Set10 Flashcards
drab
【1】adj. characterized by dullness and monotony
dread
【1】n. great fear especially in the face of impending evil
efficacious
【1】adj. having the power to produce a desired effect
enamored
【1】adj. filled with an intense or excessive love for
ethos
【1】n. the code of good conduct for an individual or group
exorcise
【1】vt. to get rid of (something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive)
explicate
【1】vt. to give a detailed explanation of
exterminate
【1】vt. to get rid of completely usually by killing off
extrapolate
【1】vt. to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
fallible
【1】adj. tending or likely to be erroneous or capable of making an error
figment
【1】n. something made up or contrived
fervent
【1】adj. exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling
forebode
【1】vi. to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
forfeit
【1】n. a sum of money to be paid as a punishment
forsake
【1】vt. to renounce or turn away from entirely
germinate
【1】vi. to begin to grow【2】vi. to come into being
grudge
【1】n. a feeling of deep-seated resentment or ill will
halfhearted
【1】adj. lacking heart, spirit, or interest
humdrum
【1】n. a tedious lack of variety【2】adj. lacking variety or excitement
humiliate
【1】vt. to reduce to a lower position in one’s own eyes or others’ eyes
impunity
【1】n. exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
incentive
【1】n. something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
license
【2】n. the right to act or move freely【3】n. disregard for standards of personal conduct【4】vt. to permit or authorize especially by formal license
ludicrous
【1】adj. meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept, false, or foolish
meretricious
【1】adj. attracting attention in a vulgar manner
milieu
【1】n. the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops
nostalgia
【1】n. the state of being homesick【2】n. a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
numb
【1】adj. devoid of sensation especially as a result of cold or anesthesia【2】adj. devoid of emotion
ordeal
【1】n. a severe trial or experience
ostensible
【1】adj. appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed
outgrowth
【1】n. a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
outmoded
【1】adj. no longer acceptable, current, or usable
override
【1】vt. to set aside