Set 3 Flashcards by Abir Sharma

Occult

(arch-cult)

supernatural & mysterious

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Omniscience

to be present everywhere

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Onerous

difficult or burdensome

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Opprobrium

(oppo phones)

criticism & condemnation

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Ostentatious

overly showing in a way that is vulgar

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Outstrip

(f1 racing)

to overtake, outrun

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Painstaking

meticulous

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Partisan

(political party-son)

deeply devoted to a group, cause

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Paucity

(pau - cat - scar)

scarcity, poverty

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Pedantic

(ME)

overly concerned with irrelevant details

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Perfidy

untrustworthy,

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Perfunctory

done without much effort

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Peripheral

on the boundary, periphery

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Peruse

to read something carefully and closely
to read something informally or quickly

(context is critical for this word!)

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Pervasive

found everywhere, widespread; often has a negative connotation

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Phlegmatic

cool and unruffled

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Pith

(vaath - pith - kaf)

the essential substance of something

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Platitude

a trite or cliché statement

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Plausible

(possible)

believable, reasonable

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Plethora

abundance

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Plummet

(plum fruit)

to fall quickly and far

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Polarize

to make sharp distinction between 2 groups

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Polemical

(polemy the scientist)

angry, hostile

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Pragmatic

practical

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Precarious

uncertain, unstable

Precipitate

cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely. also the chemical precipitate

Prescient

knowing things before they happen, prophetic

Presumptuous

failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

Prevail

prove more powerful or superior; | to persuade

Prevaricate

speak or act in an evasive(indrectly) way.

Pristine

original condition, clean, new

Probity

honesty and decency

Prodigal

a reckless spender

Prodigious

enormous, immense, gigantic

Profligate

extravagant and wasteful, esp. in an immoral way

Proliferate

to multiply and spread rapidly

Propitiate

() | win or regain the favour by doing something that pleases them.

Propriety

conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals.

Proprietary

relating to an owner or ownership.

Prospective

(prospective students for MS) potential or likely; applicable to the future

Quotidian

(quote of the day) | relating to the everyday or mundane

Rationalize

to attempt to justify with reasons that are only superficially valid

Reconcile

() | restore friendly relations between.

Recondite

= arcane, obscure | little known; abstruse.

Refute

(refusal) | to rebut of disprove

Relentless

(relentless you survive) | never stopping, constant

Reproach

to scold or express criticism

Repudiate

(throne) | to renounce, disown

Rescind

(resign) | to retreat, take back

Reticent

(rhym with hesitant) | hesitant to speak

Rhetoric

art of effective communication

Salubrious

(salad) | health-promoting

Satiate

to satisfy hunger

Secular

not connected with religious or spiritual matters.

Sedulous

(seductive) | dedicated, careful

Solicitous

(16 cities) | concerned

Soporific

(soo paarha hai?) | making sleepy

Specious

(speky) | seems true but is false

Sporadic

(nomadic) | scattered, occasional

Spurious

(=specious) | seems true but false

Stolid

(solid) | calm and dependable

Substantiate

to provide explanation with superficial reasons

Subversive

(submissive) | meant to undercut established institutions or norms

Superbly

excellently

Supine

(spine) laying on back with head facing upwards opp. Prone - head downwards

Supplant

to replace

Tacit

(taciturn) | unspoken, implicit

Taciturn

less speaking

Temperance

self control; | abstinence from alcoholic drink

Tenuous

(10 log lage) | weak, flimsy

Timorous

(timon nd pumba) | timid

Tirade

(angry marathi surname) | angry rant

Torpor

lethargic, tiredness

Tortuous

winding, complicated

Tractable

easily influenced

Transient

short lived

Ubiquitous

ever-present, universal

Unadorned

plain, untouched, unembellished

Undermine

(mining makes land weak) | to weaken, compromise

Underscore

to emphasize

Untenable

(10 log) | to weaken

Vacillate

(oscillate) | to jump between multiple opinions/options

Venality

(veins me money) | the state of being capable of being bribed

Venerate

to pay high respect to someone

Verbose

= locaquious | talkative

Vexation

state of being frustated, irritated

Volatile

easily changeable, unstable

Whimsical

fanciful or capricious

Zeal

passion