Power Words Flashcards by Skye Wilson

Difficult to understand

Abstruse

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hazy; unfamiliar; difficult to understand

Obscure

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easy to understand; transparent; clear-thinking

Lucid

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unclear; vague; having several interpretations

Ambiguous

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misleading; uncertain

Equivocal

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absolute clear; free from ambiguity

Explicit

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to make an unpleasant situation better; to improve

Ameliorate

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to make less severe; to ease

Assuage

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to make a bad situation worse

Exacerbate

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a feeling of resentment, hostility, or enmity

Animosity

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bitter, long-lasting resentment

Rancor

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lack of interest or concern

Apathy

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not emotionally involved; objective

Dispassionate

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filled with or motivated by enthusiastic devotion

Zealous

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of questionable authorship or authenticity

Apocryphal

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questionable

Doubtful

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having a claimed and verifiable origin or authorship

Authentic

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person who rejects physical comfort and luxury for self-discipline

Ascetic

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stern; plain; luxuries

Austere

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the belief that only pleasure is worth pursuing

Hedonism

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greed

Avarice

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greed, especially for money

Cupidity

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charitable work; generosity

Philanthropy

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boring; trite; insipid

Banal

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dull; ordinary

Pedestrian

intriguingly unusual, different, or beautiful

Exotic

offensively conspicuous or undisguised

Blatant

rudely bold; insolent

Brazen

naked by decorum; proper

Decorous

unpredictable

Capricious

making quick decisions and taking sudden action; hasty; impulsive

Impetuous

not movable; strong in belief; staunch

Steadfast

the use of wordy and indirect language

Circumlocution

tiresomely talkative;rambling

Garrulous

short and to the point; concise

Succinct

mercy

Clemency

to free from blame; to exculpate

Exonerate

to take revenge for

Avenge

sorry; penitent

Contrite

remorse or contrition for past conduct or sin

Repentant

impossible to correct, control, or discipline

Incorrigible

to violate the sacredness; profane

Desecrate

desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something sacred

Sacrilege

respect greatly; revere

Venerate

jumble of loud usually discordant sounds

Din

harshness of sound; unharmonious

Cacophony

agreement of sounds

Euphony

sticking to widely-accepted beliefs, even when faced with contrary evidence; closed-minded

Dogmatic

being without exception or qualification; absolute

Categorical

behaving like a meek, spineless servant, subservient; sycophantic

Obsequious

hard to catch or understand; evasive

Elusive

tending to avoid giving direct answers

Evasive

direct and frank; straightforward

Candid

mysterious or puzzling

Enigmatic

to free from a trap or difficult situation; to disentangle

Extricate

to set free

Deliver

having an offensive odor

Fetid

having the disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats; rank

Rancid

a usually pleasant odor

Aromatic

to shackle or restrict the freedom of

Fetter

to obstruct or delay the progress of

Hinder

to free from bondage, oppression, or resistant

Emancipate

incapable of being penetrated, as by water

Impervious

impossible to capture or enter by force

Imprenable

able to be heard

Vulnerable

out of place

Incongruous

different

Disparate

proper or suitable

Seemly

having a quality that arises from within,rather than learned or acquired from the outside; native; inborn

Innate

originating and living in an area or an environment

Indigenous

originating from the outside; external

Extrinsic

harmless; inoffensive

Innocuous

lacking strength; weak

Feeble

when a person’s thoughts and feelings are directed inward

Introversion

poisonous or destructive; filled with hate or anger; harsh

Virulent

lacking self-confidence; timid

Diffidence

sociable; enjoying companionship

Gregarious

lacking energy or vitality; weak

Languid

tired; sluggish; drowsy

Lethargic

full of animation and spirit; lively

Vivacious

adhering to an accepted or established doctrine

Orthodox

favoring traditional rules and values tending to oppose change

Conservative

favoring civil and political liberties, democratic reforms, and protection from arbitrary authority.

Liberal

over abundance; excess

Plethora

unnecessary; extra

Superfluous

a scare supply; lack

Dearth

wasteful, especially of money; extravagant

Prodigal

to give or bestow in abundance; shower

Lavish

stinginess; excessive frugality

Parsimony

lacking in imagination and spirit; dull

Prosaic

tiresomely long and dull; boring

Tedious

unusual or eccentric; odd; different from all others

Peculiar

limited or restricted; parochial

Provincial

having a narrow view; restricted; local

Parochial

polite and refined in manner; suave or sophisticated

Urbane

deserving of criticism; culpable

Reprehensible

guilty; blameworthy

Culpable

praiseworthy; commendable

Laudable