Manhattan list 5 Flashcards
Reverent
respectful, worshipful
Tenuous
not certain, definite or strong: thin, weak
Tractable
easily managed or controlled or influenced: docile
Verbose
wordy, using an excessive amount of words
Viable
capable of being done or used
capable of succeeding: practical, feasible
Abdicate
to give up a position, right or power
Abjure
to reject, abandon formally
to abstain from: avoid
Advocate
to speak in favor of
Aggrandize
to make great greater: increase, enlarge
Anarchy
state of lawlessness and disorder: absence of govt
Apocryphal
well know but not probably true: of doubtful authenticity
Augment
improve, enlarge or increase
Aver
to say something in a very strong and definite way
to attest or declare
Benign
harmless
showing kindness and gentleness: favorable, wholesome
Castigate
to criticize someone harshly
Censure
criticize severely
Cogent
very clear and easy to accept and believe:pertinent, relevant
Complacent
self satisfied: satisfied with how things are and not wanting to change them
Compliant
willing to do whatever you are asked to do: docile
Conciliating
to make someone more friendly or less angry: to make compatible
to gain something like goodwill by pleasing acts
Condone
to allow something that is wrong to continue
Connoisseur
an expert at a particular subject
Converge
come together at a common point
Corroborate
to support or help prove a statement, theory by providing info or evidence: confirm, validate
Daunt
to make someone afraid or less confident, intimidate
Default
failure to make a payment eg: loan payment
Deleterious
damaging or harmful
Deterrent
serving to discourage, prevent or inhibit
Didactic
intended to teach: preachy, moralizing
Discredit
damage the reputation
to cause someone or something to seem dishonest or untrue
Discrepancy
difference in things which should be same, lack of consistency
Disjointed
separated at joints
lacking order and organization
Dissonance
lack of harmony, disagreement
