Untitled Deck Flashcards
Abject
extremely bad and degrading
Affect
influence someone or something
Antecedent
something that existed before
Atrophy
waste away or gradually decline
Bravado
bold manner meant to impress
Clout
influence, sway, or power
Convoluted
extremely complex and difficult
Demagogue
leader appealing to popular desires
Divulge
make information known
Eminent
famous and respected
Euphony
sound that is pleasing to hear
Filament
slender threadlike object or fiber
Gratuitous
uncalled for or unwarranted
Idiosyncrasy
peculiar behavior or way of thinking
Inception
starting point of something
Innocuous
not harmful or offensive
Jeer
make rude or mocking remarks
Lout
man or boy greatly lacking in manners
Miser
one who hoards wealth
Obscene
offensive or disgusting
Pejorative
uncomplimentary or belittling
Pithy
using few, but clever words
Prodigal
wastefully extravagant
Quell
put an end to, usually by force
Repudiate
disown or refuse to accept
Savory
salty, spicy, or morally acceptable
Sterling
excellent or valuable in quality
Swagger
confident and arrogant walk
Truant
one who skips school
Vibrant
full of energy and enthusiasm
Abrasive
harsh and biting in manner
Affinity
natural liking of something
Antediluvian
out of date or very old‐fashioned
Attest
certify or serve as clear evidence of
Brazen
bold and without shame
Cloying
disgustingly sweet or sentimental
Copious
abundant in quantity or supply
Demoralize
cause to lose hope or confidence
Docile
submissive and easily controlled
Emigrate
move from one’s country to another
Evanescent
quickly fading or disappearing
Finicky
very picky about one’s needs
Gregarious
very sociable or fond of company
Idolize
worship greatly or excessively
Inchoate
just begun and not fully formed
Innovate
make change with new ideas
Jingoism
extreme patriotism (negative)
Lucrative
producing a great deal of profit
Misnomer
inaccurate name or designation
Obscure
not discovered or known about
Pariah
an outcast from society
Pittance
very or too small amount of money
Prodigious
remarkably great in size or degree
Querulous
complaining in a whining manner
Repulsive
arousing intense distaste or disgust
Savvy
shrewd and knowledgeable
Scurrilous
slanderous and grossly abusive
Sycophant
one who flatters to gain an advantage
Truce
temporary stop to hostilities
Vicarious
experienced secondhand
Abridge
shorten something but keep its spirit
Affirm
state something as a fact
Antiquity
the ancient past or great age
Audacious
incredibly bold or disrespectful
Brevity
concise and exact use of words
Coalesce
come together and form one mass
Cordial
warm, comforting, and friendly
Denigrate
criticize or attack unfairly
Dogmatic
uncompromising on principles
Emollient
soothing and calming
Eviscerate
disembowel or deprive of strength
Flagellate
flog or whip something
Grotesque
comically or repulsively ugly
Idyllic
extremely happy or peaceful
Incise
to cut or carve into a surface
Inordinate
unusually large or excessive
Jocular
humorous, playful, or fond of joking
Ludicrous
foolish to the point of being laughable
Mitigate
make less serious, severe, or painful
Obsequious
excessively obedient
Parody
a comically mocking imitation
Placate
make less angry or hostile
Profane
treat with great disrespect
Query
a question asked to someone
Reputable
having a good reputation
Scant
barely sufficient or adequate
Stimulate
encourage action or development
Synthetic
manmade, or not genuine or sincere
Truism
statement that is obviously true
Vie
eagerly compete to achieve something
Abscond
leave in secret to avoid detection
Affluent
having a great deal of wealth
Antithesis
a thing in direct contrast to another
Augment
add to something to make it greater
Brunt
the worst or chief part of something
Coax
persuade or flatter something to act
Corpulent
being fat or overweight
Decry
publically criticize or denounce
Denounce
publically declare to be wrong or evil
Doleful
mournful or expressing sorrow
Empirical
based on evidence or observation
Exacerbate
make something worse
Flagrant
obviously offensive or shameless
Ignoble
not honorable in any way
Incisive
sharp‐witted and clear‐thinking
Insidious
treacherous and subtly harmful
Jollity
lively and cheerful activity
Lugubrious
looking or sounding sad
Obsolete
out of date or no longer made
Parsimonious
unwilling to spend money
Placid
not easily upset or excited
Prim
stiffly formal and respectable
Proffer
offer something to be accepted
Quiescent
inactive or dormant
Requital
something given in return/retaliation
Scathing
severely critical or devastating
Stoic
not showing feeling or emotion
Tacit
understood without being said
Truncate
shorten by cutting top or end off
Vigilant
watchful, attentive, and observant
Abstemious
showing self‐restraint
Affront
action that causes offense or outrage
Apathy
lack of enthusiasm or concern
Auspicious
conducive to success
Brusque
abrupt or blunt in manner
Cobble
roughly assemble something
Corroborate
confirm or give support
Deplete
exhaust the supply of something
Douse
extinguish or saturate
Emulate
imitate or surpass something
Exalt
hold in very high regard
Fleeting
lasting a very short time
Guile
sly or cunning intelligence
Ignominious
humiliating or embarrassing
Incite
encourage or stir up action
Insinuate
suggest or hint at something bad
Judicious
showing good judgment
Luminous
full of light, or bright or shining
Mollify
appease someone’s anger or anxiety
Obstinate
stubborn and unyielding
Partisan
prejudiced in favor of something
Plagiarize
steal and pass off a thing as your own
Profound
very great or intense
Quintessential
being the perfect example of a thing
Rescind
revoke, cancel, or repeal
Scion
descendant of a notable family
Stolid
calm, dependable, and unemotional
Taciturn
reserved or uncommunicative
Tumultuous
loud, confused, and disorderly
Vignette
brief evocative story or account
