Level V Flashcards
Voluble
Talkative, talking much and easily, and usually at great length
Commiserate
share in someone’s misery, to sympathize, feel or express sympathy, show sorrow or pity for
Dilemma
A predicament in which one must choose between equally undesirable alternatives
Transitory
Passing, temporary, fleeting, not permanent or enduring
Philanthropic
Motivated by or done out of a desire to help or improve the welfare of others; Charitable, benevolent, humane
Lethargy
Lack of energy, sluggishness; dull, drowsy, inactive condition or state of mind
Exonerate
To free from blame, declare blameless or innocent
Pugnacious
Given to fight, combative, quarrelsome, ready and willing to fight
Contrition
Remorse, penitence, repentance, deep and devastating sorrow for something one has done wrong
Abrogate
To cancel, revoke, or abolish by legal or authoritative action or decree
Ebullience
Lively enthusiasm, high spirits, bubbly excitement; exhilaration
Impervious
Impenetrable, incapable of being entered or passed though; unable to be moved or affected by something
Remonstrate
To object, protest, reprove, rebuke, argue or plead against
Efface
To rub out, wipe out, obliterate, erase; also, to make oneself inconspicuous
Chimera
A foolish, fancy, fantastic notion or idea; figment of the imagination; an absurd and fabulous creation of the mind
Incorrigible
Bad beyond correction or reform, hopeless; also unruly unmanageable, difficult to control
Juxtapose
To place side-by-side or close together, especially so as to compare or contrast
Conversant
Familiar, acquainted, we’ll-informed or versed; versed
Esoteric
Intended for or design to be understood only by a select group, known only by a few people; not public, secret, confidential
Synonyms: mysterious, inscrutable, cryptic
Auspicious
Favorable, fortunate; conducive to success
Itinerant
Traveling about, wandering, moving from place to place
Cull
To pick out, select from various sources, gather, collect
Promulgate
To make known, publish, proclaim, to make publish in an official manner
Gratuitous
Free, given without charge or obligation; also, without legitimate cause or reason, un-called for, unjustified, baseless, unwarranted
Nomenclature
A system of names, especially a system of names used in a science, art, or branch of knowledge
Droll
Amusing, humorous, comical; especially, funny or witty in an outrageous way
Insatiable
Greedy, hungry, unable to be satisfied or appeased
Beguile
To deceive, delude, or mislead; also; to charm, amuse, or delight
Vindictive
Seeking or wanting revenge, vengeful, characterized by a desire to get even
Replete
Fully or richly supplied, well-stocked, filled to capacity
Preclude
To prevent, make impossible, exclude or shut off all possibility of something happening
Castigate
To punish or criticize severely
Colloquial
Conversational; pertaining to, characteristic of, or used in spoken language; hence, informal, casual, natural
Obfuscate
To make obscure, cloud over, darken, to make unclear or indistinct
Synonyms: confuse, complicate, muddle
Facile
Easy, easily done, performed or achieve in an easy, effortless way; working or acting on a smooth, free, and all restrained manner
Convivial
Sociable, merry, festive
Synonyms: affable, gregarious
Eschew
To avoid, shun, abstain from; to keep away from something harmful, wrong, or distasteful
Prodigious
Enormous, huge, tremendous, immense; extraordinary in size, extent, force, or degree
Idiosyncrasy
A peculiarity, distinctive characteristics of a person or group, and identify trait or mannerism
Approbation
Approval, acceptance; especially, official approval or authorization
Officious
Meddlesome, nosy, intrusive, interfering, prying; specifically, offering unwanted advice or unnecessary service, especially in an overbearing way
Intractable
Hard to manage or control, stubborn, unruly
Altruism
Selflessness, unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Accolade
An award; sign of respect or esteem; expression of praise; mark of acknowledgment
Vernacular
The native language of a people, especially, the common everyday language of people as opposed to the literary or cultured language
Judicious
Wise and careful, having or showing sound judgement
Chrysalis
The pups of a butterfly; the stage in the development during which an insect is enclosed in a case or cocoon; also a sheltered and undeveloped state or state of being
Genteel
Refined, polite, we’ll-bred, sophisticated, elegantly stylish or fashionable, pertaining or belonging to high society
Jovial
Merry, full of good humor, hearty and fun loving, jolly, convivial
Subterfuge
A deception, trick, underhanded scheme
