Top 20 Flashcards
Ambivalent
Having contradictory feelings
Auspicious
Favorable
Belligerent
Inclined to fight
Capricious
Unpredictable, whimsical
Corroborate
To confirm, make stronger
Enervate
To weaken; drain energy from
Ephemeral
Short-lived
Erudite
Scholarly
Esoteric
Known to select a few
Extant
In existent (commonly referring to texts)
Fastidious
Nitpicky
Inculpate
To charge with wrong-doing; accuse
Loquacious
Talkative
Magnanimous
Big-hearted; generous
Mercurial
- Changing one’s personality often and unpredictably
2. Animated, sprightly
Pragmatic
Practical
Prolific
Producing or creating abundantly
Reticent
Tightlipped, not prone to saying much, reluctant
Sanguine
Cheerful, optimistic
Soporific
Inducing sleep
Ameliorate
Take something bad and make it better
Mitigate
Take something and make it less bad.
Usually with consequences
Equivocal
Vague, open to interpretation