Neutral Words Flashcards
Proliferating
Increasing rapidly in numbers
Or
Multiply
Sporadic
occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.
Disseminated
to spread information, knowledge, opinions widely
Intermediary
a person who acts as a link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement or reconciliation; a mediator.
( doesn’t have to be a person )
Pertinent
relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite
Diminutive
Extremely or unusually small
Lilliputian
Trivial or very small
Evanescent
soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.
Ephemeral
lasting for a very short time.
Negligible
so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.
Nugatory
of no value or importance
Voluminous
(of clothing or drapery) loose and ample
Or
(of writing) very lengthy and full.
Commodious
especially of furniture or a building) roomy and comfortable.
Capacious
having a lot of space inside; roomy.
Truncate
shorten the duration or extent of.
Ameliorate
make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
Prerequisite
a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.
Intumesce
Swell up
Pragmatically
in a sensible and realistic way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
Decrepit
of a person) elderly and infirm.
Sluiced
wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water
Conniver
a person who plots with others, esp in secret; a conspirator
Imperious
assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.
Ethereal
extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
Sardonic
Grimly mocking or cynical
Extracoporeal
situated or occurring outside the body.
Apparition
a ghost or ghostlike image of a person
Provenance
the place of origin or earliest known history of something.
Idiosyncracy
a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual
Astute
having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage.
Propriety
the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals
Incendiary
of a device or attack) designed to cause fires
Rectify
put right; correct.
Or
convert (alternating current) to direct current.
Rebuke
express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions
Or
an expression of sharp disapproval or criticism.
Spavined
Affected with swelling
Primordial
existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval.
Apophenia
the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things.
Intrinsic
belonging naturally; essential.
Remuneration
money paid for work or a service
Superlative
of the highest quality or degree
Recondite
(Of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse
Arduous
Difficult and tiring; involving or requiring strenuous effort