Vocab 3 U10-12 Flashcards
adv) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
askance
v) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value
attenuate
adj) gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant
benign
v) to find fault in a petty way, carp
n) a trivial objection or criticism
cavil
n) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack
charlatan
v) to kill or destroy a large part of
decimate
n) a weak point, failing, minor flaw
foible
v) to do without, abstain from, give up
forgo
adj) full of or loaded with; accompanied by
fraught
v) to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure
inure
adj) emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating
luminous
adj) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons
obsequious
adj) blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 degrees and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression
obtuse
v) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver
oscillate
adj) regretful for one’s sins or mistakes;
n) one who is sorry for wrongdoing
penitent
adj) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute
peremptory
v) to snub; to repel, drive away;
n) a curt rejection, a check
rebuff
v) to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection
reconnoiter
n) a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess
shambles
adj) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order
sporadic
v) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void
abrogate
adj) completely surrounding, encompassing
ambient
n) roughness, severity, bitterness or tartness
asperity
v) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish;
n) gloss, brightness, luster
burnish
n) a small group working in secret
cabal
adj) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory;
n) an appealing or appetizing food or dish
delectable
v) to express mild disapproval; to belittle
deprecate
n) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction
detritus
adj) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling
ebullient
adj) drawn from different sources;
n) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
eclectic
adj) limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness
flaccid
adj) having little or no money
impecunious
adj) inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyeilding
inexorable
adj) dying, on the way out
moribund
n) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard
necromancer
adj) burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty
onerous
adj) common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete
rife
n, pl) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything
rudiments
v) to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody
sequester
v) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan
winnow
adj) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty
aesthetic
adj) no longer in existence or functioning, dead
defunct
v) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass
discomfit
v) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry
espouse
n) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence
fetish
adj) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
gregarious
adj) marked by a persistent absence of good luck
hapless
adj) faultless, beyond criticism or blame
impeccable
v) to trouble with demands; to bed for insistently
importune
v) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
interpolate
adj) incapable of being repaired or rectified
irreparable
adj) concise, using few words
laconic
v) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect
languish
adj) given to lying or deception; untrue
mendacious
n) the lowest point
nadir
adj) present in all places at all times
omnipresent
adj) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
perfunctory
adj) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
plaintive
v) to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate
requite
adj) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
tantamount
