Magoosh Flashcards
revelry
lively, noisy festive (alcohol party)
carousing
enjoy, lively drinking
merriment
fun
draconian
harsh, severe
caustic
sarcastic
egomaniac
abnormally self-centered
quirk
peculiar aspect of one’s behavior
eccentric
clearly unusual behavior
dispel
make dissapear
curmudegeon
grumpy
pauper
very poor person
brusque
rude
steadfast
resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering ;loyal
unseemly
inappropriate
irenic
aimed at peace
bequeathed
leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will
futility
pointlessness
folly
foolish
archetype
prototype
skirt
avoid
prudent
wise, smart
disavow
reject
bristle
react angrily
putative
highly regarded
promulgate
state or announce
assiduous
great care and perserverance
besmirch
damage reputation
tarnish
make dirty, damage something
sclerotic
hard, firm
ossified
set in a rigid, conventional way
pilloried
made fun of in public
penury
very poor
covet
yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another); desire
docile
ready to accept control, submissive
coax
gently persuade
menace
feeling of danger or threat
indelible
indestructible, cannot be removed
obscurity
state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant
apprehended
fully understood or grasped
exploited
taken advantage of
cognizant
aware; fully informed; having understanding
enigmatic
mysterious
corporeal
material or physical nature
salient
standing out; conspicuous; prominent; striking
temerarious
risky
sedulously
done diligently and carefully
scrupulous
extreme care and great effort,
having good moral principles
corollary
consequence
corroborate
power of giving strength, verify the truth of
foment
instigate or stir up
probing
action of investigating or exploring
chrulish
rude, no manners
imminent
about to happen
farrago
various materials confusedly mixed; a medley; a hodgepodge.
nonplussed
unsure how to act or respond
exasperated
raged, made angry or irritated
imperil
to put in danger
philistine
smug and ignorant towards artistic and cultural values
sacerdotal
of or relating to priests or a high religious order
reviles
means to insult someone with abusive language
“impart a slant”
add a new angle or approach to something
braggadocio
bragger, empty boasting
cupidity
greed for money
reproach
to express criticism towards
“beyond reproach”
perfect
raconteur
person skilled in telling anectodes
inkling
slight suggestion, vague understanding
heyday
pinnacle
precipitous
done with great haste, suddenly without deliberation
seemly
appropriate, according to custom
condone
accept
untutored
untaught, rude, raw
cornucopia
abundant supply
glean from
collect information bit by bit
predicate
state, affirm based on
virulent
virus, very bitter
litigious
related to law, subject to dispute
adversaries
opponent in contest
placate
to make less angry
pertinent
relevant
sanguine
optimisitic
sordid
not noble, immoral
tumultuous
confused, uproar
fractious
irritable, difficult to control
heresy
opinion different from standards, unorthodox
extrapolate
estimate, conclude
evanescent
quickly fading or dissapearing
boorish
rude or ill mannered
subvert
overthrow
inure
made accustomed to something undesirable
transgressions
offence, against something
conducive
make likely
inimical
tending to harm
indelible
can’t get rid of
interminable
endless
relinquish
give up, cease
strident
harsh
varnish
disguise
unflappable
not easily excited
comer
to cherish with care
render
to give or provide
empiricism
based on experiences and observations
mired
hindered or entangled
debonair
sophisticated charm
intransigent
not willing to change beilefs
ebb
gradually decrease
agog
eager desire
tempered
moderated in effect
unwittingly
unintentionally
insatiable
impossible to satisfy
urbane
well mannered
inviolable
never to be broken
tepid
moderately warm; not much interest
broadside
strongly attacked
protean
versatile
fawning
attempting to win favor by flattery
deign
do something beneath one’s dignity
complacency
self satisfaction
derelict
not doing one’s duties
besieged
harrased
disbar
to exclude someone
agnostic
not religious
puritan
someone who says pleasure can be sinful
abnegation
self denial
clemency
leniency, compassion
precis
summary
manifesto
public declaration
outmoded
old fashinoned
temerity
fearless, daring
pastoral
countryside, rustic, bucolic
semblance
misleading appearance
dither
unable to make a decision
obstinacy
stuborness
coda
conclusion
palapable
so intense as to seem almost tangible
perspicacious
wise
lampoon
satire, make fun of
ailing
in poor health
trounce
punish
propitious
favorable, good chance of success
simper
smirk
wily
sly, cunning
ponderously
moving slowly
cumbersome
burdensome
solemnity
religious ceremony, impresiveness
gravitas
dignity
topical
limited
machinate
scheming
schmooze
to talk casually
hobnob
to drink together, talk casually
muchrake
to search for, expose corruption
reprisal
retaliatory action in war
renascence
renewal, rivival
verbosity
excess use of words
prolix
tedious, too many words
attenuate
weaken
hoodwink
deceive
mutinious
unruly, likely to rebel
impregnable
immune to atttack
transcendent
surpassing, excelling
vituperative
bitter and abusive language
vitiate
spoil, make ineffecitve
retroactive
going to the past
canards
rumor
enmities
hostile, hate
overt
obvious, open
novel
new
neophyte
rookie
hubris
excessive pride
usurpation
take by force
corpse
dead body
quell
put an end to
forsake
to abandon
graft
corruption
stigmatize
characterize disgraceful
succumb
fail to resist pressure
waning
decreasing
garbled
difficult to understand
pompuous
know it all, cocky
ostensibly
apparently
moot
undecidable in a meaningless way
topical
local
abscond
quit
pedantic
narrow focus
wary
cautious, not trusting
propitiate
win, regain favor, placate
conciliatory
making peace, attempting to win over
misgivings
doubts
smitten
struck hard, afflicted
dissent
against status quo
forbearance
forgiveness
virtuosity
high level skill
penchant for
strong liking for
inimical
hostile
despondent
sad without hope
paucity
shortage, small
nadir
lowest point
rapturous
ecstatic
muted
subdued, quiet
apothesis
highest point of development
solicitude
excessive concern
strife
conflict
serendipitous
lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
sedulous
showing dedication and diligence
unbidden
without having been commanded or invited
aghast
sudden fright or horror
resplendent
very bright; splendid
superannuated
outdated
egalitarian
principle that all people are equal
superfluity
a greater quantity than is wanted; redundant
milieu
background, environment
augury
sign
epiphany
appearance, manifestation
anodyne
relieve pain
totemic
symbolic
objurgate
scold
subvert
overthrow
notoriety
known for unfavorable act
verisimilitude
truth
contrivance
plan, invention
concoct
create
profound
extremally strongly felt
caprice
unpredictable, sudden change
chic
stylish
peripatetic
travel by foot
inexorable
impossible to stop
egalitarian
equal rights
indolent
lazy
megalomaniacal
obsessed with power
protract
prolong
subjective
based on or influenced by
serendipitious
lucky, unexpected forutune
raillerly
light teasing
ineluctable
impossible to avoid
stultified
lose energy
bastion
home for
caviling
fault finding
carping
persistently petty
fulsome
excessive
decadent
self indulgence or moral decline
persnickety
snobbish
sacrosanct
sacred
exude
display openly
pandemonium
confusion
overt
obvious
militant
aggressive, warlike
vigilant
attentive to discover, avoid danger
marginalize
treat someone as inferior or lower
avvering
state or assert to be the case
foil
to prevent something
hitherto or heretofore
previously
impromptu
done without being planned
posterity
succeeding generations
sublime
excellence or beauty
colloquial
common conversation
proliferation
rapid increase in number
succint
breif
unsolicited
not asked for
hindsight
understanding AFTER an event happened
insouciance
lack of concern
undone
without hope for the future
disparage
regard as little worth
exegesis
critical explanation or interpretation of a text
ancillary
providing necessary support
abrogate
to repeal, overturn
ill behooves
not suitable
forthwith
right away
consigned
to give credit to someone
scant
lack
circumscribed
limited
cursory
hasty, slightly
tentative
planned but not definite
benighted
fallen into a state of ignorance
dishelved
extremally disorderly
demarcate
distinguish from
penchant
strong liking for
