voc unit 2 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

spurious

A

fake, counterfeit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

guile

A

trickery, deceit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

beguile

A

to deceive with charm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

stratagem

A

a deceitful scheme

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

stealth

A

sneakiness, ability to avoid detection

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

duplicity

A

hypocritical deception

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

specious

A

zwodniczy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

furtive

A

sneaky

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

evanescent

A

likely to vanish

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

extemporaneous

A

done with little or no practice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

transitory

A

lasting for short time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

exPEDite

A

to speed up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

influx

A

a flowing in

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

diatribe

A

malicious criticism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

repudiate

A

to cast off publicly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

denigrate

A

to slander

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

harangue

A

a long, critical and pompous speech

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

sacrosanct

A

profoundly sacred

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

revere

A

to regard with honor and devotion

20
Q

pious

A

pobożny, religijny

21
Q

deference

A

respect for the wishes of others

22
Q

venerable

A

worth respecting

23
Q

venerate

A

czcić

24
Q

consecrate

A

uświęcać; to declare to be holy

25
Q

lionize

A

to treat as a celebrity

26
Q

bulwark

A

a strong defense

27
Q

redoubtable

A

formidable, arousing fear

28
Q

impervious

A

incapable of being affected

29
Q

stalwart

A

physically of morally strong person

30
Q

predominant

A

most important, paramount

31
Q

impregnable

A

unable to be entered by force

32
Q

brawn

A

vigor, robustness

33
Q

coalesce

A

to blend, fuse together

34
Q

yoke

A

to join different things

35
Q

amass

A

to gather

36
Q

to invoke

A

to call on for help or inspiration

37
Q

predilection

A

disposition in favor of something; inclination, penchant

38
Q

ruthless

A

cruel, merciless

39
Q

contempt

A

scorn, disrespect

40
Q

callous

A

insensitive

41
Q

supercilious

A

arrogant

42
Q

idiosyncrasy

A

eccentricity, peculiar trait or habit

43
Q

fetter

A

to chain

44
Q

decry

A

to speak out against

45
Q

vilify

A

to defame, to slander

46
Q

heinous

A

cruel and unusual

47
Q

revile

A

to denounce abusively