List 4 - Mar. 10th Flashcards
Allay
- diminish or put at rest
- alleviate
Talking to Katie partly allayed my hesitancy about going to UNC.
Capacious
capable of containing a lot; roomy.
My brain is capacious.
Diurnal
occurring in the daytime
The diurnal noises of school traffic.
Extricate
free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
He was trying to extricate himself from filing taxes.
Ignominious
deserving or causing disgrace or shame.
Alex Murdaugh going to jail was an ignominious fate after he committed murder.
Mitigate
make less severe or serious
The vaccine mitigates the symptoms of COVID-19.
Palpitate
- beat rapidly or strongly.
- shake or tremble
I was palpitating with anxiety when I opened my UVA email.
Phlegmatic
having an unemotional and calm disposition.
British people are known to be phlegmatic.
Propitious
- indicating a good chance of success.
- favorably biased toward someone.
My scheduled meeting with Amy seemed propitious after she raised my pay.
Prostrate
- lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward.
- reduce (someone) to extreme physical weakness.
She was prostrated by a migraine and could hardly walk up the stairs.
Acquiesce
accept something reluctantly but without protest.
The boss acquiesced to her demand to accept her resignation.
Amity
a friendly relationship.
Amicable
Arduous
involving strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
An arduous hike
Gestalt
- a whole that is somehow more than the sum of its parts.
- the quality/character of something.
It’s the whole gestalt of Chieng’s stand-up routine that’s funny.
Inundate
overwhelm (someone) with things to be dealt with.
