Summit 5 Flashcards
acquisitive
able to get and retain ideas/info
concerned with acquiring helath or property
arrogate
to claim or take without right
banal
hackneyed, trite, commonplace
belabor
to work on excessively
to thrash soundly
carping
tending to find fault especially in a petty, nasty way
congeal
solidify
to make inflexible or rigid
emulate
to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
encomium
a formal expression of praise
a lavish tribute
eschew
to shun, avoid, keep away from
germane
relevant, appropriate, fitting
insatiable
unquenchable
ravenous
voracious
intransigent
refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
invidious
offensive, hateful, tending to cause bitterness or resentment
largesse
generosity in giving, lavish or bountiful contributions
reconnaissance
a survey made for military purposes
substantiate
to establish by evidence, prove
tactiturn
hbaitually silent or quiet
temporize
to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid confrontation or postpone a decision
tenable
capable of being held or defended
accost
to approach and speak to first
to confront in a challenging/aggressive way
animadversion
a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
avid
desirous of sth to the point it’s greedy
intensely eager
brackish
saline, salty taste
celerity
swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
devious
straying or wandering from a straight direct course
gambit
ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver
halcyon
calm, peaceful, happy, golden, prosperous, affluent
histrionic
theatrical, artificial, melodramatic
incendiary
deliberately setting or causing fires
tending to sir up strife or rebellion
maelstrom
a whirlpool of great size and violence
vortex, chaos, turbulence
myopic
nearsighted, lacking a broad/realistic view of the situation
cavort
to romp and prance around exuberantly
credence
belief, mental acceptancce
decry
to condemn, denounce
express strong disapproval
to officially depreciate
dissemble
to disguise/conceal
deliberately giving a false impression
eulogy
a formal statemen of commendation, high praise
ecomium
evince
to display clearly
to make evident
to provoke
exhume
to remove from a grave
to bring to light
feckless
lacking in spirit and strength
ineffective
weak
irresponsible
unreliable
murky
dark and gloomy
obscure
lacking in clarity and precision
nefarious
wicked
depraved
devoid of moral standards
piquant
stimulating to the taste or mind
spicy
pungent
appealingly provocative
primordial
developed or creared at the very beginning
fundamental
basic
propinquity
nearness in place or time
kinship
unwonted
not usual or expected
not in character
utopian
visionary view of an ideal world
idealistic
impractical
verbiage
language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content
verdant
green in tint or colour
immature in experience or judgement
viscous
having a gluey quality
lacking in easy movement or fluidity
