SAT 5 Flashcards
Anecdote
a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature. | a short, obscure historical or biographical account. | a short usually amusing account of an incident, esp a personal or biographical one
Celerity
swiftness; speed. | rapidity; swiftness; speed
Dexterous
skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body. | having mental adroitness or skill; clever. | done with skill or adroitness. | right-handed. | possessing or done with dexterity | a rare word for right-handed
Extraneous
introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign:extraneous substances in our water. | not pertinent; irrelevant:an extraneous remark; extraneous decoration.
Incoherent
without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence. | characterized by such thought or language, as a person: incoherent with rage. | not coherent or cohering: an incoherent mixture. | lacking physical cohesion; loose: incoherent dust. | lacking unity or harmony of elements: an incoherent public. | lacking congruity of parts; uncoordinated. | different or incompatible by nature, as things. | Physics. (of a wave) having a low degree of coherence. Compare coherent (def 4). | lacking in clarity or organization; disordered | unable to express oneself clearly; inarticulate
Maladroit
lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way. | showing or characterized by clumsiness; not dexterous | tactless and insensitive in behaviour or speech
Pallid
pale; faint or deficient in color; wan:a pallid countenance. | lacking in vitality or interest:a pallid musical performance.”
Presumptuous
full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought. | unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward. | Obsolete, presumptive. | characterized by presumption or tending to presume; bold; forward | an obsolete word for presumptive
Scrupulous
having scruples; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled. | punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact:a scrupulous performance.
Unequivocal
not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation: an unequivocal indication of assent; unequivocal proof. | absolute; unqualified; not subject to conditions or exceptions: The cosigner of a note gives unequivocal assurance that it will be paid when due. | not ambiguous; plain
Animosity
a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action: a deep-seated animosity between two sisters; animosity against one’s neighbor. | a powerful and active dislike or hostility; enmity
Censorious
severely critical; faultfinding; carping. | harshly critical; fault-finding
Dichotomy
division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs. | division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups: a dichotomy between thought and action. | Botany. a mode of branching by constant forking, as in some stems, in veins of leaves, etc. | Astronomy. the phase of the moon or of an inferior planet when half of its disk is visible. | division into two parts or classifications, esp when they are sharply distinguished or opposed: the dichotomy between eastern and western cultures | (logic) the division of a class into two mutually exclusive subclasses: the dichotomy of married and single people | (botany) a simple method of branching by repeated division into two equal parts | the phase of the moon, Venus, or Mercury when half of the disc is visible
Extrapolate
to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture. | Statistics. to estimate (the value of a variable) outside the tabulated or observed range. | Mathematics. to estimate (a function that is known over a range of values of its independent variable) to values outside the known range. | to perform extrapolation. | (maths) to estimate (a value of a function or measurement) beyond the values already known, by the extension of a curve Compare interpolate (sense 4) | to infer (something not known) by using but not strictly deducing from the known facts
Incongruous
out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming:an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior. | not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts:an incongruous mixture of architectural styles. | inconsistent:actions that were incongruous with their professed principles.
Malady
any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated. | any undesirable or disordered condition:social maladies; a malady of the spirit.
Palpable
readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident:a palpable lie; palpable absurdity. | capable of being touched or felt; tangible. | Medicine/Medical. perceptible by palpation.
Pretentious
characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter. | making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious. | full of pretense or pretension. | making claim to distinction or importance, esp undeservedly | having or creating a deceptive outer appearance of great worth; ostentatious
Scrutinize
to examine in detail with careful or critical attention. | to conduct a scrutiny. | (transitive) to examine carefully or in minute detail
Annex (n)
something annexed. | a subsidiary building or an addition to a building:The emergency room is in the annex of the main building. | something added to a document; appendix; supplement:an annex to a treaty.
Unfetter
to release from fetters. | to free from restraint; liberate. | to release from fetters, bonds, etc | to release from restraint or inhibition
Censure
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal. | an official reprimand, as by a legislative body of one of its members.
Didactic
intended for instruction; instructive:didactic poetry. | inclined to teach or lecture others too much:a boring, didactic speaker. | teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson. | didactics, (used with a singular verb) the art or science of teaching.
Extrinsic
not essential or inherent; not a basic part or quality; extraneous:facts that are extrinsic to the matter under discussion. | being outside a thing; outward or external; operating or coming from without:extrinsic influences. | Anatomy. (of certain muscles, nerves, etc.) originating outside the anatomical limits of a part.
Inconsequential
of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial. | inconsequent; illogical. | irrelevant. | not following logically as a consequence | trivial or insignificant | not in a logical sequence; haphazard
Malediction
a curse; imprecation. | the utterance of a curse. | slander. | the utterance of a curse against someone or something | slanderous accusation or comment
Panacea
a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all. | an answer or solution for all problems or difficulties: His economic philosophy is a good one, but he tries to use it as a panacea. | an ancient Greek goddess of healing. | a remedy for all diseases or ills
Prevaricate
to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie. | (intransitive) to speak or act falsely or evasively with intent to deceive
Scuttle
a deep bucket for carrying coal. | British Dialect. a broad, shallow basket. | to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry. | a quick pace. | a short, hurried run. | Nautical. a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel. a cover for this. | a small hatchlike opening in a roof or ceiling. | to sink (a vessel) deliberately by opening seacocks or making openings in the bottom. | to abandon, withdraw from, or cause to be abandoned or destroyed (as plans, hopes, rumors, etc.). | See coal scuttle
Annex (v)
to attach, append, or add, especially to something larger or more important. | to incorporate (territory) into the domain of a city, country, or state:Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia. | to take or appropriate, especially without permission. | to attach as an attribute, condition, or consequence.
Unfrock
to deprive (a monk, priest, minister, etc.) of ecclesiastical rank, authority, and function; depose. | to divest or strip of a frock. | (transitive) to deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status
Cerebral
Anatomy, Zoology. of or pertaining to the cerebrum or the brain. | betraying or characterized by the use of the intellect rather than intuition or instinct: His is a cerebral music that leaves many people cold. | Phonetics, retroflex (def 2). | Phonetics. a cerebral sound. | of or relating to the cerebrum or to the entire brain | involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct | (phonetics) another word for cacuminal | (phonetics) a consonant articulated in the manner of a cacuminal consonant
Diffident
lacking confidence in one’s own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy. | restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc. | Archaic. distrustful. | lacking self-confidence; timid; shy
Fallacious
containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments. | deceptive; misleading: fallacious testimony. | disappointing; delusive: a fallacious peace. | containing or involving a fallacy; illogical; erroneous | tending to mislead | delusive or disappointing: a fallacious hope
Inconspicuous
not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent. | not easily noticed or seen; not prominent or striking
Malefactor
a person who violates the law; criminal. | a person who does harm or evil, especially toward another. | a criminal; wrongdoer
Paradigm
Grammar. a set of forms all of which contain a particular element, especially the set of all inflected forms based on a single stem or theme. a display in fixed arrangement of such a set, as boy, boy’s, boys, boys’. | an example serving as a model; pattern. Synonyms: mold, standard; ideal, paragon, touchstone. | a framework containing the basic assumptions, ways of thinking, and methodology that are commonly accepted by members of a scientific community. such a cognitive framework shared by members of any discipline or group: the company’s business paradigm. | (grammar) the set of all the inflected forms of a word or a systematic arrangement displaying these forms | a pattern or model | a typical or stereotypical example (esp in the phrase paradigm case) | (in the philosophy of science) a very general conception of the nature of scientific endeavour within which a given enquiry is undertaken
Pristine
having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied. | of or pertaining to the earliest period or state; primitive. | of or involving the earliest period, state, etc; original | pure; uncorrupted | fresh, clean, and unspoiled: his pristine new car
Seminary
a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate. | a school, especially one of higher grade. | a school of secondary or higher level for young women. | seminar (def 1). | a place of origin and propagation: a seminary of discontent. | an academy for the training of priests, rabbis, etc | (US) another word for seminar (sense 1) | a place where something is grown
Unprecedented
without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled: an unprecedented event. | having no precedent; unparalleled
Anomaly
a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form. Synonyms: abnormality, exception, peculiarity. | someone or something that is abnormal or incongruous, or does not fit in; an anomalous person or thing: With his quiet nature, he was an anomaly in his exuberant family. Synonyms: abnormality, exception, peculiarity. | an odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc. | an incongruity or inconsistency. | Astronomy. a quantity measured in degrees, defining the position of an orbiting body with respect to the point at which it is nearest to or farthest from its primary. | Meteorology. the amount of deviation of a meteorological quantity from the accepted normal value of that quantity. | Grammar, irregularity. | something anomalous | deviation from the normal or usual order, type, etc; irregularity | (astronomy) Also called true anomaly. the angle between a planet, the sun, and the previous perihelion of the planet Also called eccentric anomaly. the angle between the periapsis of a particular point on a circle round the orbit as seen from the centre of the orbit. This point is obtained by producing a perpendicular to the major axis of the ellipse through the orbiting body until it reaches the circumference of the circle Also called mean anomaly. the angle between the periapsis of an orbit and the position of an imaginary body orbiting at a constant angular speed and in the same period as the real orbiting body
Certitude
freedom from doubt, especially in matters of faith or opinion; certainty. | confidence; certainty
Digress
to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc. | Archaic. to turn aside. | to depart from the main subject in speech or writing | to wander from one’s path or main direction
Falter
to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship. | to speak hesitatingly or brokenly. | to move unsteadily; stumble. | to utter hesitatingly or brokenly: to falter an apology. | the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc. | a faltering sound. | (intransitive) to be hesitant, weak, or unsure; waver | (intransitive) to move unsteadily or hesitantly; stumble | to utter haltingly or hesitantly; stammer | uncertainty or hesitancy in speech or action
Indelible
making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like: indelible ink. | that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like: the indelible memories of war; the indelible influence of a great teacher. | incapable of being erased or obliterated | making indelible marks: indelible ink
Malinger
to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one’s duty, avoid work, etc. | (intransitive) to pretend or exaggerate illness, esp to avoid work
Paradox
a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | a self-contradictory and false proposition. | any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature. | an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion. | a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that is or may be true: religious truths are often expressed in paradox | a self-contradictory proposition, such as I always tell lies | a person or thing exhibiting apparently contradictory characteristics | an opinion that conflicts with common belief
Proclivity
natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness. | a tendency or inclination
Sensuous
perceived by or affecting the senses : the sensuous qualities of music. | readily affected through the senses : a sensuous temperament. | of or pertaining to sensible objects or to the senses. | aesthetically pleasing to the senses | appreciative of or moved by qualities perceived by the senses | of, relating to, or derived from the senses
Unscathed
not scathed; unharmed; uninjured: She survived the accident unscathed. | not harmed or injured
Antagonism
an active hostility or opposition, as between unfriendly or conflicting groups: the antagonism between the liberal and the conservative parties. | an opposing force, principle, or tendency: Her plan to become an actress met with the antagonism of her family. | Physiology. an opposing action, as by one muscle in relation to another. | Biochemistry, Pharmacology. the opposing action of substances, as drugs, that when taken together decrease the effectiveness of at least one of them (contrasted with synergism ). | Ecology. a relationship between two species of organisms in which the individuals of each species adversely affect the other, as in competition. the inhibition of the growth of one type of organism by a different type that is competing for the same ecological niche. | openly expressed and usually mutual opposition | the inhibiting or nullifying action of one substance or organism on another | (physiol) the normal opposition between certain muscles | (biology) the inhibition or interference of growth of one kind of organism by another |
Charlatan
a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack. | someone who professes knowledge or expertise, esp in medicine, that he or she does not have; quack
Dike
an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river: They built a temporary dike of sandbags to keep the river from flooding the town. | a ditch. | a bank of earth formed of material being excavated. | a causeway. | British Dialect. a low wall or fence, especially of earth or stone, for dividing or enclosing land. | an obstacle; barrier. | Geology. a long, narrow, cross-cutting mass of igneous rock intruded into a fissure in older rock. a similar mass of rock composed of other kinds of material, as sandstone. | Australian Slang. a urinal. | to furnish or drain with a dike. | to enclose, restrain, or protect by a dike: to dike a tract of land.
Fanatical
motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics. | surpassing what is normal or accepted in enthusiasm for or belief in something; excessively or unusually dedicated or devoted
Indifferent
without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others. | having no bias, prejudice, or preference; impartial; disinterested. | neither good nor bad in character or quality; average; routine: an indifferent specimen. | not particularly good, important, etc.; unremarkable; unnotable: an indifferent success; an indifferent performance. | of only moderate amount, extent, etc. | not making a difference, or mattering, one way or the other. | immaterial or unimportant. | not essential or obligatory, as an observance. | making no difference or distinction, as between persons or things: indifferent justice. | neutral in chemical, electric, or magnetic quality.
Malingerer
to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one’s duty, avoid work, etc. | (intransitive) to pretend or exaggerate illness, esp to avoid work
Paragon
a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence: a paragon of virtue. Synonyms: ideal, standard, epitome, quintessence; example, exemplar, paradigm. | someone of exceptional merit: Just who is this paragon whose name is on everyone’s lips? Synonyms: nonesuch, nonpareil. | Printing. a 20-point type. | an unusually large, round pearl. | Rare. to compare; parallel. | Archaic. to be a match for; rival. | Obsolete. to surpass. | Obsolete. to regard as a paragon. | a model of excellence; pattern: a paragon of virtue | a size of printer’s type, approximately equal to 20 point
Procrastinate
to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost. | to put off till another day or time; defer; delay. | (usually intransitive) to put off or defer (an action) until a later time; delay
Sentinel
a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching. | a soldier stationed as a guard to challenge all comers and prevent a surprise attack: to stand sentinel. | Digital Technology, tag1(def 9a). | to watch over or guard as a sentinel. | a person, such as a sentry, assigned to keep guard | (computing) a character used to indicate the beginning or end of a particular block of information | to guard as a sentinel | to post as a sentinel | to provide with a sentinel |
Unwitting
inadvertent; unintentional; accidental: His insult, though unwitting, pained her. | not knowing; unaware; ignorant; oblivious; unconscious: an unwitting person. | Obsolete. to render devoid of wit; derange. | not knowing or conscious | not intentional; inadvertent
Antagonistic
acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually. | hostile; unfriendly. | in active opposition | mutually opposed
Chary
cautious or careful; wary: He was chary of investing in oil wells. | shy; timid. | fastidious; choosy: She is excessively chary about her friends. | sparing (often followed by of): chary of his praise. | wary; careful | choosy; finicky | shy | sparing; mean
Dilatory
tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy. | intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision: a dilatory strategy. | tending or inclined to delay or waste time | intended or designed to waste time or defer action
Fanaticism
fanatical character, spirit, or conduct. | wildly excessive or irrational devotion, dedication, or enthusiasm
Indigenous
originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa. | innate; inherent; natural (usually followed by to): feelings indigenous to human beings. | originating or occurring naturally (in a country, region, etc); native | innate (to); inherent (in)
Malleable
capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers. | adaptable or tractable: the malleable mind of a child. | (esp of metal) able to be worked, hammered, or shaped under pressure or blows without breaking | able to be influenced; pliable or tractable
Paramount
chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance. | above others in rank or authority; superior in power or jurisdiction. | a supreme ruler; overlord. | a city in SW California, near Los Angeles. | of the greatest importance or significance; pre-eminent | (rare) a supreme ruler
Prodigal
wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure. | giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usually followed by of or with): prodigal of smiles; prodigal with money. | lavishly abundant; profuse: nature’s prodigal resources. | a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift. | recklessly wasteful or extravagant, as in disposing of goods or money | lavish in giving or yielding: prodigal of compliments | a person who spends lavishly or squanders money
Sequester
to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude. | to remove or separate; banish; exile. | to keep apart from others; segregate or isolate: The jury was sequestered until a verdict was reached. | Law. to remove (property) temporarily from the possession of the owner; seize and hold, as the property and income of a debtor, until legal claims are satisfied. | International Law. to requisition, hold, and control (enemy property). | to trap (a chemical in the atmosphere or environment) and isolate it in a natural or artificial storage area: There are processes to sequester carbon from a power plant’s exhaust gases. Plants can sequester toxins and store them in their tissues. | an act or instance of sequestering; separation; isolation. | sequestration (def 7): domestic programs starved for cash by the federal sequester. | to remove or separate | (usually passive) to retire into seclusion
Upbraid
to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice. | (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to. | Archaic. to utter reproaches. | to reprove or reproach angrily | to find fault with
Antediluvian
of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gen. 7, 8. | very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas. | a person who lived before the Flood. | a very old or old-fashioned person or thing. | belonging to the ages before the biblical Flood (Genesis 7, 8) | old-fashioned or antiquated | an antediluvian person or thing
Chastises
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment. | to criticize severely. | Archaic. to restrain; chasten. | Archaic. to refine; purify. | to discipline or punish, esp by beating | to scold severely
Dilemma
a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives. | any difficult or perplexing situation or problem. | Logic. a form of syllogism in which the major premise is formed of two or more hypothetical propositions and the minor premise is a disjunctive proposition, as “If A, then B; if C then D. Either A or C. Therefore, either B or D.”. | a situation necessitating a choice between two equal, esp equally undesirable, alternatives | a problem that seems incapable of a solution | (logic) a form of argument one of whose premises is the conjunction of two conditional statements and the other of which affirms the disjunction of their antecedents, and whose conclusion is the disjunction of their consequents. Its form is if p then q and if r then s; either p or r so either q or s | on the horns of a dilemma faced with the choice between two equally unpalatable alternatives in an awkward situation | see: horns of a dilemma
Fastidious
excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater. | requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking. | very critical; hard to please | excessively particular about details | exceedingly delicate; easily disgusted
Indolence
the quality or state of being indolent.
Mallet
a hammerlike tool with a head commonly of wood but occasionally of rawhide, plastic, etc., used for driving any tool with a wooden handle, as a chisel, or for striking a surface. | the wooden implement used to strike the balls in croquet. | Polo. the long-handled stick, or club, used to drive the ball. | a tool resembling a hammer but having a large head of wood, copper, lead, leather, etc, used for driving chisels, beating sheet metal, etc | a long stick with a head like a hammer used to strike the ball in croquet or polo | (mainly US) a very large powerful steam locomotive with a conventional boiler but with two separate articulated engine units
Parasite
an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment. | a person who receives support, advantage, or the like, from another or others without giving any useful or proper return, as one who lives on the hospitality of others. | (in ancient Greece) a person who received free meals in return for amusing or impudent conversation, flattering remarks, etc. | an animal or plant that lives in or on another (the host) from which it obtains nourishment. The host does not benefit from the association and is often harmed by it | a person who habitually lives at the expense of others; sponger | (formerly) a sycophant
Prodigious
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant. | wonderful or marvelous: a prodigious feat. | abnormal; monstrous. | Obsolete, ominous. | vast in size, extent, power, etc | wonderful or amazing | (obsolete) threatening
Serendipity
an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. | good fortune; luck: the serendipity of getting the first job she applied for. | serendipia | the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident
Uproarious
characterized by or in a state of uproar; tumultuous. | making an uproar; confused and noisy, as an assembly, person, etc. | very funny, as a person or situation. | very loud, as sounds or utterances. | expressed by or producing uproar. | causing or characterized by an uproar; tumultuous | extremely funny; hilarious | (of laughter) loud and boisterous
Anthology
a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject: an anthology of Elizabethan drama; an anthology of modern philosophy. | a collection of selected writings by one author. | a collection of literary passages or works, esp poems, by various authors | any printed collection of literary pieces, songs, works of art, etc
Chicanery
trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry: He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job. | a quibble or subterfuge used to trick, deceive, or evade. | verbal deception or trickery, esp in legal quibbling; dishonest or sharp practice | a trick, deception, or quibble
Dilettante
a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler. | a lover of an art or science, especially of a fine art. | of or pertaining to dilettantes. | a person whose interest in a subject is superficial rather than professional | a person who loves the arts | of or characteristic of a dilettante
Fatuous
foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly. | unreal; illusory. | complacently or inanely foolish
Inductee
a person inducted into military service. | a person inducted into an organization. | (US) a military conscript
Manipulatable
to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people’s feelings. | to handle, manage, or use, especially with skill, in some process of treatment or performance: to manipulate a large tractor. | to adapt or change (accounts, figures, etc.) to suit one’s purpose or advantage. | Medicine/Medical. to examine or treat by skillful use of the hands, as in palpation, reduction of dislocations, or changing the position of a fetus. | (transitive) to handle or use, esp with some skill, in a process or action: to manipulate a pair of scissors | to negotiate, control, or influence (something or someone) cleverly, skilfully, or deviously | to falsify (a bill, accounts, etc) for one’s own advantage | (in physiotherapy) to examine or treat manually, as in loosening a joint
Parched
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do. | to make dry, hot, or thirsty: Walking in the sun parched his throat. | to dry (peas, beans, grain, etc.) by exposure to heat without burning; to toast or roast slightly: A staple of the Indian diet was parched corn. | to dry or shrivel with cold. | to suffer from heat, thirst, or need of water. | to become parched; undergo drying by heat. | to dry (usually followed by up). | to deprive or be deprived of water; dry up: the sun parches the fields | (transitive; usually passive) to make very thirsty: I was parched after the run | (transitive) to roast (corn, etc) lightly
Profane
characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious. | not devoted to holy or religious purposes; unconsecrated; secular (opposed to sacred ). | unholy; heathen; pagan: profane rites. | not initiated into religious rites or mysteries, as persons. | common or vulgar. | to misuse (anything that should be held in reverence or respect); defile; debase; employ basely or unworthily. | to treat (anything sacred) with irreverence or contempt; violate the sanctity of: to profane a shrine. | having or indicating contempt, irreverence, or disrespect for a divinity or something sacred | not designed or used for religious purposes; secular | not initiated into the inner mysteries or sacred rites
Serene
calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age. | clear; fair: serene weather. | (usually initial capital letter) most high or august (used as a royal epithet, usually preceded by his, your, etc.): His Serene Highness. | serenity; tranquillity. | Archaic. a clear or tranquil expanse of sea or sky. | peaceful or tranquil; calm | clear or bright: a serene sky | (often capital) honoured: used as part of certain royal titles: His Serene Highness
Upshot
the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw. | the gist, as of an argument or thesis. | the final result; conclusion; outcome | (archery) the final shot in a match
Anthropocentrism
an anthropocentric theory or view.
Chimerical
unreal; imaginary; visionary: a chimerical terrestrial paradise. | wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic: a chimerical plan. | wildly fanciful; imaginary | given to or indulging in fantasies
Diligent
constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student. | done or pursued with persevering attention; painstaking: a diligent search of the files. | careful and persevering in carrying out tasks or duties | carried out with care and perseverance: diligent work
Feasible
capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan. | probable; likely: a feasible theory. | suitable: a road feasible for travel. | able to be done or put into effect; possible | likely; probable: a feasible excuse
Indulgent
characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent. | showing or characterized by indulgence
Marred
to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather. | to disfigure, deface, or scar: The scratch marred the table. | (transitive) to cause harm to; spoil or impair | a disfiguring mark; blemish | March
Pariah
an outcast. | any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided. | (initial capital letter) a member of a low caste in southern India and Burma. | a social outcast | (formerly) a member of a low caste in South India
Profanity
the quality of being profane; irreverence. | profane conduct or language; a profane act or utterance. | obscenity (defs 2, 3). | the state or quality of being profane | vulgar or irreverent action, speech, etc
Serrated
having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, especially for cutting; serrate : the serrated blade of a bread knife. | serrate. | Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw: a serrate leaf. | Numismatics. (of a coin) having a grooved edge. | serrated. | to make serrate or serrated: He serrated the knives so they would cut meat easily. | having a notched or sawlike edge | (of leaves) having a margin of forward pointing teeth | having a notched or sawlike edge | (transitive) to make serrate
Urbane
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner. | reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., especially in expression: He maintained an urbane tone in his letters. | characterized by elegance or sophistication
