Past 2 Flashcards
sanguine
optimistic, hopeful
“In the midst of the Gamestop saga, he remained sanguine about the fate of his private equity company”
venal
corrupt, seamy
“His administration was so venal that any affirmative policy was viewed with suspicion”
hale
healthy, fit
“I doubt the former president resigned due to health reasons. He was hale and hearty all the time”
beguile
enchant, deceive
“Beguiled by the princess’s beauty, Shrek revealed the secret code of the ogres”
obsequious
servile, fawning, submissive, differential
“It is no wonder Solksjaer is obsequious to Ed Woodward. The director could fire him with the least provocation”
comical
humorous, funny, farcical, facetious
“Friends is filled with a myriad of comical scenes”
convivial
friendly, affable, amiable
“Pogba is the most convivial of all the United players”
gauche
awkward, uncivilized, uncultured, uncouth, boorish, unseemly, churlish
“I find it gauche that some people walk around with their pants lying at the knee level”
sagacious
clever, wise, perspicacious, politic, wily
“To be successful, one needs to be both hardworking and sagacious. They go hand-in-hand”
obtrusive
conspicuous, prominent, noticeable
“I spotted Kojo as soon I glanced through the crowd. His obtrusive red shirt could not be missed”
peccadillo
minor fault, misdemeanor, delinquency
“In the eyes of God, peccadilloes such as mocking a politician are equivalent to felonies like murder”
chary
cautious, wary, circumspect, painstaking
“During orientation, the dean told the students to be chary of giving out their social security numbers”
facile
naive, superficial, callow, sophomoric
“Saying that all Republicans are evil is a very facile generalization”
tendentious
biased, marked by a strong point of view
“The manager’s tendentious jokes during the debate exposed his political affiliation”
probity
integrity, honesty, uprightness
“As one of the most reputable universities in the world, Harvard hires professors whose probities are unstained”
dulcet
melodious, soothing, mellifluous, euphonious
“Ariana Grande is my favorite artist. I can listen to her dulcet tunes all day”
arduous
strenuous, onerous, tiring
“In college, some classes vary significantly by workload. Upper-level courses can be very arduous”
doggedly
tenaciously, persistently, do in a pertinacious way
“Even as med school became increasingly harder, John doggedly fought through”
disinterested
unbiased
“The professor tried his best to give disinterested advice to the students who constantly enquired about the final exam”
fetid
smelly, stinking
“Dorm 300 always has a weird fetid smell in the hallway”
poignant
saddening, pitiful
“Ironman’s death marked a poignant ending to the Avengers series”
hector
bully, intimidate, browbeat
“First years at Owass are often hectored about their docility”
prim
formal, modest, demure
“Ms. Barnes was a prim young lady who did not pander to the desires of promiscuous men in her town”
incendiary
a device that causes fires
“To control the riot, the police kept shooting incendiaries into the crowd of protesters”
