Master list Flashcards
Prodigious
Large
Ludology
The study of gaming
Cybernetics
The study of communication
Jejune
Naive, simplistic
Pusillanimous
Shy, fearful
Belie
Contradict
Herpetologist
Someone who studies amphibians and reptiles
Ichthyologist
Someone who studies fish
Ornithologist
Someone who studies birds
Senescence
The process of growing old
Hector
Bully
Inveigle
Coax, lure
Erroneous
Wrong
Chary
Cautious
Tremulous
Scared, nervous (having tremors)
Forebear
Ancestor
Sycophantic
Obsequiousness to gain an advantage
Peccadilloes
Minor flaws
Verdant
Unexperienced
Dulcet
Sweet, soothing
Obloquy
Public criticism/abuse
Calumny
Slanderous statement
Artificies
Subtle trickery/deception
Denigrate
Criticize unfairly, belittle
Putative
Commonly accepted or supposed
Conjecture
An opinion formed without complete information, guessed
Abstruse
Difficult to understand
Equivocal
Doubtful
Sedulous
Hardworking
Saturnine
Gloomy
Rancorous
Bitter, resentful
Pejorative
Deragatory remark
Panache
Charm
Synoptic
Shortened
Arcane
Secret
Assidious
Hardworking
Resigned
Giving in, giving up
Soporific
Sleep-inducing
Preclude
Prevent
Edifying
Teaching
Mendicate
To beg
Cadge
To beg
Monocoque
Shelled design used to support weight
Promulgate
To make known
Blithe
Casual, calm
Ebullient
Enthusiastic
Obsequious
Overly obedient
Quixotic
Idealistic, dreamy
Belletristic
Classical
Bellicose
Combative
Garrulous
Talkative
Lassitude
Laziness
Castigate
Criticize severely
Fatuous
Stupid
Enervate
Weaken or tire out
Aggrieve
Worry, upset
Hermeneutic
Explanatory
Entreaty
Plea
Collusive
Deceitful
Unpropitious
Unfavorable
Requisite
Necessity
Improvident
Careless
Torpor
Laziness
Dialectic
Logical, rational
Imputation
Accusation
Incensed
Very angry
Inchoate
Underdeveloped, budding
Transmogrify
Convert
Apocryphal
Fake, inaccurate
Enervated
Lacking energy
Flagging
Declining in strength
Fecund
Lush, fertile
Undemonstrative
Aloof, distanced
Finesse
Charm
Flout
Mock
Lurid
Gruesome
Fractious
Unruly, difficult, irritable
Tendentious
Biased
Panacea
Cure-all, solution
Irresolute
Stubborn, unmoving
Sanguine
Optimistic
Unexpurgated
Unedited
Laud
Praise
Obstinate
Stubborn
Provincial
Local, narrow-minded
Loquacious
Talkative
Diffident
Shy
Appropriate
Assign, designate
Adulator
Idolizing
Sanctimonious
False righteousness
Commision
To be hired/paid
Antithetical
Contradictory
Boon
Something helpful
Derisive
Criticizing
Perfidy
Deception
Coruscating
Shining
Countenance
Facial expression
Pavonine
Colorful
Anodyne
Painkiller
Inured
Hardened
Phlegmatic
Calm
Mercurial
Changeable, unpredictable
Gainsay
Contradictory
Vacuous
Empty, unintelligent
Abjure
Give up
Ideologues
A person who is uncompromising in their beliefs
Venal
Unethical
Laconic
Short, to the point
Salubrious
Healthy
Tantamount
The same
Tarry
Dawdle
Variegated
Diversified
Canonization
Honor
Effete
Exhausted, spent
Ignominious
Humiliating
Malign
Insult
Lascivious
Indecent, vulgar
Officious
Pushy, rude
Recaptulate
Go over something again
Acumen
Good judgement
Fastidious
Careful, meticulous
Nonplussed
Confused
Chaff
Waste
Chagrin
Displeasure
Redoubtable
Dreadful
Grandiloquent
Animated
Immolate
Sacrifice
Opprobrium
Disgrace
Heterodox
Dissenting
Nugatory
Worthless
Coda
Afterword, summation
Demagogic
Causing trouble
Fetter
Chain, hold
Hermetic
Airtight
Licentious
Immoral
Maudlin
Over-emotional
Maxim
Saying
Ostentatious
Flashy, showy
Scintillating
Brilliant, dazzling
Vindicate
Prove one’s innocence
Virulence
Resentment
Brook
Endure, tolerate
Ephemera
Guest
Burgeon
Prosper
Cogent
Effective
Demur
Disagree
Impecunious
Poor, penniless
Lissome
Agile and thin
Listless
Without energy
Parlous
Dangerous
Timorous
Afraid
Parochial
Narrow-minded
Vitreous
Glassy
Vituperation
Verbal attack
Seditious
Rebellious
Mendacious
Dishonest
Equivocate
Avoid an issue
Sectarian
Narrow-minded
Parsimony
Greed
Anathema
Something hard
Dessicate
Dry out
Ersatz
Artificial
Impious
Not religious
Implacability
Stubborness
Complicit
Accomplice in a crime or wrong activity
Lubricious
Vulgar, indecent
Desultory
Aimless, chaotic
Erstwhile
Former
Eschew
Avoid
Fulmination
Angry outburst
Importunate
Unproductive
Impudent
Bold, shameless
Voluble
Talkative
Concomitant
Accompanying
Diatribe
Long, angry speech
Restitution
Repayment
Antediluvian
Ancient
Antipathy
Disgust
Antiquated
No longer used
Tractable
Manageable
Consanguneous
Related
Disapprobation
Disapproval
Incipient
Developing
Paucity
Lack, scarcity
Tout
Brag
Aphorism
Proverb, moral
Consecration
Purification
Dilettante
Amateur
Evanescent
Brief, disappearing
Pedantic
One who makes a show of knowledge
Simulacrum
Copy
Transgress
Sin
Apologia
Justification
Incumbent
Necessary
Disclaim
Deny
Profligate
Wasteful
Prescience
Foresight
Obdurate
Stubborn
Aplomb
Self-confidence
Glib
Fluent in an insincere manner
Limpid
Readily understood
Teratoid
Deformed
Scruples
Morals, doubts
Unscrupulous
Having no morals
Urbane
Refined
Doughty
Bold
Morphic
Shape/form related
Aniconic
No physical representation
Tyro
Novice
Neophyte
Novice
Thewy
Muscularly strong
Sinewy
Lean and muscular
Ossified
Hardened into bone
Rarefied
Refined, thin
August
Respected, impressive
Specious
Deceptive, seemingly plausible but false
Noisome
Gross
Mephitic
Smelly
Acumen
Good judgement
Disquietude
Uneasiness, anxiety
Magnanimity
Generosity
Notwithstanding
Nevertheless, in spite of
Cogency
Clarity
Pugnacious
Combative
Irascible
Irritable