Set 3 Flashcards
1
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Whimsical
A
playfully quaint
2
Q
Wile
A
devious or cunning, artifice
3
Q
Winnow
A
cull, shift through, separate
4
Q
Worldly-wise
A
cosmopolitan, sophisticated
5
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Xenophobic
A
fear of strangers/different beliefs
6
Q
Zealot
A
fanatic, devotee, extremist
7
Q
Zenith
A
summit, vertex, peak
8
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Vindicate
A
acquit, exonerate, exculpate
9
Q
Vindictive
A
vengeful, revengeful, retaliatory
10
Q
Virago
A
shrew, nagging woman
11
Q
Virtuoso
A
expert, masterful
12
Q
Virulent
A
poisonous, hostile, malicious
13
Q
Vitriolic
A
acrimonious, bitter, virulent
14
Q
Vituperation
A
scolding, shame, disgrace
15
Q
Vociferous
A
uproarious, shouting, bellowing
16
Q
Vogue
A
fashion, style
17
Q
Voluminous
A
large, spacious
18
Q
Waiver
A
forgo, relinquish
19
Q
Wanton
A
malicious, spiteful, cruel
20
Q
Ungainly
A
awkward, clumsy
21
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Unpalatable
A
unsavory, unpleasant, objectionable
22
Q
Untenable
A
refutable, flawed, faulty
23
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Urbane
A
sophisticated, suave, refined
24
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Usurp
A
seize, expropriate
25
Utopian
dreamer, visionary, romanticist
26
Vacillate
indecisive, oscillate, tergiversate
27
Vacous
vapid, inane, brainless
28
Vanguard
groundbreakers, forefront, cutting-edge
29
Vapid
insipid, jejune, dull
30
Venal
corruptible, open to bribery, avarice
31
Venerable
respected, esteemed
32
Verbatim
word for word
33
Verdant
lush green
34
Vernacular
colloquial, commonplace, informal
35
Torpid
inactive, supine
36
Traduce
malign, impugn, defame
37
Translucent
lucent, comprehensible, diaphanous, semi-transparent
38
Tremulous
trembling, timorous, cowardly
39
Trenchant
caustic, pungent, acrid
40
Truculent
fierce, cruel, ferocious
41
Turgid
swollen, enlarged, bombastic
42
Turpitude
corruption, profligacy
43
Umbrage
offense, displeasure, vexation
44
Unanimity
accord, agreement
45
Unassuming
modest, diffident, demure
46
Undulate
rise and fall, swell, heave
47
Unequivocal
clear, undeniable, irrefutable
48
Unfeeling
insensate, callous, insensitive
49
Stolid
unemotional, impassive
50
Tantalize
entice, allure, inveigle, tempt
51
Tawdry
meretricious, showy, flashy
52
Tempest
violent storm, turmoil
53
Temporize
procrastinate, dilatory, dalliance
54
Tenet
belief, conviction, position
55
Tinsel
ostentation, showy, garish
56
Tirade
diatribe, bitter harangue, curse
57
Relegate
consign, impute, put down to, dismiss
58
Remedial
corrective, restoring, mending
59
Remonstrate
protest
60
Reputable
honest, trustworthy
61
Resuscitate
revive, restore to life
62
Retrenchment
reduction, economize
63
Rhapsodic
thrilled, elated
64
Ribald
vulgar, salacious
65
Rue
regret bitterly
66
Ruminate
contemplate, meditate
67
Sacrosanct
hallowed, sacred
68
Sagacious
wise, sapient
69
Salubrious
curative, therapeutic, salutary
70
Sanguine
red, ruddy, buoyant, optimistic
71
Sedulous
tenacious, assiduous, diligent
72
Seditious
dissentious, defiant, rebellious
73
Satire
parody, lampoon, mock
74
Servility
obseqiousness, docility, toadyism
75
Mimetic
practicing imitation or mimicry
76
Miscreant
criminal, corrupt, wicked, nefarious
77
Miserly
stingy, penurious, parsimonious
78
Mitigate
alleviate, abate, placate, assuage
79
Modicum
pittance, smidgen, small amount
80
Mordant
caustic, acrimonious, bitter, astringent
81
Morose
sullen, saturnine, somber
82
Motley
discordant grouping
83
Mountebank
charlatan, swindler, impostor
84
Multifarious
varied, diverse, myriad, variegated, eclectic
85
Mundane
dull, boring, banal, prosaic
86
Munificent
generous, philanthropic, plenteous
87
Mutable
flexible, permutable, changeable
88
Myopic
short-sighted, narrow-minded, chauvinistic, jingoistic
89
Narcissistic
egocentric, self-centered, conceited
90
Narcotic
soporific, opiate, somnolent
91
Nascent
beginning, incipient, embryonic
92
Nebulous
obscure, hazy, shapeless
93
Nefarious
wicked, virulent, perfidious
94
Nettle
irritate, annoy, provoke
95
Milieu
environment, life conditions
96
Millstone
load, burden, onus
97
Morbid
somber, morose, despondent, depressed
98
Machiavellian
cunning, devious, wily, sly
99
Maelstrom
confusion, chaos
100
Magnanimous
benevolent, munificent, forgiving
