fertile,productive.
Ant:impotent,unproductive,barren,sterile,effete
Mundane
Of the world,worldly,earthly,terrestrial,temporal,secular,sublunary.
Ant:loftly,heavenly,sublime,celestial,ethereal,exaterrestrial
Myriad
Countless,innumerable,infinite,consisting of a great number
Dissident
Disagreeing,disaffected,dissenting,noncomformist
Laudable
Praiseworthy,commendable,meritorious,exemplary,estimable.
Ant:contemptible,deplorable,ignominious
Inimitable
Unable to be imitated,copied,or reproduced;beyond compare
Matchless,unrivaled,peerless,unparalled,surpassing
Jaded
Worn out,tired,fatigued,weary,exhausted
Myopic
Short-sighted,narrow-minded,purblind,ubtuse.
Ant:broad-minded,liberal,tolerant,catholic,latitudinarian
Demonstrable
Capable of being demonstrated,able to be proved
Callow
Immature,inexperienced,unsophisticated,green,naive,juvenile,sophomoric,puerile
Acquiesce
To agree without protest,consent,comply,submit,assent,accede
Pontificate
To speak in a pompus and overbearing way,make pretentious or categorical statements
Deleterious
Harmful,destructive,injurious,detrimental,ruinous,noxious,pernicious,malignant.
Antonyms:healthful,advantageous,wholesome,salutary
Ambivalent
Uncertain,indecisive,having conflicting feelings or desires,simultaneously drawn in opposite directions,attracted to and repulsed by something at the same time
Pensive
Thoughful,absorbed in thought,especially in a deep,dreamy,or melancholy way.
Reflective,meditative,wistful,contemplative
Impromptu
Made up or done on the spur of the moment,uttered or performed without preparation,improvised for the occasion.
Offhand,spontaneous,extemporaneous
Conjecture
To guess,suppose,imagine,suspect,presume,speculate,surmise
Surreptitious
Stealthy,done,made,obtained,or enjoyed in a secret and often sly or shifty manner.
Crafty,furtive,covert,underhand,clandestine.
Antonyms:evident,unconcealed,overt,aboveboard,manifest
Exemplary
Worthy of imitation.praiseworthy,commendable,ideal,admirable,meritorious,estimable,laudable.
Antonyms:shameful,disreputable,contemptible,deplorable,ignominious,odious,heinous.
Impeccable
Perfect,faultless,flawless,unimpeachable,irreproachable.
Antonyms:reprehensible,censurable,culpable.
Attest
To affirm to be true,genuine,or correct;certify or authenticate officially;stand as proof or evidence of.
Copious
Abundant,plentiful,large in amount or number.
Ample,bountiful,profuse. Antonyms:scanty,meager,sparse,paltry
Fallacious
False,misleading,deceptive,invalid,erroneous,spurious,untenable,illusory,sophistical
Stoic
Unemotional,impassive,dispassionate,indifferent,apathetic,languid,placid,phlegmatic,imperturbable.
Ant:ardent,vehement,zealous,fervid,fervent.
Recrimination
A countercharge or counteraccusation
Affinity
A strong likeness,similarity,or connection.
(close resemblance or relationship)
Kinship,correspondence,compatibility,consaguinity.
(liking or attraction)
penchant,propensity,proclivity
Volatile
Changeable,unstable,inconstant.
Capricious,flighty,fickle,mercurial,erratic,protean.
Ant:stable,fixed,steadfast,invariable,quiescent,
Squalid
Dirty and run-down as a result of poverty or neglect;seedy,unkempt,slovenly,dilapidated.
Ant:unsullied,immaculate,pristine
Expedite
To speed up,hasten,facilitate,accelerate the progress of.
Ant:delay,postpone,hinder,retard,slacken,protract
Abject
Degraded,hence,lacking self-respect,contemptuble,wretched.
Debased,despicable,ignoble,groveling,servile,squalid.
Ant:noble,dignified,lofty,majestic,eminent,illustrious
