Semester one vocabulary Flashcards by layah ayoub | Brainscape

Q

Bewail

A

To express deep regret or sorrow

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Destitute

A

Without resources or the necessities of life.

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Detract

A

To take away value or importance of

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Emancipate

A

To liberate or free

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Extol

A

To praise highly

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Flamboyant

A

Excessively showy and unrestrained

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Impetus

A

A driving force that causes increased activity

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Insuperable

A

Incapable of being defeated

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Intermittent

A

Not continuous; in intervals

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Maxim

A

A general truth, role of conduct; short saying

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Obligatory

A

Required; demanded

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Plumb

A

To measure depth of water, reach the deepest part of

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Plumb (2nd meaning)

A

To solve and examine

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Vagabond

A

A person who wanders from place to place

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Visage

A

A face that expresses feelings

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Alacrity

A

Promptness in responding; eagerness

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Array

A

A large group

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Array (meaning 2)

A

An orderly arrangement, display

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Deduce

A

To draw a conclusion from given facts

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Encumber

A

To weight down; burden; impede action of

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Fraught

A

Full of or accompanied by

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Haphazard

A

Marked by lack of plan, order or direction

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Incontrovertible

A

Impossible to dispute; unquestionable

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Inexplicable

A

Impossible to understand/explain

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Ingenious

A

Being clever and resourceful

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Laggard

A

One who falls behind; straggler

Q

Sustenance

A

Something that provides nourishment

Q

Torrid

A

Intensely hot and dry; burning with passion

Q

Traverse

A

To pass over, across or through

Q

Ubiquitous

A

Being present largely and commonly

Q

Zenith

A

Highest point; peak; lies in sky above observer

Q

Allude

A

To refer to in an indirect way

Q

Consecrate

A

To set apart as holy; to devote; to dedicate to a cause

Q

Disseminate

A

To scatter/spread widely

Q

Dote

A

To show excessive fondness for

Q

Exhort

A

To urge strongly; to warn or appeal

Q

Feckless

A

Careless/irresponsible

Q

Implicate

A

To be involved with something dishonest/illegal

Q

Lament

A

To feel or express grief

Q

Monetary

A

Of or relating to money or currency

Q

Pensive

A

Deep in thought

Q

Pomp

A

A showy or dignified display

Q

Stilted

A

Artificially stiff or formal in manner

Q

Subjugate

A

To bring under control; conquer

Q

Trauma

A

A bodily injury or emotional shock

Q

Wanton

A

Ignoring what is right

Q

Wanton (meaning 2)

A

Excessive, unrestrained

Q

Adage

A

An old saying that has come to be accepted as true; proverb

Q

Camaraderie

A

A good will and warm feeling among friends

Q

Content

A

To struggle with; to maintain or assert

Q

Extraneous

A

Not necessary; irrelevant

Q

Hubbub

A

Noisy confusion; uproar

Q

Meander

A

To follow a winding course; wander aimlessly

Q

Odoriferous

A

Having/giving off a smell

Q

Paraphernalia

A

Personal belongings

Q

Paraphernalia (meaning 2)

A

Equipment

Q

Punctilious

A

Careful and attentive to details

Q

Recuperate

A

To regain health or strength

Q

Regale

A

To entertain or delightS

Q

Sedentary

A

Doing or requiring a lot of sitting

Q

Spartan

A

Marked by simplicity and lack of luxury

Q

Temporal

A

Relating to everyday world, NOT spiritual or eternal

Q

Wry

A

Turned or bent to one side, in distaste or humor

Q

Wry (meaning 2)

A

Amusing in a quiet but sharp way