LIST 2A Flashcards
Abrasive
Rough
Abhor
To hate
Accelerate
To speed up
Accord
Agreement
Adjacent
Next to
Adverse
Opposing; unfavorable
Agenda
A list of things to do
Agony
Extreme pain
Akin
Similar to
Allot
To give out; to allocate
Ambiguous
Having more than one meaning; unclear
Ample
Plentiful; of large proportions
Anesthetic
Painkiller
Anticipate
- To expect
2. To provide for in advance
Appeal
1 attractiveness
2. To request
Appropriate
- Proper
- To seize; to take possession of
- To set aside for a specific use
arbitrary
Random
Ascertain
To find out by making inquiries
Atheist
One who does not believe in god
Audible
Able to be heard
Baffle
To fool; to confuse
Barren
Not capable of producing vegetation; infertile
Benchmark
A standard for measuring something
Bizarre
Strange
Blueprint
Plan; design for a building
Bonanza
Huge, unexpected profit
Braggart
One who brags a lot
Brittle
Easy to break
Burly
Muscular
Calamity
Disaster
Capacity
Available space
Cease
To stop
Census
An official population count
Chronicle
Story
Cliche
Overuse phrase
Colleague
Co - worker
Compatible
Able to get along well together
Complementary
- Completing
2. Going well together
Composite
Made up of separate parts
Compromise
- Settlement in which each party surrenders something it wants
- To go against one’s principles
Concussion
Head injury
Confinement
Imprisonment
Conscientious
Careful; ethical
Conservative
Traditional; seeking to preserve the past
Constituents
- Parts of a whole
2. Voters
Contemporary
- Of the same time
2. Present
Contract
To shorten; to shrink
Conversion
Change
Correspondence
- Similarity
2. Communication
Counterfeiter
One who makes fake money
Creases
Lines; wrinkles; folds
Critic
- One who makes unfavorable comments
2. Reviewer
Cunning
Sly; devious
Dam
- A barrier used to hold back water
2. To stop a flow
Decelerate
To slow down
Decomposition
Process of falling apart; disintegration
Deflect
- To block; to shield from
2. To push off to the side
Deliberate
Carefully considered and planned; intentional
Deplete
To use up; to exhaust the supply of
Desertion
Abandonment
Deteriorate
To become worse; to decay
Diction
Choice of words
Diligent
Hard - working
Disbar
To expel a lawyer from law practice
Disclosure
Something revealed or released
Discredit
To disbelieve; to dishonor
Disengagement
Separation
Disinclination
Unwillingness
Dismiss
To send away; to ignore
Disrobe
To take off ones clothes
Distasteful
Unlikable
Divergence
Separation
Downheartedness
Sadness
Dubious
Doubtful
Dutiful
Obedient
Economize
To save; to minimize spending
Elongate
To make longer
Embroidery
Needlework decoration
Empathy
Sympathy; ability to feel another’s feelings
Endure
- To tolerate
2. To last; to remain
Enmesh
To catch; to entangle
Entrepreneur
An independent businessman
Eradicate
To get rid of
Essence
Basic nature; most important part of something
Everlasting
Lasting forever
Exclaim
To cry out in surprise or anger
Exhilarating
Exciting; stimulating
Explicit
Clear; obvious
Extroverted
Outgoing; friendly
Facilitate
To make easier
Feasible
Possible
Flower
To blossom
Forge
- To shape
- To copy something illegally
- To move steadily
Fragrant
Pleasant - smelling
Frenzy
Temporary madness; wild activity
Garland
Circle of leaves or flowers
Gibberish
Nonsense
Goal
Score in soccer, hockey, etc
Grant
- Gift
2. To give
grim
Terrible; forbidding; stern
Gulf
Huge gap
Haggard
Looking tired
Harbor
- Place where ships dock
2. To shelter
Headstrong
Determined; stubborn
Hemorrhage
Heavy or uncontrollable bleeding
High - minded
Showing high morals or feelings
Homogenous
The same through out ; uniform
Hybrid
A blend of two things
Hypothetical
Theoretical
