voc8 Flashcards
Colloquial
local and informal (used of language)
Dotard
foolish old man
Furrow
groove
Instigator
troublemaker; person who entices others to do something
Misnomer
wrong name
Percipient
perceptive; insightful
Quaff
drink down quickly
Staunch
loyal; faithful; dependable
Vilification
blackening someone’s name
Atrophy
waste away from lack of use
Collusion
plotting and planning
Drawl
speak slowly with words running together
Furtive
hidden and secret
Insurgent
a rebel
Misogynist
hater of women
Perdition
damnation
Quagmire
marsh; bog
Vindicate
prove right; remove blame
Attenuate
weaken
Commandeer
take possession of
Drivel
nonsense
Futile
useless; hopeless
Interminable
never-ending
Misrepresentation
deliberately deceiving
Peremptory
in a commanding manner
Quaint
attractively unusual or old-fashioned;
picturesque
-“quaint country cottages”
Stevedore
dockworker
Complacent
self-satisfied; smug
Droll
dryly amusing
Galleon
ancient type of sailing ship
Intermittent
sporadic; irregular
Mitigate
lessen; make less severe
Perfidy
treachery;deceitful; untrustworthy
Quandary
dilemma; puzzle
Stifle
suppress
Virulent
dangerous; harmful
Auspicious
favorable; promising to turn out well
Compliant
easy to control; submissive;
-“a compliant labour force”
Drone
- monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3.male bee
Gambol
frolic; leap; bound
Intransigence
stubbornness
Modicum
small amount
Perfunctory
superficial; cursory
Quarantine
isolation to prevent the spread of disease
Stoic
known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain
Vital
essential; alive; important
Austere
severe or strict in manner or attitude; having a plain and unadorned appearance; no comforts or luxuries:
Dubious
doubtful
Garble
distort; confuse; muddle
Intransigent
stubborn; unyielding
Momentous
very important
Peripatetic
nomadic; moving from place to place
Quarry
- something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone
Stoke
add fuel to; strengthen
Vitriolic
filled with bitter criticism or malice;
corrosive; strongly attacking
vitriolic attacks on the politicians
Aversion
a dislike of
Concatenation
linking into chains
Dupe
to fool someone
Garish
gaudy
Intrepid
fearless; brave; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect): our intrepid reporter.
Monotonous
dull; unvarying
Peripheral
on the edge; not important
Querulous
always complaining
Stolid
calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation; impassive; dull; indifferent
Vivacity
liveliness; animation
Balk
hinder and prevent; hesitate over
Conciliate
to bring together; end a dispute
Dynamic
lively; vibrant; energetic
Garner
gather; collect
Inveterate
habitual
Moratorium
temporary prohibition or halt to activity
Perjury
telling lies under oath
Quirk
oddity
Stratagem
plot; plan; trick
Vivify
enliven
Banal
common; dull
Concise
stated in few words
Ebullient
very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy
Garrulous
talkative
Invidious
arousing envy
Moribund
on the point of death
Pernicious
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
- “the pernicious influences of the mass media”
Ramble
wander aimlessly
Strident
loud and harsh; grating
Vociferous
noisy; loud in speech
Banality
ordinariness; dullness
Condescend
talk down to
Eccentric
unusual; quirky; odd
Gaunt
emaciated; bony and angular
Inviolable
cannot be invaded
Morose
gloomy; bad tempered; sullen
Persnickety
fastidious; fussy
Ramifications
branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes
Stringent
strict or severe
Volatile
dangerously unstable; evaporates easily
Smug
having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements
groove
a long, narrow cut or depression in a hard material; an established routine or habit
fortitude
courage in pain or adversity
Vindictive
having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge
Dependable
Trustworthy and reliable
Cursory
Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
Gaudy
Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless
Garish
Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid
Rod
a thin straight bar, especially of wood or metal.
Spindly
long or tall and thin - weak or insubstantial in construction
Grovel
lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one’s face downwards
