Think You Know... Flashcards
Charlatan
N.
A person who pretends to have more knowledge, skill, or ability than he or she has.
Alumnus
N.
The singular of alumni
a person who has attended or has graduated from a school.
Iconoclast
N.
A breaker or destroyer of images, especially religious ones.
A person who attacks cherished beliefs as being based on error or superstition.
Interloper
N.
A person who intrudes or interferes wrongly or without reason.
A person who thrusts him or herself uninvited into the affairs of others.
Nomenclature.
N.
A system of terms used in a particular science, field of knowledge, or art.
Appurtenance
N.
an important accessory instrument or piece of equipment.
Beauteous
ADJ.
Lovely to look at.
Pulchritudinous
ADJ.
physically beautiful and appealing.
Winsome
ADJ.
innocently lovely or engaging
Belligerent
ADJ.
hostile, waging war, or eager to be a part of a fight
Cantankerous
ADJ.
Difficult or irritating to work or spend time with
Pugnacious
ADJ.
ready and willing to start or join a battle of any kind.
Affable
ADJ.
At ease and pleasant, especially in conversation. Polite, mannerly
Convivial
ADJ.
friendly, fond of feasting and going to parties.
Gregarious
ADJ.
tending to associate with others, sociable.
Diminutive
ADJ.
Of small or tiny size, often with the quality if being lovable.
Infinitesimal
ADJ.
Exceedingly small, almost immeasurably small.
Amble
V.
To maintain a slow, easy pace, such as a stroll.
Saunter
V.
To take a leisurely walk
Traipse
V.
To walk or wander about aimlessly or without reaching ones goal.
ADJ.
At ease and pleasant, especially in conversation. Polite, mannerly
Affable
ADJ.
tending to associate with others, sociable.
Gregarious
V.
To maintain a slow, easy pace, such as a stroll.
Amble
Effusive
Unrestrained in expressing feelings or emotions
Unrestrained in expressing feelings or emotions
Effusive
Jocund
Merry or jolly
Merry or jolly
Jocund
Laconic
Terse, to the point, using few words.
Terse, to the point, using few words.
Laconic
Malevolent
Harmful, evil, wanting to cause harm.
Harmful, evil, wanting to cause harm.
Malevolent.
Maudlin
Weak and overly sentimental
Weak and overly sentimental
Maudlin
Ostensible
Shown outwardly, genuine in the surface but open for debate.
Shown outwardly, genuine in the surface but open for debate.
Ostensible
Recalcitrant
Stubbornly refusing to give into authority. Hard to do or handle.
Stubbornly refusing to give into authority. Hard to do or handle.
Recalcitrant
Reprehensible
Worthy of or deserving blame, extremely guilty or at fault.
Truculent
Ready and willing to fight aggressively defiant
Ready and willing to fight aggressively defiant
Truculent
Veracity
In agreement with truth. Truthfulness.
Vitriolic
Expressing bitter hatred toward something or someone.
Homonyms
Words that have the same spelling but different meanings.
Ex. Mean: average, attitude
Incite
V.
To stir, urge on, or prompt to action.
Affluent
Adj.
having an abundance of wealth or material goods, rich, wealthy
Agrarian
Adj.
of relating to, or concerned with farmers or farming interests.
Cadaverous
Adj.
Resembling a corpse, ghastly.
Decadent
Of moral/ethical or cultural decay or decline.
Ethereal
Adj.
light, airy, extremely delicate or refined.
Flippant
Adj.
Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness.
Haggard
Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, usually due to suffering or anxiety.
Macabre
Adj.
Gruesome, ghastly, or horrifying.
Nebulous
Adj.
Hazy, indistinct, cloudy, confused.
Pathological
Caused by or involving disease.
To a degree that is extreme, excessive, or markedly abnormal <a></a>
Repugnant.
Adj.
distasteful or offensive, opposed or contrary
Salient
Adj.
prominent or conspicuous; projecting or pointing outward
Utilitarian
Of useful function, pertaining to utility.
Words that have the same spelling but different meanings.
Ex. Mean: average, attitude
Homonym
V.
To stir, urge on, or prompt to action.
Incite
Adj.
having an abundance of wealth or material goods, rich, wealthy
Affluent
Adj.
of relating to, or concerned with farmers or farming interests.
Agrarian
Adj.
Resembling a corpse, ghastly.
Cadaverous
Of moral/ethical or cultural decay or decline.
Decadent
Adj.
light, airy, extremely delicate or refined.
Ethereal
Adj.
Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness.
Flippant
Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, usually due to suffering or anxiety.
Haggard
Adj.
Gruesome, ghastly, or horrifying.
Macabre
Adj.
Hazy, indistinct, cloudy, confused.
Nebulous
Caused by or involving disease.
To a degree that is extreme, excessive, or markedly abnormal <a></a>
Pathological
Adj.
distasteful or offensive, opposed or contrary
Repugnant
Adj.
prominent or conspicuous; projecting or pointing outward
Salient
Of useful function, pertaining to utility.
Utilitarian
ADJ.
physically beautiful and appealing.
Pulchritudinous
Abashed
Ashamed or embarrassed
Ashamed or embarrassed
Abashed
Acquiescent
Willing to carry out the demands, orders, or wishes of others without protest or complaint.
Willing to carry out the demands, orders, or wishes of others without protest or complaint.
Acquiescent
Angst
A feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
A feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
Angst
Apathetic
Having or showing little to no emotion; uninterested or indifferent
Having or showing little to no emotion; uninterested or indifferent
Apathetic
Bellicose
Eager to fight; hostile
Eager to fight; hostile
Bellicose
Contrite
Sincerely remorseful, filled with a sense of guilt and the need to be forgiven.
Sincerely remorseful, filled with a sense of guilt and the need to be forgiven.
Contrite
Disconsolate
Totally unhappy, without any solace or comfort possible, gloomy
Totally unhappy, without any solace or comfort possible, gloomy
Disconsolate
Ebullient
Overwhelmed with enthusiasm, bubbling up with high spirits.
Overwhelmed with enthusiasm, bubbling up with high spirits.
Ebullient
Effervescent
Lively, sparkling, vivacious
Enamored
Inspired or captivated by love; unreasonably fond
Inspired or captivated by love; unreasonably fond
Enamored
Facetious
Not meant to be taken seriously or literally; amusing.
Not meant to be taken seriously or literally; amusing.
Facetious
Jaded
Worn out or wearied through overwork; dulled or dissipated.
Worn out or wearied through overwork; dulled or dissipated.
Jaded
Petulant
Showing sudden, impatient annoyance or irritation, typically over something minor.
Showing sudden, impatient annoyance or irritation, typically over something minor.
Petulant
Vociferous
Crying out noisily, clamorously
Crying out noisily, clamorously
Vociferous
Aggregate
Sum total, a whole made up of different parts, total or gross amount
Sum total, a whole made up of different parts, total or gross amount
Aggregate.
Commodity
A traded item or useful thing, an article of trade or commerce.
A traded item or useful thing, an article of trade or commerce.
Commodity
Deficit
The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
Shortfall, a lack or shortage.
The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
Shortfall, a lack or shortage.
Deficit
Fiscal
Of or pertaining to the public treasury or revenues, or financial matters in general.
Of or pertaining to the public treasury or revenues, or financial matters in general.
Fiscal
Recession
A decline in economic activity. A period of economic contraction.
A decline in economic activity. A period of economic contraction.
Recession
Elegy
N.
A sad or mournful musical composition or lament.
Usually for someone who has died.
N.
A sad or mournful musical composition or lament.
Usually for someone who has died.
Elegy
Reprise
N.
A repetition of a musical passage or return to an earlier theme.
N.
A repetition of a musical passage or return to an earlier theme.
Reprise.
Virtuoso.
N.
An extremely talented person who excels in musical technique and/or execution.
N.
An extremely talented person who excels in musical technique and/or execution.
Virtuoso
Anarchist
Someone who believes governments should be abolished.
Person who seeks to overturn government institutions, often through violence.
Telecommute
To work from home or a remote location
Usually using a computer connection.
To work from home or a remote location
Usually using a computer connection.
Telecommute.
Workaholic
Adj.
A person who becomes addicted to his or her work.
Putting work above family and other responsibilities.
Adj.
A person who becomes addicted to his or her work.
Putting work above family and other responsibilities.
Workaholic.
