List 1 Flashcards
auspicious
Adjective
Promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable
Example: On this auspicious occasion, it is important to reflect on how you arrived at this moment.
benign
Adjective
Showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness; favorable; pleasant and beneficial
Example: The benign individual was honored for all of her work to make the community safer.
emollient
Adjective
Having the power of softening or relaxing, as a medicinal substance; soothing, especially to the skin
emollience (n)
Example: Because of the emollient substance, my skin is feeling so much better.
mitigate
Verb
to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
Example: I tried to mitigate the situation by explaining to the police officer that I was only speeding because my wife was in labor.
mollified
Verb
to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
Example: By giving her a pacifier, the parents mollified the screaming baby.
sanction
Noun/Verb
noun - authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
verb - to authorize, approve, or allow
Example: The company issued a sanction to its competitor stating that it could not build near their headquarters.
substantiate
Verb
to establish by proof or competent evidence
Example: In order for you to be considered credible, you must substantiate your claim.
exculpate
Verb
to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.
Example: The jury deliberated for two weeks and decided to exculpate the defendant for the crime due to a lack of concrete evidence.
debunked
Verb
to expose (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated.
Example: The Loch Ness Monster story seems to have been debunked after further investigation.
capricious
Adjective
subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic
Example: The capricious toddler screamed for the millionth time and for no apparent reason.
fabricated
Verb
to make by art or skill and labor; construct.
to devise or invent (a legend, lie, etc.)
Example: After missing curfew, Jason fabricated an elaborate story to avoid getting in trouble with his parents; however, it did not work.
disparate
Adjective
distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar.
Example: Being such a disparate individual, Sally never felt that she truly belonged to any group.
spurious
Adjective
not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
Example: Please do not give me a spurious apology because that is worse than not apologizing at all.
recalcitrant
Adjective
hard to deal with, manage, or operate.
Example: The group of recalcitrant students stormed the stadium after their team won the game.
insolent
Adjective
boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting.
Example: When the insolent student started in on his classmates, Mrs. Jones asked him to leave.
