Third Quarter Act Words Flashcards
Difficult to please
Fastidious
Long-lived, lasting
Enduring
Apt to catch fire
Combustible
Dismay
Chagrin
Painkiller; something which suspends feeling
Analgesic
Very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive
Inert
Something not normally expected
Aberration
Departure from the expected norms
Deviance
To assist in bringing together separate parties
Mediate
Glaringly obvious
Blatant
Helpful, tending to promote
Conducive
Hang around, dawdle
Linger
Hostility, ill will
Animosity
Relating to trends in population
Demographic
To reduce or prevent
Inhibit
To declare; to affirm; to assent
Allege
To want what another has
Covet
To pour from one vessel into another
Decant
Being impervious to light
Opacity
A sleepwalker
Somnambulist
Pensive, languid, lacking life or spirit
Lackadaisical
To distinguish or mark by a specific difference
Differentiate
Emphasize, mark to make noticeable
Accentuate
The art of examining ideas logically
Dialectic
One who hoards money and is hesitant to spend it
Miser
A break or pause
Hiatus
To retreat or retract; to pull or move back; to withdraw
Recede
Casual; accidental; not of prime concern
Incidental
Raving; furious; violent; wild; disorderly
Frantic
Common; widespread
Prevalent
Like a castle; magnificent; stately
Palatial
Courteous and gracious
Cordial
To repeat or duplicate
Replicate
Accept or assent without open opposition; consent
Acquiesce
Violent Anger; vehement exasperation; indignation
Wrath
To organize or structure as laws
Codify
Incapable of being defended
Untenable
High-sounding, pretentious
Bombastic
High minded; noble
Magnanimous
Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable
Frail
A wearing down or weakening of resistance
Attrition
To get or maneuver through cleverness or craftiness
Finagle
Ordinary, commonplace
Pedestrian
Characterized by diligence, steadiness, and perseverance
Industrious
To turn friendliness into hostility
Alienate
Convoluted and confusing as in a maze
Labyrinthine
Believable
Credible
Consisting of ice; frozen; icy
Glacial