Level IV Flashcards
Provident
Thrifty, economical, saving or providing for future needs
Synonyms: prudent, frugal
After the birth of their first child, Sam and Sarah vowed to be (blank), and start putting aside some money every month for college and retirement
Impute
To charge, or attribute, especially with a fault or misconduct, lay the responsibility or blame upon
Synonyms: ascribe, assign
To credit someone for something positive but you (blank) someone for something negative
Some (blank) their losses to lack of sales
Some people (blank) the decline in vocabulary to to video games
Astute
Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage
“an (blank) businessman”
Shrewd, clever, perceptive, discerning, acute, keenly aware, quick witted,
Neophyte
a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
a new convert to a religion.
Synonyms: A beginner, novice, amateur, tyro,
Enigma
A mystery, puzzle, riddle, perplexing problem, something or someone hard to understand or explain
Something that is baffling, inexplicable, or inscrutable
She is an (blank) to me
Their motives are an (blank) to everyone
Credence
belief in or acceptance of something as true;
especially believe in a published report or acceptance of another’s opinion or testimony
Synonyms: belief, acceptance
Venerate
To respect deeply, revere, regard with awe and adoration
Garrulous
Talkative, especially in a rambling, annoying, pointless, or long-winded way
Synonyms: verbose, loquacious, voluble, and prolix
Trenchant
Keen, penetrating, vigorously effective, sharp and to the point
Synonyms: forceful, acute, and incisive
Autonomous
Independent, self-governing, not under the control of something or someone else
Panacea
A cure-all, universal antidote, remedy for all diseases and difficulties
Ephemeral
Short-lived, passing, fleeting, lasting only for a short time
Onerous
Burdensome, troublesome, oppressive, hard to bear, difficult to accomplish or endure
Laity
Nonprofessionals, laypeople collectively, all the people outside of a given profession or specialized field
Pungent
Sharp, penetrating, biting, acrid, caustic
Prosaic
Dull, ordinary, uninteresting, unimaginative
Charlatan
a person who pretends to have a special skill or knowledge. A fake, quack, imposter, fraud.
Perfunctory
Mechanical, routine, done merely as a duty, performed in an indifferent, halfhearted, superficial, and often careless way, without interest or enthusiasm
Morass
Literally: an area of muddy or boggy ground; a swamp
Figuratively: something that traps, confines, or confuses; a sticky situation, or troublesome state of affairs
Sophistry
Deceptive reasoning, a subtle and misleading argument
Prolific
producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring
Fruitful, fertile, productive
Mundane
of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one
Of the world, worldly, earthly, material as distinguished from spiritual
Myriad
Countless, innumerable, infinite, consisting of a great or indefinite number
Dissident
Noun: a person who opposes official policy
Adjective: in opposition to official policy.
Laudable
deserving praise and commendation
Praiseworthy, commendable,
Inimitable
Unable to be imitated, copied, or reproduced; beyond compare
Matchless, unrivaled, peerless, unparalleled
Jaded
Worn out, tired, fatigued, weary, exhausted
Myopic
Literal: short-sighted
Figurative: lacking discernment, foresight, perspective, or imagination
Demonstrable
Capable of being demonstrated, able to be proved
Callow
Immature, inexperienced, unsophisticated, green, naive
Of persons, behavior, or things
Acquiesce
To agree without protest, to accept without argument or resistance, give in quietly
Synonyms: Consent, comply, submit
Pontificate
To speak in a pompous, overbearing way, make pretentious or categorical statements, express one’s own opinion as though it was an official, authoritative decree
Deleterious
Harmful, destructive, injurious, detrimental; especially harmful to health or wellbeing
Ambivalent
Indecisive, drawn in opposite directions, uncertain, conflicting feelings or desires
Pensive
Thoughtful, absorbed in thought, thinking deeply
Impromptu
Done without preparation; improvised
Conjecture
An educated guess, or to make one with insufficient evidence
Surreptitious
Done in a secret an sly manner as to avoid notice; stealthy
Exemplary
Serving as a model of excellence, appropriateness, or correctness
Impeccable
Free from faults or imperfections; perfect, faultless, flawless
Attest
To affirm to be true, genuine, or correct; to bear witness to
Copious
Large in amount, plentiful, abundant
Fallacious
False, misleading, deceptive, based on a fallacy
Synonym: sophistical
Stoic
Showing no feelings, unemotional, unaffected by pleasure or pain
Recrimination
A countercharge or counteraccusation
Affinity
Close relationship or resemblance
a natural attraction or liking for someone or something
Volatile
Unstable, inconstant, unpredictable; erratic
Squalid
Dirty and run-down as a result of poverty or neglect
Expedite
To speed up, accelerate the progress of
Abject
Degraded, brought low in condition or status
