Normal Flashcards
Emphatic
Emphatic:
(Adj) Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.
Trivial
Trivial:
(Adj) of little value or importance.
(Of a person) concerned only with unimportant things.
Contingent
Contingent:
(Adj) subject to chance; Dependent on.
(n) a group of ppl united by some common feature, forming part of a larger group.
Sus-cep-ti-ble
Susceptible:
(Adj) capable, liable to be influenced by a particular thing.
Am-bi-ence
Ambience: (n)
the character and atmosphere of a place.
Con-ces-sion
Concession: (n)
a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded.
Con-fed-er-ate
Confederate:
(adj) joined by an agreement or treaty.
(n) an accomplice.
(v) bring into an alliance
Intrinsic
Intrinsic
(Adj) belonging to a thing by its very nature:
Rave
Rave:
(v) talk wildly or incoherently, as if one were delirious or insane.
Languish
Languish
- (V) (of living things) lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble.
- (V) suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.
Per-vade
Pervade:
(v) be present and apparent throughout.
Intuition
Intuition:
(n) the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.
Ab•stract
Abstract:
(Adj) existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
(v) extract or remove (something).
(n) a summary of the contents of a book, article, or formal speech.
Contrast
Contrast:
(n) the state of being strikingly different from something else
Amenity
Amenity:
(n) a desirable or useful feature of a building or place.
I.e. “heating is regarded as a basic amenity”
Amble
Amble (n) (v)
Walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace.
Defer
Defer:
(v) put off to a later time, postpone.
Ethics
Ethics:
(n) moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity.
Callous
Callous :
(adj) showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
Perpetual
Perpetual:
(adj) never ending or changing.
“deep caves in perpetual darkness”
Coercion
(n) the practice of persuading someone to do something by force or threat.
Clemency
(n) mercy, lenience
Sadistic
adjective:
deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.
Hiatus
noun:
a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.
Sublime
(adj) of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.
Harrowing
(adj) acutely distressing.
Vanity
(n) 1.excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements.
2. the quality of being worthless or futile
Providence
(n) the protective care of god or of nature as a spiritual power.
2. time preparation for future eventualities.
Prose
(n) 1. written or spoken language in its ordinary form
2. (v) talk tediously
Diffidence
(n) modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence
Indenture
(n) a formal legal agreement, contract, or document.
(v) bind by an indenture
Frugality
(n) the quality of being economical with money or food; thriftiness.
Prudent
(Adj) acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
Discrete
(Adj) individually separate and distinct.
Eminent
(adj) (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession
Garret
(n) a top-floor or attic room.
Covert
(adj) not openly acknowledged or displayed.
Ratified
(v) sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
Sovereignty
(n) the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
Itinerant
(adj) (n) traveling from place to place
Emancipation
(n) The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
Wanton
(n) (adj) sexually immodest or promiscuous.
(v) behave in a sexually immodest or promiscuous way.
Formidable
(adj) inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
Difficult to defeat or overcome.
