mat 8 Flashcards
Accentuate
make more noticeable or prominent.
“his jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch”
focus attention on
bring/call/draw attention to
point up
Conjectural
based on or involving conjecture.
“the evidence was deemed too conjectural”
speculative
suppositional
theoretical
hypothetical
an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
“conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied”
Convivial
(of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable.
“a convivial cocktail party”
(of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial.
“she was relaxed and convivial”
friendly
genial
affable
amiable
congenial
Decadent
characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline.
“a decaying, decadent Britain”
dissolute
dissipated
degenerate
corrupt
depraved
luxuriously self-indulgent.
“a decadent soak in a scented bath”
Egregious
outstandingly bad; shocking.
“egregious abuses of copyright”
shocking
appalling
horrific
horrifying
horrible
Appalling
causing shock or dismay; horrific.
“the cat suffered appalling injuries during the attack”
shocking
horrific
horrifying
horrible
terrible
Forestall
prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking advance action.
“they will present their resignations to forestall a vote of no confidence”
pre-empt
get in before
get ahead of
steal a march on
Gainsay
deny or contradict (a fact or statement).
“the impact of the railways cannot be gainsaid”
deny
dispute
disagree with
argue with
dissent from
contradict
Galvanize
shock or excite (someone) into taking action.
“the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action”
jolt
shock
startle
impel
stir
spur
prod
urge
Jolt
push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly.
“a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards”
push
thrust
jar
bump
knock
Indiscriminate
done at random or without careful judgement.
“the indiscriminate use of antibiotics can cause problems”
non-selective
unselective
undiscriminating
uncritical
aimless
Mundane
lacking interest or excitement; dull.
“his mundane, humdrum existence”
humdrum
dull
boring
tedious
monotonous
of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one.
“according to the Shinto doctrine, spirits of the dead can act upon the mundane world”
earthly
worldly
terrestrial
material
Nettlesome
causing annoyance or difficulty.
“nettlesome regional disputes”
Obviate
remove (a need or difficulty).
“the presence of roller blinds obviated the need for curtains”
preclude
prevent
remove
get rid of
do away with
avoid or prevent (something undesirable).
“a parachute can be used to obviate disaster”
Oust
drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.
“the reformists were ousted from power”
drive out
expel
force out
throw out
Palpable
(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.
“a palpable sense of loss”
perceptible
perceivable
visible
noticeable
able to be touched or felt.
“the palpable bump at the bridge of the nose”
tangible
touchable
noticeable
Perfidy
the state of being deceitful and untrustworthy.
“it was an example of his perfidy”
treachery
duplicity
deceit
perfidiousness
deceitfulness
disloyalty
Profuse
(especially of something offered or discharged) very plentiful; abundant.
“I offered my profuse apologies”
copious
prolific
abundant
ample
extravagant
lavish
Pugnacious
eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
“his public statements became increasingly pugnacious”
combative
aggressive
antagonistic
belligerent
bellicose
Sagacious
having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd.
“they were sagacious enough to avoid any outright confrontation”
wise
clever
intelligent
with/showing great knowledge
knowledgeable
Shrewd
having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute.
“she was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture”
astute
sharp-witted
sharp
acute
intelligent
Sanguine
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
“he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy”
optimistic
bullish
hopeful
buoyant
positive
confident
Buoyant
able or tending to keep afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas.
able to float
light
floating
floatable
cheerful and optimistic.
“the conference ended with the party in a buoyant mood”
cheerful
cheery
happy
light-hearted
Scant
barely sufficient or adequate.
“companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations”
little
little or no
minimal
hardly any
Skulduggery
underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or activities.
“a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery”
trickery
swindling
fraudulence
double-dealing
Utilitarian
designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.
“a utilitarian building”
practical
functional
serviceable
useful
relating to or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism.
“a utilitarian theorist”
Vapid
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland.
“tuneful but vapid musical comedies”
insipid
uninspired
colourless
uninteresting
feeble
flat
Feeble
acking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.
“by now, he was too feeble to leave his room”
weak
weakly
weakened
puny
wasted
frail
lacking strength of character.
“I know it’s feeble but I’ve never been one to stand up for myself”
cowardly
craven
faint-hearted
spineless
