List 6 Flashcards
abhor
(v) regard with disgust and hatred
boisterous
(adj) noisy, energetic, and cheerful / stormy (weather)
chivalrous
(adj) gallant especially towards women
churlish
(adj) rude in a mean-spirited way
clandestine
(adj) secretive
complacent
(adj) showing uncritical satisfaction with one or one self’s achievements
cumbersome
(adj) large and heavy therefore difficult to carry / complicated, inefficient
debilitating
(adj) making some some weak and infirm / hinder
deliberate
(adj) done with clear intention
droll
(adj) curious or unusual in way that provoke dry amusement
eccentric
(adj) unconventional and slightly strange
fractious
(adj) unruly / irritable and quarrelsome
limpid
(adj) completely clear and visible
mawkish
(adj) sentimental in the wrong or false way
obeisance
(n) respect in the deferential way
ostentious
(Adj) characterized by showy display / designed to impress
panacea
(n) solution or remedy to all problems or diseases
perfunctory
(adj) carried out without interest / desultory
perilous
(adj) fall of danger or risk
pervasive
(adj) unwelcome influence spread out throughout an area or a group of people
preclude
(v) prevent from happening
predilection
(n) a special liking for something
rapacious
(adj) excessively greedy or grasping
relish
(adj) great enjoyment / pleasurable anticipation
satirical
(adj) contain satire / mocking of others
sham
(n) someone who pretends to be who they are not
skirt
(adj) along or around the edge / avoid dealing with
sluggish
(adj) low energy / slow moving
spartan
(adj) austere or lack of comfort / frugal / harsh
truculent
(adj) eager to argue / aggressively defiant
acrimonious
(adj) bitter, angry
belligerent
(adj) hostile and aggressive
beneficient
(adj) generous and doing good
canny
(adj) showing shrewdness and good judgement especially in money or business
cavalier
(v) dashing man as a lady’s escort / showing lack of concern
distressed
(adj) suffered from extreme anxiety, anger or pain
dwindling
(adj) gradually decreasing in size, strength or number
eclipse
(v) deprive something of power or significance
encyclopedia
(adj) comprehensive in term of data or information
exacerbate
(v) make the problem worse
fungible
(adj) mutually interchangeable
hackneyed
(adj) overused / trite
incongruous
(adj) not in harmony with surrounding
interchangeable
(adj) apparently identical
laconic
(adj) using very few words / reticent
lucrative
(adj) providing good profit or opportunities
magisterial
(adj) domineering, dictatorial
onerous
(adj) requiring great deal of efforts, trouble, or burdensome
opprobrium
(v) harsh criticism or censure
parsimonious
(adj) very unwilling to spend money
peripheral
(adj) minor important / marginal
provocative
(adj) causing anger or another strong reaction / annoying
renounce
(v) formally declare one’s abandonment
tempestuous
(adj) characterize by strong or conflicting emotions
tenable
(adj) defensible
transgression
(n) an act that goes against law
urbane
(adj) courteous and refined in manners
verisimilitude
(n) the appearance of being true or real
vitiate
(v) spoil or impair the quality of something
exasperated
(adj) intensely irritated and frustrated
