Vocab 3 Flashcards
biased, adj.
Influenced by someone’s opinion;
unfairly preferring one person or
group over another
impartial, adj.
Not giving anyone special
or support; fair The FBI believes that its agents examine the
impotent, adj.
Unable to take effective action because
you do not have enough power,
strength, or control
inane, adj.
Someone who is bad in a way that
cannot be changed or improved, or
has bad habits that they do not
change.
incorrigible, adj.
Not supporting any of the people or
groups involved in an argument or
disagreement; language, words, etc.
that are deliberately chosen to avoid
expressing any strong opinion or
feeling; a color that is not very strong
or bright, for example gray or light
brown
officious, adj.
Too eager to tell people what to do
partial, adj.
Not complete; to like
something very much;
unfairly supporting one
person or side against
another
potent, adj.
Having a powerful effect or
influence on your body or
mind; powerful and
effective
didactic, adj.
- something such as a
speech or a movie that is
intended to teach people a
moral lesson. 2. someone
who is too eager to teach
people things or give
instructions
gullible, adj.
Too ready to believe what
other people say, and
therefore easy to trick.
insipid, adj.
- Food or drink that does
not have much taste 2. not
interesting, exciting or
attractive.
auspicious, adj.
showing that something is likely to be
successful
consent,
permission to do something especially from
someone in authority or from someone who is
responsible for something; agreement about
something.
inflate, v.
disagreement with an official rule or law, or with
an opinion that most people accept; a judge’s
written statement, giving reasons for
disagreeing with the other judges in a law case;
to say that you strongly disagree with an official
opinion or decision, or one that is accepted by
most people.
inauspicious, adj., adv.
seeming to show that the future will be unlucky
fickle, adj.
- Someone who is always changing his
opinions or feelings about what he likes or
wants, so that he cannot depend on them. 2.
Something such as weather, that often changes
suddenly.
deflate, v.
it gets smaller because the air or gas inside it
comes out; to make someone feel less
important or confident; to change the economic
rules or conditions in a country so that prices
become lower or stop rising; to show that a
statement , argument, etc. is wrong;
petty, adj.
- a problem that is unimportant 2. not
generous, and caring too much about things
that are not really important. 3. a crime that is
not serious, for example, stealing things that are
not too expensive. 4. A criminal who steals
things that are not expensive. 5. Someone who
is not really important
is.
pompous, adj.
trying to make people think you are important,
especially by using formal words.
tedious, adj.
boring, tiring, and continuing for a long time.
wanton, adj.
- wanton cruelty, destruction. Deliberately
harms someone. 2. old-fashioned term for a
woman who is considered immoral because she
has sex with a lot of men.
willful, adj.
- continuing to do what you want, even after
you have been told to stop. Deliberate damage,
bad behavior, when you know what you are
doing is wrong.
famous, adj. or n.
Known about or recognized by a lot of
people. The expression “famous last words”
is used when someone has said too
confidently that they can do something or
that something will happen/ the expression
“to get along famously” means to have a
friendly relationship with someone.
infamous, adj.
Well known for being bad or morally evil
