Semester Exam Study Guide Flashcards
Coalition
Combination in a body or mass
Decadence
A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline
Elicit
To educe or extract gradually or without violence
Hiatus
A gap or interruption, break, interval
Innuendo
An indirect insinuation or suggestion about a person or thing, usually of a degrading and derogatory nature.
Intercede
To plead on someone else’s behalf, to mediate an argument
Meritorious
Deserving reward or praise
Prerogative
An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group
Provincial
One who is uncultured in thoughts and manner; narrow minded and not open to new ideas.
Simulate
Imitate
Transcend
To surpass; pass beyond the limit
Ameliorate
To make or grow better
Bombastic
Pompous in speech or writing
Drivel
Foolish talk or thinking; nonsense
Epitome
A simplified representation; a summary
Infringe
To trespass upon; to violate
Ingratiate
To win confidence or good graces for oneself
Millenium
A hoped for period of joy, serenity, prosperity, and justice
Occult
Supernatural forces, events, and beings collectively; Dealing with supernatural phenomena, involving the supernatural.
Permeate
To spread or diffuse through
Precipitate
To cause to happen early or prematurely; moving along rapidly without careful attention
Stringent
Imposing rigid standards of performance; severe; strict
Surmise
An idea or opinion that lacks proof; a conjecture
Assuage
To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe
Abominate
To detest or hate intensely
Ascribe
To assign as a quality or attribute
Circuitous
Taking a roundabout, lengthy course
Commiserate
To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with
Expedite
To hasten the movement or progress of
Nominal
In name only; insignificantly small, minor
Noncommittal
Not decisive; unwilling to make a decision
Proclivity
A natural propensity or inclination; tendency
Seditious
Eager to overthrow the current government; intensely focused on rebellion
Tenuous
Having little substance; flimsy
Vitriolic
Bitterly scathing; cruel and sarcastic
Affable
Easy to speak to; friendly
Amorphous
Without determinate shape
Archetype
An ideal example; model or quintessence
Contraband
Goods that have been illegally smuggled in or out; prohibited, illegal, or forbidden
Erudite
Characterized by extensive knowledge and book smarts
Infer
To conclude from facts or premises
Inscrutable
Difficult to understand or fathom
Irrevocable
Impossible to retract or take back
Propensity
An innate inclination; tendency
Resilient
Able to recover quickly; able to return to an original form
Reverberate
To resound in a succession of echoes
Addendum
Something added, or to be added
Amnesty
A general pardon granted by the government
Autonomy
Self-government
Caveat
A warning or caution
Equitable
Characterized by fairness
Prognosticate
To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell
Scathing
Regarding bitterly abusive criticism; harshly critical
Straitlaced
Excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions
Transient
One who stays for only a short time; lasting a very short time, fleeting
Unwieldy
Moved or managed with difficulty; as from great size or awkward shape
Anomalous
Deviating from the normal
Bizarre
Extremely strange and unusual
Contrive
To plan with cleverness or engenuity, to devise
Demagogue
A leader who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience
Fetter
A chain or shackle placed on the feet; to restrict the freedom of; to shackle
Heinous
Shockingly brutal or cruel; hateful
Immutable
Not subject or susceptible to change
Insurgent
A person who rebels against lawful authority; rising in revolt against lawful authority
Megalomania
A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies; of wealth power or omnipotence
Transgress
To go beyond a limit; to violate a law
Vicarious
Suffered or done in place for the sake of another; experienced secondhand
