Semester 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
To lessen or diminish
Abate
To hate
Abhor
meaningless; commonplace
Banal
to coax; to flatter/sweet-talk
Cajole
to surrender or give in
Capitulate
chilly and wet
Dank
to entrench; to place securely; to conceal
Ensconce
to devise for deception; to construct
Fabricate
entire range
Gamut
claiming another’s work, words, ideas as one’s own
Plagiarism
practical; realistic
Pragmatic
concise; to the point
Succinct
nourishment
sustenance
destroyer of images
iconoclast
lacking in spirit or interest
languid
crafty; cunning
Machiavellian
generous; noble
Magnanimous
self-loving; conceited
narcissistic
tasty; very agreeable
Palatable
obvious; very tangible
Palpable
perceptible; capable of being felt/touched
Tangible
vague; not understandable
Impalpable
hatred
Rancor
to reprimand; to blame
Rebuke
wisdom
Sagacity
lewd; obscene
Salacious
equivalent
Tantamount
to respect greatly
Venerate
to flee secretly
Abscond
to pardon; to forgive
Absolve
to quarrel
Bicker
an impulsive change of mind
Caprice
to discourage
Daunt
to pacify; to soothe
Placate
Selecting the best from various sources
Eclectic
vague; indistinct
Nebulous
little known; not clear
Obscure
cure all
Panacea
impossible contradiction that nonetheless exists
Paradox
praise for a dead person
Eulogy
false front/appearance; front of a building
Facade
shameful
Ignominious
wishing evil; malicious
Malevolent
to prevent; to bar; to shut out
Preclude
mutual; give-and-take
Reciprocal
most important; main; outstanding; extremely relevant
Salient
yellowish-brown
Tawny
to accumulate
Accrue
to enlarge
Aggrandize
occurring every 2 years
Biennial
continual
Perennial
occurring yearly
Annual
to fascinate
Captivate
to lower in rank/appreciation
Debase
inactive
Sedentary
extremely happy
ecstatic
model of excellence
Paragon
flippant; smart alecky; teasing
Facetious
to slander
Malign
weakness for; partiality; strong preference
Predilection
wise
Sapient
lasting only for a certain time; temporary
Temporal
quickness; nimbleness
Agility
deliberate; unconcealed; obvious
Blatant
fat
corpulent
to allot; to portion out
mete
privilege; right; Choice
Prerogative
elementary; undeveloped
Rudimentary
to boil with rage; to be alive with; swarm; churn/boil
Seethe
one who believes God is unknowable or is unsure of His existence
Agnostic
one who denies the existence of God
Atheist
carefree
Blithe
to backup; to confirm
Corroborate
to surrender a prisoner to another authority
Extradite
world in minature
Microcosm
unspoiled; pertaining to earliest period
Pristine
to turn aside; to move to another course
Shunt
pertaining to farming
Agrarian
to speak boastfully; windy
Bluster
concealed; secret
Covert
not belonging; extra
extraneous
to appease
Mollify
to put off; to delay
Procrastinate
supervision
Surveillance
one who doubts
skeptic
to calm; to reduce the intensity of
Allay
moral story heavy in symbolism & figurative language
Allegory
protection
Auspices
to cringe in fear
Cower
moving; touching; heartrending
Poignant
to free
Extricate
dull; routine; worldly
Mundane
extraordinary in force/size/impact etc.
Prodigious
very greedy; insatiable hunger/lust
Voracious
idle; lazy
slothful
to set aside; to apportion
Allocate
seeming to promise success; favorable
Auspicioius
believable
credible
very great number; countless
Myriad
hard to please
Fastidious
overabundant
Profuse
talking when alone
Soliloquy
to refer indirectly
Allude
to make better; to improve
Ameliorate
arrogant
autocratic
deserving blame
culpable
extremely wicked
Nefarious
capable of being accomplished; possible
Feasible
descendants
Progeny
dark; gloomy
Somber
pleasant; kind
Amiable
conditional; dependent upon
contingent
pardon
amnesty
self-government
autonomy
not thorough; ignoring details; superficial
Cursory
bubbling; vivacious
effervescant
beginner; convert
Neophyte
great happiness
Felicity
mixture
Potpouri
