Pre-Midterm 1100 Words Flashcards
Feasible
Possible, practicable
Affluent (adj)
Rich, wealthy
To discern
To perceive, to recognize
ex: As simply as the eye can discern, it is a hard plastic strip.
To sally
Suddenly rush forth
ex: He can sally forth to face the elements.
Consternation (noun)
Dismay, dread, тревога, страх, испуг.
ex: To the consternation of umbrella manufacturers the product has been enjoying a brisk sale.
Dismay (noun)
the feeling of being very worried, disappointed, or sad about something surprising or shocking that has happened.
ex: Local people expressed their dismay at the size of the pay rise.
to someone’s dismay/to the dismay of someone: He is leaving the department, much to the dismay of his colleagues.
Precocious (adj)
Reaching maturity early
Perfunctory (adj)
Done without care, superficial, careless
ex: After a perfunctory glance at our plan, to our chagrin he snorted that our idea was inane.
Chagrin (noun)
Feeling of disappointment, humiliation
ex: To our chagrin he snorted that our idea was inane.
Perverse (adj)
Contrary, persisting in error
ex: When i correct my brother’s math errors he is perverse enough to insist he is right.
To deride
To ridicule, scoff at, to make fun of.
ex: The Wright brothers wouldn’t become distraught when a skeptic would deride their work.
Confidant (noun)
One to whom you confide your secrets
To disparage
To discredit, belittle
ex: I hate to disparage such a laudable achievement but this a complete fiasco.
Dubious (adj)
Doubtful; uncertain
ex: I’m dubious about the existence of aliens.
To eschew
To avoid, to keep away from.
ex: We have to eschew violence at all costs.
Fiasco (noun)
Complete failure.
ex: This discovery is a complete fiasco.
Laudable (adj)
Praiseworthy; commendable
ex: His laudable achievement turned out to be a scientific disaster.
To masticate
To chew up; to chew
ex: Masticating on a thick steak.
Obsolescence (noun)
Process of wearing out
ex: It’s part of their scheme of planned obsolescence to sell you merchandise with a limited life span to keep you coming back for more.
To quell
To put an end to, crush, stop.
ex: I guess we’ll never be able to quell those persistent rumors.
Voluble (adj)
Talkative
ex: I couldn’t doze in the chair because of the voluble barber.
Implacable
Cannot be pacified, inexorable, unstoppable.
ex: The French teacher was an implacable foe of non-conformists.
Paroxysm
A fit, sudden outburst
ex: She went into a paroxysm of anger.
Reprehensible
Worthy of blame
ex: The principle would reprimand them for their reprehensible appearance.
Jurisdiction
Power, range of authority
ex: It’s beyond my jurisdiction.
ex: The school overstepped its jurisdiction.
Skirmish
Small fight, brief encounter, A SHORT ARGUMENT
ex: What started as a local skirmish now began to take on the appearance of full-scale war.
To flout
Show contempt, scoff. openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).
To Stymie
To hinder, impede
To prevent or hinder the progress
ex: The changes must not be allowed to stymie the medical treatments.
Effigy
A likeness(a portrait or representation) (usually of a hated person)
a roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger.
“the senator was burned in effigy”
Cognizant
Aware
ex: The members of the school board were cognizant of the popular support for the boys.
Turbulent
Unruly, agutitaed, riotous
ex: Clearly a compromise was called for to resolve this turbulent situation.
Harass
To trouble, torment
ex: The school system was harassing the students
Monolithic
Massively solid, rigid, unchangeable
ex: The monolithic school system harassed the boys.
Indigent
Poor, needy
Arbitrary
Based on a whim, dictatorial, biased
ex: A caustic editorial referred to the school’s decision as arbitrary and inane.
Fray (noun)
A fight
ex: They jumped into the fray
To terminate
To end
ex: The school board ordered to terminate the suspension.
Forthwith (adverb)
Immediately
ex: The school board ordered the principal to terminate the suspension and send the boys back to class forthwith.
To Exacerbate
To irritate, make worse
ex: The forest fire was exacerbated by the lack of rain.
To revert
To return
To oust
To drive out, eject, expel
ex: The French teacher demanded that a girl be ousted from school for wearing a mini skirt,
Emaciated
Abnormally thin, wasted away
ex: Sick and emaciated Vietnamese refugees.
Surge
To rush suddenly
ex: Forces surged southward, scattering thousands of refugees before them.
Tranquil
Quiet, peaceful
ex: a tranquil hospital
Sanctuary
Shelter; place of protection
ex: He volunteered for duty on a navy ship that had been chosen to transport the refugees to sanctuary in Saigon.
Ascend
To rise
ex: The curtain was beginning to ascend on Dooley’s career.
Malnutrition
Faulty or inadequate diet
ex: He became painfully cognizant of the malnutrition that afflicted the natives.
Afflict
To trouble greatly, to distress
ex: His younger child was afflicted with a skin disease.
Besiege
To surround, hem in
ალყის შემორტყმა
ex: The besieged city fell
Privation
/prīˈvāSHən/
prīˈvāSHən
Lack of necessities privation (things that are essential for human well-being)
ex: He was seemingly unconcerned by the many privations he had to endure.
Sinister
Evil, ominous (giving impression that something bad is going to happen)
ex: There might be a more sinister motive behind government’s actions.
Ubiquitous
Being everywhere at the same time
ex: Cowboy hats are ubiquitous among male singers.
Remote
distant, hidden away.
ex: a remote village
a remote controller
Thwart
To hinder, defeat
ex: The government had been able to thwart all attempts by the opposition leaders to form new parties.
Harbinger
A forerunner, advance notice
მაცნე, შიკრიკი
ex: The pain in his chest and back was a harbinger of a malignant cancer.
Malignant
Likely to cause death; becoming progressively worse.
ex: Malignant cancer - ავთვისებიანი სიმსივნე.
Excruciating
Agonizing, torturing
ex: Dooley suffered almost continuous excruciating pain.
Respite (noun)
An interval of relief, delay; postponement.
ˈrespət,riˈspīt/
NOUN
a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.
“the refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering”
Reverberating
Reechoing, resounding
repeated several times
ex: Her deep booming laugh reverberated around the room.
Fretful
Worrisome, irritable
ex: The baby was crying with a fretful whimper.
Succumb
To give away, yield, fail to resist
ex: He has become the latest to succumb the strain.
