Level 7 Flashcards
Redress
Remedy
Anomalous
Deviating from common order, abnormal
Obsequious
Servile compliance, obedient, dutiful
Didactic
Instructive
Truncate
Shorten, cut short
Abstemious
Moderate/sparing in eating
Bombastic
(Of speech, writing) High sounding, inflated, pretentious
Senescent
Growing old, aging
Pernicious
Causing harm or ruin
Catholic
Roman church, universal in extent
Objurgation
Berate sharply
Effusive
Unduly demonstrative, overflowing
Umbrage
Offense, to take
Vicissitude
A change during the life of something
Contentious
Tending to argument or strife
Obeisance
a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture. Show obeisance to king.
Assiduous
Continuous, unremitting (reading)
Duplicity
Double dealing, being deceitful by saying two things to two different people about the same subject.
Insouciant
Free from worry, nonchalant
Myrmidon
(lowercase) . a person who executes without question or scruple a master’s commands. Classical Mythology . one of the warlike people of ancient Thessaly who accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War.
Nascent
Beginning to exist or develop
Accede
To give consent, approval, _ to terms of contract
Magnanimous
Generous in forgiving, noble, high-minded
Nonage
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21. any period of immaturity.
Invective
Abusive vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.
Machination
Act of plotting with evil purpose
Docile
Easily managed, submissive, not intractable
Redoubtable
Formidable, to be feared, evoking respect.
Prognosticate
To forecast or predict
Engender
To cause, give rise to
Fetid
Having an offensive odor, stinking
Pedantic
Ostentatious in ones learning, overly concerned with minute details in learning
Capitulate
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.
Inchoate
not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
just begun; incipient.
not organized; lacking order: an inchoate mass of ideas on the subject.
Exponent
a person or thing that expounds, explains, or interprets: an exponent of modern theory in the arts.
a person or thing that is a representative, advocate, type, or symbol of something: Lincoln is an exponent of American democracy.
Mendacious
telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
false or untrue: a mendacious report.
Strident
making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges. having a shrill, irritating quality or character: a strident tone in his writings.
Oligarchy
a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
Refulgent
shining brightly; radiant; gleaming: Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the opera house a refulgent setting for the ball.
Nepotism
patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics:
Ribald
vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous.
Avuncular
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an uncle: avuncular affection.
Supplicate
to pray humbly to; entreat or petition humbly.
Irascible
Easily provoked to anger
Inexorable
unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
Parvenu
a person who has recently or suddenly acquired wealth, importance, position, or the like, but has not yet developed the conventionally appropriate manners, dress, surroundings, etc.
Salubrious
Favorable or promoting health. salubrious air.
Hyperbole
obvious and intentional exaggeration. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”
Sanctimonious
making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.
Ethereal
Light, airy, delicate
