List 4 Flashcards
abode
home
abrupt
sudden
accessory
addition; secondary part
addictive
habit-forming
adoration
worship
affinity
attraction
aggregate
to gather
ailment
sickness
alibi
excuse
aloof
distant; unfriendly
amenity
something that provides pleasure or convenience
analogy
comparison
angular
sharp
antisocial
unfriendly
appraisal
estimate
aquatic
in water
arrogant
acting superior; conceited
astonishment
surprise
attend
- to be present
2. to take care of; to pay attention to
authoritarian
favoring authority; dictatorial
balm
soothing lotion
bedridden
unable to move; stuck in bed
benign
kind; gentle; harmless
bleak
- depressing
2. desolate
blunder
to make a foolish mistake
bounty
reward
brawl
fight
bulge
- something that sticks out
2. to stick out
bypass
- a detour
2. to avoid
callous
unfeeling; hard
captivating
fascinating
cement
- concrete
2. to secure; to make solid
chaos
complete disorder
clarify
to make clear
clog
to block
combatant
fighter
compensate
to give equal value to
comply
to follow
compound
to add to
conceit
thinking you’re great
condense
- to concentrate
- to make shorter
- to change from vapor to liquid
conform
to do as others do; to follow established rules
consecutive
in a row; next in order
conserve
to save; to preserve
constrain
to limit one’s movement
contented
happy
controversial
provoking debate; questionable; arguable
convey
- to send
2. to carry
cosmetic
surface appearance; makeup
cower
to shrink back in fear
credulous
gullible; believing everything
cultivate
- to grow
2. to develop or improve
cyclical
moving in cycles
deadpan
without emotion; without expression
decipher
to decode; to figure out
default
to fail to do what is required
dehydrate
to lose water
delinquent
- a person with bad behavior
2. overdue
derive
- to arrive at by reasoning
2. to deduce
despairing
hopeless
detrimental
harmful
differentiate
to distinguish; to separate
diminish
to reduce
discharge
- to give out
- to send away
- to fire
discord
disagreement
discrepancy
inconsistency; difference
disfigure
to ruin the appearance of
dislodge
to knock something out of place; to remove
dispirited
depressed; without enthusiasm
dissipate
- to scatter
2. to use up foolishly
distinction
- difference
2. quality of being unusual
diverse
various; different
drawback
disadvantage; problem
dune
hill of sand
dwindle
to decrease
exstasy
great happiness
embitter
to make angry or bitter
emergence
coming forward
endeavor
- task; project
2. to try
engage
to involve
enroll
to sign up
epidemic
disease that spreads quickly
erratic
unsteady
ethnic
having to do with a particular race or population
exasperate
to frustrate; to irritate
exertion
a lot of effort
exotic
unusual in an exciting way
extensive
far-reaching
fallacy
false idea
fickle
often changing; not loyal
foremost
first; highest rank
formidable
strong; intimidating
franchise
- right to vote
2. right to sell a manufacturer’s product
friction
pressure; conflict
gender
sex
glaucoma
an eye disease
gorge
- a deep canyon
2. to eat greedily
grasp
- to perceive; to understand
2. to hold
grisly
horrifying
gully
trench or ditch formed by rain
halve
to divide in halves
hasten
to speed up
hedge
- a row of bushes
2. to avoid a topic
hermit
loner; one who lives away from society
hinder
to get in the way of
humane
kind; good-hearted
hydrophobia
fear of water
illuminate
to shed light on; to clarify
immoderation
extreme behavior
impeach
- to accuse a public official of a crime
2. to cast doubt on
implausible
unbelievable; improbable
impregnate
- to make pregnant
2. to fill or permeate
inaudible
too quite to be heard
inclined
- angled
2. favoring a certain point of view
inconsequential
unimportant
indent
- to make a dent in
2. to space in from the regular margin
indispensable
necessary; very important
industrious
hard-working
infer
to conclude from the evidence or facts
initiate
to begin
inquisitive
curious; asking questions
insomnia
inability to sleep
insupportable
impossible to justify
intensify
to strengthen; to increase
intrinsic
inherent; natural
invigorate
to give energy to
itinerary
outline of a journey
jollity
being jolly
knit
- to sew
2. to bring together closely
larceny
stealing
legacy
- inheritance
2. a lasting result
liquidate
to destroy
lucid
clear; easily understood
lush
- rich in vegetation
2. luxurious
mannerism
an affected gesture or habit
mediator
mere
mere
insignificant; minor
meticulous
very neat; paying great attention to detail
milestone
an important event
minute
very small
modify
to change
mourn
to grieve; to be sorry for a loss or death
mutual
common
nontransferable
unable to be given to another
nurture
to nourish; to help develop and grow
nontransferable
unable to be given to another
nurture
to nourish; to help develop and grow
obsession
extreme fascination
opportunist
one who takes advantage of opportunities
orgy
wild party where people overdo it
overdrive
beyond normal limits
parasitic
living off of other without giving them anything in return
patchwork
something made up of unrelated pieces and parts
perceptive
observant; smart
persistence
continuous existence; endurance
pictorial
relating to pictures
playwright
one who writes plays
pompous
acting self-important
precede
to come before
predecessor
someone who comes before another in a position
premise
a statement upon which a conclusion is based
preside
to lead
prevalent
widespread
prodigy
genius
propagandist
one who spreads false or exaggerated ideas
proverb
a short saying that expresses an obvious truth
pushover
one who is easily defeated or persuaded
quenching
satisfying
random
without direction or order
recede
to retreat; to move backward
reclaim
- to rescue; to bring back
2. to make land productive and fertile again
reconcile
to settle; to make up with someone
refinement
purification; improvement; sophisticated taste
regenerate
to grow back
rehabilitate
to restore to previous or good condition
reliance
trust; dependence
render
- to give
2. to perform
repetitious
saying or doing the same thing over and over and over and over and over
reside
to live in or at
resourceful
clever; able to get out of difficulties
retaining
holding in; containing
rigid
stiff; inflexible
rumpled
wrinkled; crumpled
scarcity
shortage
seductive
attractive, especially sexually
servile
acting like a servant; overly submissive
shackle
chain
skeptical
distrustful; unbelieving
sober
- serious
2. not drunk
sonic
involving sound
speculative
questioning; guessing
sprout
- a young plant
2. to begin to grow
stanza
a section of a poem
stimulation
motivation; encouragement
submissive
obedient; following orders
summons
an order to show up
suspect
- to believe
2. to be suspicious
symmetry
balance
tally
to keep score
tedious
boring
tentative
uncertain; subject to change
thrive
to grow; to be successful
transition
change from one stage to another
trench
a long narrow ditch
tyranny
cruel rule
unaccountable
- difficult to explain
2. not responsible for
uncork
to remove the top from; to open or begin
unify
to bring together
unsolicited
not asked for
urgency
the need for immediate action
vain
- useless; worthless
2. conceited
venom
poison
veteran
- former soldier
2. experienced
virtue
goodness; good quality
wit
cleverness
