Vocab 2 Flashcards by Jeremy Intal

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Ab initio

adj. from the beginning

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Abase

v. to belittle or degrade

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Aberrant

adj. deviating from accepted standards

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Abetting

v. encouraging someone to do a wrong

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Abscond

v. to leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft; escape

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Abstruse

v. obscure or difficult to understand

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Abut

v. (of an area of land or a building) to adjoin, to be next to or have a common boundary with

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Accretion

n. accumulation of matter; the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter

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Acerbic

adj. sharp and forthright; tasting sour or bitter

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Acolyte

n. an assistant or follower; disciple

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Acrid

adj. angry and bitter; sharp and pungent

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Acrophobia

n. fear of heights

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Effacement

n. the erasing from a surface

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Effete

adj. (of a person) affected or overrefined; no longer capable of effective action

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Effigy

n. model of a person

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Effluviated

v. to give off an odor

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Effusive

adj. expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

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Egalitarianism

adj. of, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities

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Egress

n. the action of going out of or leaving a place; v. to exit

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Emaciated

adj. abnormally thin or weak esp. because of illness or a lack of food; withered

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Grate

v. to annoy; aggravate; or shred something like cheese

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Gratuitous

adj. uncalled for; unwarranted

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Gregarious

adj. sociable

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Guffaw

n. or v. sudden loud laughter

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# Define: Guile

n. cunning; craftiness

# Define: Guileless

adj. frank; straightforward; innocent and without deception

# Define: Hackneyed

adj. unoriginal and trite; overused

# Define: Hale

adj. strong and healthy; v.drag or draw forcefully

# Define: Hallow

v. honor as holy; make holy

# Define: Hapless

adj. unfortunate; unlucky

# Define: Harbinger

n. indicator

# Define: Hawser

n. thick rope or cable

# Define: Hedge

v. limit or qualify by conditions or exceptions

# Define: Odious

adj. extremely unpleasant

# Define: Ogle

v. stare at with lecherous intent

# Define: Olfactory

adj. concerned with smell

# Define: Onus

n. burden; used to refer to something that is one's duty or responsibility

# Define: Ossify

v. become fixed and rigid; turn into bone or bony tissue

# Define: Ostensible

adj. appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

# Define: Ostracism

n. exclusion from a society or group; shun

# Define: Veracious

adj. true

# Define: Ruse

n. an action intended to deceive someone; a trick

# Define: Caulk

v. treat with substance such as tar to make water tight

# Define: Decoy

v. to lure or entice (a person or animal) away from an intended course, typically into a trap

# Define: Limpid

adj. transparently clear

# Define: Diaphanous

adj. transparent; thin and delicate

# Define: Quisling

n. traitor who collaborates with the enemy

# Define: Ineffable

adj. too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

# Define: Assent

v. express approval or agreement, typically officially; n. the expression of approval or agreement

# Define: Belabor

v. argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail; attack or assault (someone) physically or verbally

# Define: Pundit

n. an expert

# Define: Dispensations

n. exemptions from a rule or usual requirement; the action of distributing or supplying something

# Define: Saccharine

adj. excessively sweet or sentimental

# Define: Draconian

adj. excessively harsh and severe

# Define: Foppish

adj. excessively concerned with fashion

# Define: Intemperate

adj. having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate

# Define: Verbiage

n. excessive or meaningless wordiness

# Define: Quixotic

adj. exceedingly idealistic

# Define: Paradigm

n. example; model

# Define: Assaying

v. examine something in order to assess its nature; n. the testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality

# Define: Dexterous

adj. skillful with hands; mentally adroit; clever

# Define: Malign

adj. malevolent; slander

# Define: Somnambulist

n. sleepwalker

# Define: Dawdler

n. slow person who falls behind others; (v. to dawdle)

# Define: Dilatory

adj; slow to act; slow to act

# Define: Obtuse

adj. annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand

# Define: Skiff

n. small boat

# Define: Coterie

n. small group of people with shared interests or tastes

# Define: Minutiae

n. small, trivial, or precise details of something

# Define: Fetid

adj. smelling extremely unpleasant

# Define: Macerate

v. soften or break up by soaking; cause to grow thinner or waste away, esp. by fasting

# Define: Anathema

n. someone or something that one vehemently dislikes

# Define: Libertarian

n. someone who opposes tyranny, who believes in the doctrine of free will

# Define: Poseur

n. someone who puts on an act

# Define: Quietus

n. death or something that causes death, regarded as a release from life; something that has a calming or soothing effect

# Define: Inconspicuous

adj. not noticeable

# Define: Conspicuous

adj. standing out so as to be clearly visible

# Define: Frivolous

adj. not serious; not having any serious purpose or value

# Define: Unavailed

v. not using or taking advantage of an opportunity

# Define: Recondite

adj. (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse; obscure

# Define: Esoterica

n. obscure details

# Define: Tawdry

adj. showy but cheap and of poor quality; sordid or unpleasant

# Define: Sordid

adj. involving ignoble actions and motives

# Define: Nugatory

adj. of minor significance

# Define: Arcadian

adj. of or relating to an ideal rustic paradise

# Define: Infirmity

n. physical or mental weakness

# Define: Inter

v. place in a grave or tomb

# Define: Redolent

adj. strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something); giving off odors

# Define: Sententious

adj. given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner

# Define: Mendicant

adj. given to begging; n. a beggar

# Define: Titter

v. giggle quietly

# Define: Claque

n. group of groupies, people hired to applaud or heckle a performer or public speaker

# Define: Iniquitous

adj. grossly unfair and morally wrong

# Define: Solecism

n. grammatical mistake in speech or writing

# Define: Amortized

v. gradually write off the initial cost of an asset; reduce or extinguish (a debt) by money regularly put aside

# Define: Gerontocracy

n. government by the aged

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. from the beginning

Ab initio

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to belittle or degrade

Abase

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. deviating from accepted standards

Aberrant

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. encouraging someone to do a wrong

Abetting

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft; escape

Abscond

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. obscure or difficult to understand

Abstruse

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. (of an area of land or a building) to adjoin, to be next to or have a common boundary with

Abut

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. accumulation of matter; the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter

Accretion

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. sharp and forthright; tasting sour or bitter

Acerbic

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. an assistant or follower; disciple

Acolyte

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. angry and bitter; sharp and pungent

Acrid

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. fear of heights

Acrophobia

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. the erasing from a surface

Effacement

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. (of a person) affected or overrefined; no longer capable of effective action

Effete

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. model of a person

Effigy

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to give off an odor

Effluviated

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

Effusive

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. of, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities

Egalitarianism

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. the action of going out of or leaving a place; v. to exit

Egress

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. abnormally thin or weak esp. because of illness or a lack of food; withered

Emaciated

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to annoy; aggravate; or shred something like cheese

Grate

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. uncalled for; unwarranted

Gratuitous

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. sociable

Gregarious

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. or v. sudden loud laughter

Guffaw

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. cunning; craftiness

Guile

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. frank; straightforward; innocent and without deception

Guileless

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. unoriginal and trite; overused

Hackneyed

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. strong and healthy; v.drag or draw forcefully

Hale

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. honor as holy; make holy

Hallow

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. unfortunate; unlucky

Hapless

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. indicator

Harbinger

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. thick rope or cable

Hawser

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. limit or qualify by conditions or exceptions

Hedge

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. extremely unpleasant

Odious

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. stare at with lecherous intent

Ogle

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. concerned with smell

Olfactory

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. burden; used to refer to something that is one's duty or responsibility

Onus

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. become fixed and rigid; turn into bone or bony tissue

Ossify

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

Ostensible

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. exclusion from a society or group; shun

Ostracism

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. true

Veracious

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. an action intended to deceive someone; a trick

Ruse

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. treat with substance such as tar to make water tight

Caulk

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to lure or entice (a person or animal) away from an intended course, typically into a trap

Decoy

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. transparently clear

Limpid

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. transparent; thin and delicate

Diaphanous

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. traitor who collaborates with the enemy

Quisling

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

Ineffable

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. express approval or agreement, typically officially; n. the expression of approval or agreement

Assent

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail; attack or assault (someone) physically or verbally

Belabor

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. an expert

Pundit

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. exemptions from a rule or usual requirement; the action of distributing or supplying something

Dispensations

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. excessively sweet or sentimental

Saccharine

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. excessively harsh and severe

Draconian

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. excessively concerned with fashion

Foppish

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate

Intemperate

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. excessive or meaningless wordiness

Verbiage

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. exceedingly idealistic

Quixotic

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. example; model

Paradigm

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. examine something in order to assess its nature; n. the testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality

Assaying

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. skillful with hands; mentally adroit; clever

Dexterous

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. malevolent; slander

Malign

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. sleepwalker

Somnambulist

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. slow person who falls behind others; (v. to dawdle)

Dawdler

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj; slow to act; slow to act

Dilatory

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand

Obtuse

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. small boat

Skiff

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. small group of people with shared interests or tastes

Coterie

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. small, trivial, or precise details of something

Minutiae

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. smelling extremely unpleasant

Fetid

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. soften or break up by soaking; cause to grow thinner or waste away, esp. by fasting

Macerate

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. someone or something that one vehemently dislikes

Anathema

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. someone who opposes tyranny, who believes in the doctrine of free will

Libertarian

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. someone who puts on an act

Poseur

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. death or something that causes death, regarded as a release from life; something that has a calming or soothing effect

Quietus

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. not noticeable

Inconspicuous

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. standing out so as to be clearly visible

Conspicuous

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. not serious; not having any serious purpose or value

Frivolous

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. not using or taking advantage of an opportunity

Unavailed

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse; obscure

Recondite

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. obscure details

Esoterica

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. showy but cheap and of poor quality; sordid or unpleasant

Tawdry

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. involving ignoble actions and motives

Sordid

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. of minor significance

Nugatory

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. of or relating to an ideal rustic paradise

Arcadian

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. physical or mental weakness

Infirmity

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. place in a grave or tomb

Inter

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something); giving off odors

Redolent

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner

Sententious

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. given to begging; n. a beggar

Mendicant

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. giggle quietly

Titter

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. group of groupies, people hired to applaud or heckle a performer or public speaker

Claque

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. grossly unfair and morally wrong

Iniquitous

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. grammatical mistake in speech or writing

Solecism

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. gradually write off the initial cost of an asset; reduce or extinguish (a debt) by money regularly put aside

Amortized

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. government by the aged

Gerontocracy

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