List 27 Flashcards
Solace
n/v. n. comfort in sorrow; v. to console, as in trouble
Consolation
n. something that makes you feel better when you are sad or disappointed
Pulsate
v. expand and contract with strong regular movements
Provoke
v. o say or do something to annoy someone so that they react in an angry way; annoy, irritate, aggravate
Clamor
n. a loud noise, shouting, uproar
Incite
v. to move to action; stir up
Fury
n. a state of being extremely angry about something; indignation, rage
Pungent
adj. having a strong taste or smell
Placate
v. to soothe, appease
Pugnacious
adj. combative in nature; aggressive
Instigate
v. to make something bad to happen; stir up
Vex
v. to annoy, irk, exasperate, irritate, upset
Incentive
n. something that encourage you to do something; inspiration, motivation
Piquant
adj. having a pleasantly strong or spicy taste ; exciting and interesting; flavorful, tasty
Poignant
adj. emotionally moving
Petulant
adj. Irritable, bad-tempered, choleric
Incensed
adj. very angry, enraged
furious, infuriated
Badger
v. to pester, annoy persistently
Pique
n. a state of anger, irritation
Complacent
adj. self-satisfied, content
Boisterous
adj. noisy, lively, and full of energy
Incendiary
adj/n. a substance or weapon (as a bomb) used to start fire; a person who commits arson; inflammable
Satiate
v. to satisfy (a need, desire) fully
Vie
v. to compete, rival, compete
Satisfy
v. to make pleased by giving what is wanted; please, fulfill, content
Turbulent
adj. violently agitated or disturbed
Improvised
adj. made or said without previous preparation; Unprepared, spontaneous
Abbreviate
v. to shorten, condense
Fickle
adj. changeable, unstable, changing often and suddenly, unpredictable
Unswerving
adj. strong and not changing or becoming weaker
Withstand
v. to stand up against; resist, endure, tolerate
Adamant
adj. unyielding; firm in opinion
Lapse
n. a small mistake; a period of time between two things that happen; interruption, interval
Sporadic
adj. occurring at irregular intervals;
irregular, random
Perpetuate
v. to make permanent or long lasting
Cursory
adj. done very quickly without much attention to details
Myopic
adj. not able to see clearly things that far way; near-sighted
Remote
adj. (of a place) situated far from the main centers of population; distant, isolated
Aloof
adj. reserved, distant, not friendly or interested in other people
Excursion
n. a short trip or outing
Purloin
v. to steal
Plagiarism
n. the practice of using or copying someone else’s idea or work and pretending that you thought of it or created it; copy, thievery
Larceny
n. theft, robbery, stealing, embezzlement
Authentic
adj. genuine, true, real
trustworthy, reliable, dependable
Feint
v. a movement or an attack that is intended to deceive an opponent; trick
Mimic
v. to copy the way somebody speaks, moves, behaves, etc., especially in order to make other people
laugh; imitate, copycat, impersonate
Dupe
n/v. a person who is tricked or cheated; to trick, cheat, fool, deceive
Mendacity
n. untruthfulness, dishonesty, deception
Fallacious
adj. wrong, incorrect, misleading; based on a false idea
Smear
v. damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slur, smudge, stain
Precipitous
adj. very steep and dangerous; sudden and unpleasant; done very quickly, without enough thought or care
Canine
adj. relating to dogs
Deluge
n. a great flood
Canyon
n. a long, narrow valley with very steep sides
Blizzard
n. a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds; snowstorm
Oasis
n. A fertile or green spot in a desert or wasteland, made so by the presence of water.
Meadow
n. a field with wild grass and flowers; grassland
Seal
n. to close an entrance or a container with something that stops air, water etc from coming in or out of it; a large sea animal that eats fish and lives around coasts; closure, cover, cap
Boulder
n. a large rounded mass of rock lying on the surface of the ground; rock, stone
Cataract
n. a large waterfall; clouding of the lens of the eye
