Summit 2 Flashcards
austere
- severe/stern in manner
- without adornment/luxury
- simple, plain
- harsh or sour in flavour
beneficient
performing acts of kindness/charity
doing good
cadaverous
pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
crass
coarse, unfeeling, stupid
debase
to lower in quality, character or value
degrade
to cause deteriorate
desecrate
treat irreverently
to contaminate, pollute
profane/violate
disconcert
to confuse
to disturb the composure of
grandlose
grand in an impressive way
marked by pompous affection or grandeur
absurdly exaggerated
inconsequential
trifling, unimportant
infraction
a breaking of a law or obligation
mitigate
to make milder or softer
to moderate in force or intensity
pilliage
to rob of goods by open force (as in war), act of looting, booty, sack
prate
to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
punctilious
very careful and exact
attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
redoubtable
inspiring fear or awe
illustrious
eminent
reprove
to find fault with/scold/rebuke
restitution
the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position
making good on a loss or damage
stalwart
strong, sturdy, brave, resolute
acrimonious
stinging, bitter in temper or tone
bovine
resembling a cow/ox, sluggish, unresponsive
consternation
dismay, confusion
corpulent
fat, having a large, bulky body
disavow
to deny responsibility for or connection with
dispassionate
impartial, calm, free from emotion
dissension
disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
dissipate
to cause to disappear
to scatter
to spend foolishly, to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
expurgate
to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text
to cleanse/purify
gauntlet
an armored or protective glove
a challenge
two line of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them
an ordeal
hypothetical
based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
ignoble
mean, low, base
impugn
to call into question
to attack as false
intemperate
immoderate, lacking in self-control
inclement
odium
hatred, contempt, disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
perdify
faithlessness, treachery
relegate
to place in a lower position, to assign
refer, turn over
to banish
squeamish
inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset
subservient
suboridinate in capacity or role
submissively obedient
abate
to make less in amount
to deduct
become less
adulation
praise or flattery that is excessive
anathema
an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
astute
shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
avarice
greed desire for wealth
culpable
deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
dilatory
tending to delay or procrastinate
egregious
conspicuous
standing out from the mass (used in an unfavourable sense)
equivocate
to speak or act in a way that allows 2 or more intepretations
to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
evanescent
vanishing, soon passing away, light and airy
irresolute
unable to make up ones mind, hesitating
nebulous
cloudlike, not transparent, vague, confused, indistinct
penury
extreme poverty, insufficiency
recapitulate
to review a series of facts, to sum up
resuscitate
to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
slovenly
untidy, dirty
supposition
something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
torpid
inactive, sluggish, dull
