Set 4 Flashcards
isotope
varying from of an element
discord
conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are played)
bereaved
deprived of (someone beloved through death)
recreant
disloyal; cowardly; n. disloyal and cowardly person
mangle
tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; ex. badly mangled bodies
austere
forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; ex. a monk’s austere life; ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; n. austerity
pine
long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline
calculated
deliberately planned; likely
cogitate
think over; ponder
beseech
beg; plead with
adage
wise saying; proverb
relegate
put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; ex. relegate the old furniture to the children’s room; ex. relegated to the second division
hoary
white with age
incompatible
inharmonious; n. incompatibility
jeopardize
endanger; imperil; put at risk; n. jeopardy: danger
tentative
not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; ex. tentative agreement/reply
irrepressible
unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back
cupidity
greed (for wealth); ex: cupid; ex: Cupid
toxic
poisonous; n. toxicity
sleigh
large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice
heresy
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; adj. heretical; ex: heretic
season
enhance the flavor of by adding a spice, etc.; inure; harden; n. seasoning: something used in seasoning
frigid
intensely cold; cold in manner; ex. frigid zone
agnostic
one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
imperturbable
unshakably calm; placid
demeanor
behavior; bearing
dowry
money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage
arable
fit for growing crops; ex. arable land
extradition
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; ex. extradition treaty; v. extradite
gusty
windy
intrinsic
essential; inherent; built-in
squelch
produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud); crush; squash; ex: ç¿é‘ËÈ Ë¤ÀÁ?? ?‰ËÈ ¦¤
ventral
abdominal
legato
(of music) played smoothly
compassion
sympathy for the suffering of others; adj. compassionate
annals
records arranged in yearly parts; history
iniquitous
wicked; immoral; unrighteous; n. iniquity; ex. den of iniquity
demolition
destruction; v. demolish
ample
enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; ex. ample opportunity/garden; n. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space
chapel
small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)
fiat
command; arbitrary order; ex. presidential fiat; ex: let it be done
parchment
writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat
studious
given to diligent study
yore
time long past; ex. in the days of yore
forte
strong point or special talent in a person’s character
oracular
of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; n. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle
simplistic
oversimplified
paltry
insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; ex. paltry sum; ex: trash
conspiracy
treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)
adjuration
solemn urging; v. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
transition
going from one state of action to another
coercion
use of force to get someone to object; compelling; v. coerce
zephyr
gentle breeze; west wind
potent
powerful; convincing; persuasive; greatly influential
catapult
slingshot; hurling machine; v. fire from catapult
prattle
talk idly; babble; n. ex: prate
lien
legal claim or right on a property
anticlimax
letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting
optometrist
one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects
masochist
person who enjoys his own pain; ex: masochism
doldrums
blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; ex. in the doldrums
putrefy
make or become putrid; n. putrefaction
indissoluble
permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate
waif
homeless child or animal; ex. waifs and strays
seasonal
of a particular season; ex. seasonal rise in employment
tranquillity
calmness; peace
extenuate
weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)
knit
contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; ex. knit the brow; ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks.
pulsate
throb; beat regularly; vibrate regularly
stigma
token of disgrace; brand; v. stigmatize: mark with a stigma; characterize as disgraceful
genre
particular variety of art or literature
magnate
person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); ex. oil magnate
shoddy
made of inferior material; sham; not genuine; inferior; dishonest; ex. shoddy goods/trick
prognosticate
predict (according to present indications)
fete(f\^ete)
honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; n. (outdoor) festival or feast; ex: feast
substantive
substantial; essential; pertaining to the substance; substantial; considerable; ex. substantive issues
amorous
moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; ex. amorous advances
jurisdiction
right and power to apply the law; authority
garrulous
loquacious; wordy; talkative; n. garrulity
rescind
repeal; annul; cancel (a law, decision, or agreement)
thrall
slave; bondage; slavery; ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; ex: enthrall
insidious
treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; ex. insidious spreading of dry rot
oblivious
inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting)
edict
decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command
application
diligent attention; diligence; v. apply oneself
salvage
rescue (goods or property) from loss; n. saving; property saved
scurry
move hastily; hurry; move briskly
flashy
showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance
plutocracy
society ruled by the wealthy
lofty
very high
reaper
one who harvests grain; ex. the Grim Reaper; v. reap: cut and gather (crop); harvest a crop
kismet
fate; destiny; ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate.
engulf
surround and swallow up
facetious
joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous
corrugated
wrinkled; ridged
taxonomist
specialist in classifying (animals, etc.); ex: taxonomy: science of classification
microcosm
small representative world; world in miniature; ex. microcosm of English society
brink
edge (at the top of a cliff); ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon
optional
not compulsory; left to one’s choice; n. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; ex. have no option; ex. two options
pretext
excuse
sanctuary
place of refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place; ex. The outlaw was granted sanctuary in the church.
fumble
move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; n.
forebears(forbears)
ancestors
implication
something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating
quell
suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet; ex. ``Army Quells Rebellion’’ in newspaper; ex: kill
pummel
pommel; beat or pound with fists
sardonic
scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; ex. sardonic smile
grovel
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
chore
daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task
intervene
come between; interfere; ex. intervened to prevent a fight; n. intervention
snuffle
sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose)
rusticate
banish to the country; dwell in the country
riveting
holding one’s attention; absorbing; engrossing
raze
destroy completely; ex. raze the city to the ground
pervasive
spread throughout; v. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate
sluice
artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow)
caliber
ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; ex. work of very high caliber
gibe
mock; make jeering remarks; n. jeering remarks
unceremonious
not done politely without due formalities
neologism
new or newly coined word or phrase
adverse
going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile
bleak
cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing
amazon
female warrior
humid
damp; n. humidity
desolate
make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert
deference
courteous regard for another’s wish; courteous yielding to another’s wish or opinion (showing respect); adj. deferential; OP. effrontery
comeback
retort; quick clever reply; return to former status
heyday
time of greatest success or power; prime
bigot
one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)
aplomb
poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence
spurn
reject disdainfully; scorn; ex. She spurned all offers of help.
trifling
trivial; unimportant
thrifty
careful about money; economical; n. thrift
jingoist
extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; n. jingoism: extreme nationalism
equestrian
rider on horseback; adj.
pugilist
boxer; ex: pugilism: boxing
phobia
morbid fear
apiary
a place where bees are kept
pique
irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); v. provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; ex. pique her curiosity
disenfranchise
disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise
indifferent
unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad
spate
sudden flood or rush; ex. spate of accidents
harrowing
agonizing; distressing; traumatic; v. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; n. farming machine to break up the earth
desiccate
dry up
remunerative
(of work) compensating; rewarding; profitable; well-paid; v. remunerate: reward; pay (someone) for work or trouble
constitution
constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; ex. men with strong constitutions
bar
railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; ex. prisoner at the bar; v. shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; ex: barrister
vegetate
live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity); ex: vegetation: plants of an area; ex: vegetarian; ex: vegan
dwindle
shrink; reduce gradually
scruple
hesitate for ethical reasons; fret about; ex. She did not scruple to read his diary; n. uneasy feeling arising from conscience; conscience
tome
large volume; book
carousal
drunken revel; v. carouse
allure
entice; attract; tempt
sonnet
14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern
miscreant
wretch; wrongdoer; villain; ex. kindness to the miscreant; ex: believe
surfeit
satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; n. surfeiting; excessive amount; ex. surfeit of food
invert
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of
scuffle
struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; n. ex: scuffling twins ?
respite
time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve
gentility
those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel
wholesome
conducive to mental or physical health; healthful
boisterous
violent; rough; noisy
galvanic
of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; ex: Luigi Galvani
satiate
satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger); sate; n. satiety: condition of being satiated
indigence
poverty
pedant
scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities
swell
long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; v.
expostulation
protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; v. expostulate
grotesque
fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)
nether
lower; ex. nether garments/regions
agenda
items of business at a meeting
pontifical
pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; ex: pontiff: pope; bishop
passive
not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance
witless
lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic
traumatic
(of an experience) deeply shocking; pertaining to an injury caused by violence; n. trauma: serious wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological damage
deflect
turn aside; turn away from a straight course
viand
food; ex: live
extort
wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; ex: extortionate: exorbitant
bromide
platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement
circuit
closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place
cull
pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); n.
verge
border; edge, rim, or margin; ex. on the verge of: very near to; v. border on
ransack
search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town.
drastic
strong; violent and severe; ex. drastic changes/measures
buxom
full-bosomed; plump; jolly
brand
trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; v. mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; ex. The press branded him a liar.
stealth
action of moving secretly or unseen; slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness; adj. stealthy
retiring
shy and reserved (of a person); modest; ex. her retiring personality
consanguinity
kinship; relationship by birth
exuberance
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; adj. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly
acrophobia
fear of heights
mannered
affected; not natural; ex. mannered way of speech
dispirited
lacking in spirit
squabble
minor quarrel; bickering; v. engage in a minor quarrel; ex. squabbling children
absolute
complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; ex. absolute honesty/ruler; ex: absolutism
caprice
whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause
glitter
shine brightly with flashing points of light; ex. glittering diamond ring; n. sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; ex. glitter of the sun on the waves
autopsy
examination of a dead body; postmortem; v.
kernel
central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)
