List 34 Flashcards
Barren
adj. not able to grow plants or produce children or young animals; desolate
Bilious
adj. bad tempered; disgusting, nauseous, sick
Bleak
adj. cold, empty and unpleasant
Blend
v/n. to mix (things) thoroughly and usually with good results
Brisk
adj. quick and energetic; cold and fresh
Cavil
n/v. make petty or unnecessary objections
Certify
v. to say officially that something is true, correct, or genuineto confirm formally
Cheerful
adj. happy, joyful, merry
Conciliate
v. to make someone less angry or more friendly; pacify, soothe, comfort
Churlish
adj. rude, impolite
Dark
n/adj. having very little light, not light in color; dim, gloomy, murky
Craven
adj. lacking courage; cowardly
Debar
v. to officially prevent someone from doing something
Deem
v. to think, believe; to consider, have an opinion
Deny
v. to say that something is not true
Depreciate
v. to decrease in value; to belittle
Disdain
v/n. the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect
Dissipate
v. to drive away; waste
Drub
v. hit or beat (someone) repeatedly
Elation
n. a feeling of great happiness and excitement; ecstasy, delight, glee
Encircle
v. to surround something, forming a circle around it
Etymology
n. an explanation of where a word came from
Expandable
adj. can be expanded; stretchy, inflatable, elastic
Expenditure
n. an amount of money spent
Extrovert
adj. sociable, outgoing
Fallacy
n. a false idea that many people believe is true; myth, misconception
Forte
n. a person’s strong point; what a person does best; strength, gift
Fulfilled
adj. completely satisfied, happy, contented
Gangly
adj. tall, thin, and awkward in movement
Gruff
adj. of a voice deep and rough; unfriendly or bad-tempered
Guile
n. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them); deceit, cheat
Hiaturs
n. a gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break
Horde
n. a large crowd of people; crowd, pack, group
Illusory
adj. not real, although seeming to be; false, deceptive
Immune
adj. not capable of being affected by a disease; resistant
Impasse
n. a situation in which no progress seems possible
Impoverish
adj. poor, needy, destitute
Institute
v/n. (v.) to establish, set up; (n.) an organization connected with research or teaching; establish, found, organization
Insurgent
adj/n. adj. rebelling against n. one who revolts against the authority; rebellious, uprising
Inveigle
v. to persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery; convince
Lest
conj. in order to prevent something from happening; in case
Lubricant
n. a substance that you put on the surfaces or parts of something to make them move smoothly oil, grease
Lucrative
adj. producing a great deal of money; profitable, rewarding, beneficial
Mannered
adj. trying to impress people by being formal and not natural ( affected); polite and observes social
customs
Meditate
v. to think about deeply and quietly
Mitigate
v. to make less severe, serious, or painful; alleviate, diminish
Neophyte
n. novice, beginner, learner
Oblivious
adj. failing to keep in mind; forgetful, ignorant, unaware, unconscious
Orchard
n. a piece of land, normally separated from the surrounding area, in which fruit trees are grow; plantation
Originate
n. to begin to happen or exist
Overriding
adj. most important; paramount
Peripheral
adj. of minor importance; related to an outer boundary
Presage
n/v. a warning or sign that something will happen, usually something unpleasant
Progress
n. to move forward; the process of improving or developing; development, growth
Propensity
n. an innate inclination, tendency
Proscenium
n. the part of a theater stage in front of the curtain
Quandary
n. the state of not being able to decide what to do in a difficult situation
Rampant
adj. existing or spreading or growing in an uncontrolled way; unchecked, widespread, wild
Repudiate
v. to refuse to accept something; deny
