List 1 (second half) Flashcards
illustrious
famous
ideology
set of ideas typical of a social or political group
impair
to make worse
imperceptible
not able to be seen or heard
impulse
sudden urge
incapacitated
lacking physical or legal powers
incompetence
inability to function properly
incriminate
to show proof of involvement in a crime
indistinguishable
identical
hard to tell apart
inert
inactive
lacking the power to move
insight
a sudden understanding
integral
important
intervention
interference
intuition
a hunch or feeling about something
irreparable
unfixable
jack
device for lifting something heavy
lumberjack
judicious
wise
kernel
the central or important part
labored
done with great effort
lavish
extravagant
to give away In large amounts (verb)
lofty
very tall or high in the air
noble in thoughts or aims
acting with a superior attitude
lull
a quiet pause
to soothe
to gain someone’s trust
luxuriant
richly decorated
growing abundantly
malice
hatred
matriculate
to enter or to enroll (usually to college)
medley
group of songs strung together
meritorious
having value
deserving praise
merit scholar mike colons
microbe
tiny, microscopic organism
miser
someone who hates to spend money
multiplicity
involving more than one
negligence
carelessness, oversight
objective
goal
neutral, impartial, without feelings
oscillate
to move back and forth
painstaking
very careful
partisan
supporter of an idea or a cause
pedestrian
one who travels by foot
commonplace, ordinary, banal, un imaginative
petty
of little importance
pitiable
worthy of sympathy
poised
ready
In control of ones emotions and behavior
portfolio
set of pictures or documents
preconceived
planned in advance
predicament
problem situation
prescience
foresight, ability to predict the future
presume
to take for granted
to believe without reason
principled
moral, ethical
progressive
moving forward
quake
to shake or tremble
reclusive
living alone
secluded
recurrent
repetitive
happening again
regional
of a particular geographic area
reinstate
to restore
to put back into former position
remission
temporary weakening of force
disease
reputability
being well thought of, respectability
saccharine
overly sweet, falsely kind
sever
to seperate
to cut
solidarity
togetherness
stained
discolored
dis honored
static
not moving
not changing
stroke
a single deliberate movement or action
subtle
not easily seen
difficult to understand
suppress
to keep down by force
to keep secret
tact
ability to do or say the right thing
tangent
sudden change of topic
temperament
mood, character
terrestrial
of the earth
trawler
fishing boat
crawfish
troupe
a group of performers
rhymes with group
ultimate
final
best
unbounded
without limits
universal
widespread
uphold
to enforce
to support
utterance
something spoken
vacant
empty
without expression
vandal
one who damages property
vandalize
verbose
using more words than necessary
vulgar
crude
lacking culture
witticism
clever remark
witty comment
zany
crazy
