Unit 5 Flashcards by Linh Vu

stupefy

to dull the senses of; stun; astonish

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rescind

to cancel

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sylvan

related to the woods or forest

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cornucopia

horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance

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aggrandize

to make larger or greater

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kudos

fame; glory; honor

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craven

cowardly

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stultify

to impair or reduce to uselessness

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prehensile

capable of grasping

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repudiate

to reject as having no authority

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facetious

humorous

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redoubtable

formidable; arousing fear

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defame

to malign; harm someone’s reputation

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entomology

the scientific study of insects

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metamorphosis

change; transformation

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specious

seeming to be logical and sound but not really so

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punctilious

careful in observing rules of behavior

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centripetal

moving or directed toward a center

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diatribe

bitter verbal attack

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lucre

money or profits

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terrestrial

earthly; commonplace

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conciliatory

overcoming distrust or hostility

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connoisseur

expert in matters of taste; expert knowledge or training

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frugality

thrift

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reprise

repetition; especially of a piece of music

apposite

strikingly appropriate and relevant

strut

to swagger, display to impress others

venerate

to adore, honor, respect

egoism

the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness

rebus

puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words

equanimity

composure; calmness

ebullient

exhilarated; overly enthusiastic

emollient

soothing; mollifying

belie

to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression

exacerbate

to aggravate; make worse

mitigate

alleviate; to become less severe

olfactory

concerning the sense of smell

banter

playful conversation

dearth

scarcity

riposte

retaliatory action or retort

quibble

to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

affected

pretentious; phony

platitude

stale; overused expression

provident

providing for future need, frugal

discretion

quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions

appropriate

to take possession of for one's own use; confiscate

deterrent

something that discourages or hinders

tacit

silently understood; implied

vituperative

using or containing harsh, abusive censure

reparation

amends; compensation

converge

to approach; come together; tend to meet

goad

to prod; urge on

irascible

easily angered

plasticity

pliability; condition of being able to be shaped or formed

loquacious

talkative

recant

retract a statement of opinion

inconsequential

insignificant; unimportant

covert

hidden; secret

rarefied

refined

oligarchy

form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders

ineluctable

not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable

discredit

to dishonor; disgrace

futile

ineffective; useless; fruitless

proliferate

to increase rapidly

arrest

to stop; to seize

gainsay

to deny; dispute; oppose

plumb

to examine deeply; determine the depth

cant

insincere talk; language of a particular group

clique

a small, exclusive group

inured

hardened; accustomed; used to

quail

to cower, lose heart

erudite

learned; scholarly

enervate

to weaken

toady

flatterer, yes-man

defunct

no longer existing

coagulate

thicken; congeal

precipitate

rash; hasty; sudden; done without deliberation

forestall

to prevent; delay

precept

principle; law

distill

extract the essential elements

puissant

powerful

finesse

to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; refined in performance

extant

in existence; not lost

insipid

lacking in flavor; dull

recondite

abstruse; profound

introspective

contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings

preempt

to supersede; appropriate for oneself

zealot

one who is fanatically devoted to a cause

phoenix

anything that is restored after suffering great destruction

uncanny

mysterious; strange

artifact

item made by human craft

coquette

woman who flirts

garrulous

very talkative; wordy

jibe

to be in agreement

zealotry

fanaticism

panegyric

elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

subpoena

notice ordering someone to appear in court

assuage

to make less severe

refractory

stubborn; resisting ordinary methods of treatment

vogue

prevailing fashion or practice