Panda 100 words (3) Flashcards
Altercation
A noisy argument or disagreement
Robust
Strong and healthy, durable
Subvert
To damage or weaken the authority of an established system
Melodramatic
Exaggerated, sensationalized, or overemotional
Glut
An excess supply of something
Antipathy
Hatred, dislike
Perilous
Dangerous
Conception
1) Origin or beginning 2) An idea or concept
Repose
Rest, relaxation
Impede
To create difficulties for someone or something, resulting in delay
Contradiction
A combination of statements or ideas that are opposed to one another; inconsistency
Judgmental
Having an excessively critical point of view; disapproving
Dismal
Depressing, gloomy
Ambiguous
Open to more than one interpretation; unclear
Wayward
Difficult to control or predict because of unusual behavior
Implication
1) A conclusion that can be drawn from something 2) A consequence or result
Deploy
To bring into effective action
Credibility
Believability, authority
Complacent
Overly satisfied or pleased with oneself
Convoke
To summon, to call together
Mocking
Making fun of someone or something in a cruel way
Prospect
The possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring
Amicable
Friendly
Predecessor
Someone or something that came before
Deter
To discourage (someone) from doing something
Indignation
Anger or annoyance
Fetter
To restrict or restrain, to put in chains
Rigid
Stiff, firm, unchangeable
Cultivate
To grow, to develop
Juvenile
Young, childish, immature
Convulsion
A sudden, violent, irregular movement of the body
Devise
To plan or invent by careful thought
Immure
To imprison someone against their will
Perturb
To make someone anxious or unsettled; to disturb
Solicitude
Care or concern for someone or something
Pervasive
Spreading widely throughout an area or group of people
Tyranny
Cruel and abusive government or rule
Apprehensive
Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
Provision
1) A condition or requirement in a legal document 2) The act of providing services or resources
Insolent
Showing a rude lack of respect
Consensus
General agreement
Discord
Disagreement between people
Complement (verb)
To add to (something) in a way that enhances or completes it
Mortify
To cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated
Dissipate
To disappear or evaporate
Doctrine
A belief or set of beliefs
Incomprehensible
Not able to be understood
Recount
To tell someone about something, to give a report of an event
Inefficacious
Unable to produce the intended result
Adversary
One’s opponent or enemy
Endow
To provide, to supply
Confound
To cause surprise or confusion in someone
Assert
To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully
Undermine
To gradually damage or weaken someone or something
Paradox
A statement that may be true but seems impossible because it contains two opposite facts
Apt
Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances
Competent
Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully
Severity
The quality of being very unpleasant, unkind, or difficult
Dismay
A feeling of shock and unhappiness
Usurp
To take power or control of something by force or without right
Nostalgic
Feeling happy and slightly sad when you think about things from the past
Ornate
Having a lot of complex patterns or decoration
Hierarchy
A system in which people or things are ranked according to importance
Irrational
Not logical or reasonable
Bluster
Talk intended to seem important or threatening but not taken seriously
Subordinate
Having a lower or less important position
Malicious
Intending to cause harm; evil
Amend
To revise, to make changes
Conform
To behave according to an expectation or rule
Tout
To advertise or praise something
Permeate
To spread throughout something
Incantation
A series of words said as a magic spell or charm
Impervious
Not able to be influenced, hurt, or damaged
Actuate
1) To cause (a machine or device) to operate 2) To cause (someone) to act
Versatility
Ability to adapt to many different functions or activities
Proclaim
To announce officially or publicly
Obeisance
Deep respect
Modest
1) Humble, not showy 2) Not large in size or amount
Adorn
To decorate
Solitude
The state or situation of being alone
Deplete
To use up the supply or resources of
Solemn
Having or showing serious purpose and determination; formal
Proponent
A person who supports an idea, plan, or cause
Keen
Sharp; highly developed (usually the senses)
Engulf
To surround and cover completely
Diverge
To go in different directions from the same point; to become different
Squalid
Extremely dirty, poor, and unpleasant
Hypothetical
Imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true
Pressing
Urgent or needing to be dealt with immediately
Solicitation
A request for money, information, or help
Meddle
Interfere in something that is not one’s concern
Coarse
1) Rough, not smooth 2) Rude or offensive in manner or speech
Reproach
To criticize or express disapproval with someone
Immerse
1) To put something completely under a liquid 2) To involve someone completely in an activity
Clout
Power and influence (especially in politics or business)
Exacerbate
To make something that is already bad worse
Dubious
Doubtful
Plausible
Possibly true, able to be believed, reasonable
Notion
A belief or idea
Impartial
Able to judge something fairly
