Magoosh Common Words Flashcards
alacrity
an eager willingness to do something
prosaic
dull, lacking imagination
veracity
truthful
paucity
a lack of something
maintain
to assert
contrite
to feel remorse
laconic
saying few words
pugnacious
inclined to aggressively argue, verbally combative
disparate
fundamentally different
egregious
standing out in a bad way
innocuous
harmless, doesn’t produce any ill effects
candid
a straightforward and honest look at something
erratic
unpredictable, often wildly so
bleak
without hope or encouragement
profuse
made or done freely and abundantly
extant
in existence, still existing
contentious
causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy
auspicious
favorable
enervate
to sap the energy from
equivocate
to speak vaguely, usually with the intention to mislead or deceive
ambivalent
having mixed or conflicting emotions about something
sedulous
diligent in application or attention, persevering
stem
to hold back or limit the flow or growth of something
blinkered
to have a limited outlook or understanding
check
to stop the growth of something
checkered
marked by numerous and various shifts or changes
raft
inflatable boat -or- a large number of something
involved
complicated, difficult to comprehend
retiring
to be shy, to have the inclination to retract from company
expansive
communicative, prone to talking in a sociable manner
moment
significant, important
base
without any moral principles
imbibe
to drink -or- an intake of knowledge or information
inundate
to flood, overwhelm
scintillating
animated, vivacious -or- someone who is brilliant and lively
benighted
overtaken by darkness or night -or- intellectually or morally ignorant, unenlightened
galvanize
to coat -or- to excite to action or spur on
hedge
to play safely
flush
to be in abundance -or- to drive out of hiding
fell
to cut down a tree -or- terribly evil
arch
to be deliberately teasing
tender
to offer
intimate
to suggest something subtly
wanting
lacking
becoming
matches nicely
start
to suddenly move or dart in a particular direction
fleece
to deceive
telling
significant, stands out
wax
to increase
qualify
to limit (statement or opinion)
miserly
pinching every penny
frugal
spending money wisely
prevaricate
to speak in an evasive way
histrionic
to be be overly theatrical
demur
to object or show reluctance
demure
to be modest and shy (woman)
beatific
to radiate bliss
perfunctory
performed merely as a routine duty
preemptive
to act before someone else does
peremptory
bossy, domineering
errant
wandering, not sticking to a circumscribed path
arrant
complete and utter
artful
cunning, wily
artless
free from deceit or craftiness
artifice
trickery, craftiness, cunning
expurgate
to remove objectionable material
expunge
to wipe out or remove any trace of
censure
to express strong disapproval
ponderous
to be weighed-down, to move slowly and in a labored fashion
imponderable
impossible to estimate, fathom, or figure out
belie
the outward appearance does not match up with the reality, to contradict
disinterested
unbiased, neutral
sententious
moralizing (usually in a pompous sense)
propitiate
to appease
feckless
lazy, irresponsible
tendentious
having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose
limpid
clear in terms of express (writing or music)
betray
to reveal or make known something (usually unintentionally)
