Set 4 Flashcards
Abstain
To choose to not participate in something. Ex. I abstain from having sex until I meet the one.
Approbation
Approval or praise. Ex. I want approbation for sending important documents.
Cherish
- To love something deeply.
- Keep (a hope or ambition) in one’s mind.
Ex. I want to cherish the memories of a previous romantic partner.
Corroborate
Confirm or give support to something. Ex. I want to corroborate that I have deep feelings for my wife.
Disparate
Just different; essentially different in kind; not able to be compared to. Ex. I’m disparate; I’m just different from the rest.
Emulate
Usually with copying, either matching or surpassing a person or achievement. Ex. I want to emulate your skills on Valorant so I can be better than you one day.
Enervate
To make someone feel like they’re drained of energy or vitality. Ex. Hanging out with people I feel like I have to impress enervates me
Ephemeral
Lasting for a very short time. I am ephemeral in bed if you sleep with me
Fervid
Intense enthusiasm or passion to an excessive degree. Ex. There was a fervid Lebron James fan today and he hit me because I said Michael Jordan was better
Garrulous
Excessively talkative, even with trivial matters. Ex. She is garrulous on our first date, it was so enervating
Incendiary
- Tendency to stir shit up.
- (Of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.
Ex. Dad showcases incendiary because he just be assuming I’m always playing video games
Inimical
Tendency to obstruct or harm. Ex. My ex is inimical, she always finds a way to hurt me even after our break up
Intimate
- Closely familiar with.
- State or make known.
Ex. I have intimate relationships that I consider to be lovely as they are important
Invigorate
Giving strength or energy to. Ex. Splashing water on my face after a sweaty run is invigorating
Mitigate
Making something that was bad kinda less severe, serious or painful. Ex. I want to mitigate the pain my ex left me by just crying it out
Obsolete
No longer available after production; out of date. Ex. They don’t have the old IOS13’s anymore for Pokémon Go; they’re obsolete
Opaque
- Not able to be seen through something, or not being transparent.
- (Especially in language) hard or impossible to understand. Ex.’s That opaque box is black matte; you cannot see anything inside of it unless you open the box(1). Understanding my teacher who has an accept is seemingly opaque(2).
Paradigmatic
- Serving as a general example of something.
- Understanding the relationship between a set of linguistic terms that form in mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles. Ex. I’ll use the head of this traitor as a paradigmatic lesson to all traitors
Pedantic
Too concerned with minor details or rules. He is pedantic; everytime I talk in lecture he always gotta say add little shit no one cares about
Placid
- Not easily upset or excited.
- Calm and peaceful, with little to no movement or activity.
Ex. He’s like those placid main characters in anime where they j chill all the time and don’t get mad about anything
Polemical
Heated arguing either in writing or speech. Ex. My ex and I were polemical at some random argument about the North Star Boys, like bru
Precipitate
Cause an event or situation that you typically didn’t want to happen very suddenly. Ex. I wonder if my ex precipitated the conversation about our break up, or if it was a long time coming from her end
Profundity
Great depth of insight or knowledge. Ex. Anyone who has a master is probably profundity on their field
Prophetic
Getting predictions about the future right. Ex. I am prophetic; I predict my ex and I will never get back together
Prudent
Acting or showing care and thought for the future. Ex. Holding my parents hand in the crosswalk is them showing prudence
Punctilious
Showing great attention to detail or behavior. Ex. I consider myself punctilious because of my attention to detail and observant eyes and feelings
Recondite
Of a subject or knowledge, little known. Ex. I am recondite in anything math or science subject related
Scrupulous
Of either a person or a process, extremely attentive and careful to details. Ex. I am scrupulous when it comes to getting work done in my 9-5
Tranquil
Calm. (I want to have a tranquil life full of looking a green grass with a nice soft breeze*
Vacillate
Wavers between opinions or actions; is indecisive. Ex. My ex was vacillate; she said she didn’t know if she likes me then said she did like me then broke up with me lol
