Vocab 4 Flashcards
Ardor
Enthusiasm or passion; avidity; fervor; zeal vehemence
Enthusiasm or passion; avidity; fervor; zeal; vehemence
Ardor
Feckless
Irresponsible; incompetent; worthless
Irresponsible; incompetent; worthless
Feckless
Denizen
An inhabitant or resident of a particular place
An inhabitant or resident of a particular place
Denizen
Prolix
Speech/writing that is tediously lengthy; laborious; verbose
Speech/writing with too many words; tedious; lengthy
Prolix
Skirmish
A fight, conflict, or confrontation
Eg; “Reports of skirmishing along the border”
A fight, conflict, or confrontation
Skirmish
Meager
Inadequate; scanty; paltry
Eg; “They were forced to work around their meager earnings”
Inadequate; scanty; paltry
Meager
Arduous
Exhausting; exacting; strenuous; weary; grueling
Exhausting; exacting; strenuous; weary; grueling
Arduous
Imperturbable
Calm; composed; placid; poised; nonchalant
Unable to upset/excited; calm; composed; placid; poised; nonchalant
Imperturbable
Prescient
Predictive; prophetic; psychic; intuitive
Predictive; prophetic; psychic; intuitive
Prescient
Lucrative
Profitable; remunerative; fruitful
Profitable; remunerative; fruitful
Lucrative
Blithe
Casual and cheerful indifference, considered callous; uncaring
Casual and cheerful indifference, considered callous; uncaring
Blithe
Serendipity
Fortuity; happenstance; chance; good luck
Fortuity; happenstance; chance; good luck
Serendipity
Augment
Increase; amplify; heighten
Eg; “He augmented his summer income by painting houses”
Increase; amplify; heighten
Augment
Cosmopolitan
Including or containing people from different countries; international; multiracial
Eg; “Immigration transformed the city into a cosmopolitan metropolis”
Including or containing people from different countries; international; multiracial
Cosmopolitan
Recrudesce
Break out; reactivate; recur; resurge
Break out; reactivate; recur; resurge
Recrudesce
Dubious
- Doubtful; hesitant; uncertain
- Unreliable or suspicious
Eg1; “With a dubious look, he agreed”
Eg2; “Those are dubious assumption”
Excise
Tax or charge levied on goods
Eg; “They excised taxes on cigarettes”
- Doubtful; hesitant; uncertain
2. Unreliable or suspicious
Dubious
Tax or charge levied on goods
Excise
Unadorned
Not adorned; plain; undecorated
Not adorned; plain; undecorated
Unadorned
Clangorous
Making a continuous loud banging or ringing sound
Tepid
- Apathetic; unenthusiastic; indifferent
2. Describes lukewarm liquid
Efflorescence
Chalky powder caused by mineral salt deposits on brick walls
Making a continuous loud banging or ringing sound
Clangorous
- Showing little enthusiasm; apathetic
2. Describes lukewarm liquid
Tepid
Chalky powder caused by mineral salt deposits on brick walls
Efflorescence
Dissemble
Conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs
Eg; “She smiled, dissembling her anger”
Luminary
Person of prominence or brilliant achievement in a particular field
Eg; “She’s one of the luminaries of child psychiatry”
Serf
An agricultural laborer; slave; servant
Luminary
Prominent figure who inspires/influences others; celebrity; expert; panjandrum
Eg; “She’s one of the luminaries of child psychiatry”
An agricultural laborer; slave; servant
Serf
Conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs
Dissemble
Utopian
Modeled on or aiming for a state of impossible perfection; idealistic
Eg; “That is utopian ideology”
Vestigial
A residual trace of something that was once larger; remaining
Eg; “He felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night”
Nascent
Something new and displaying future potential; emergent; burgeoning; incipient
New and displaying future potential; emergent; burgeoning
Nascent
A residual trace of something that was once larger; remaining
Vestigial
Modeled on or aiming for a state of impossible perfection; idealistic
Utopian
Inveigle
Deception/flattery to persuade someone to do something; seduce; beguile
Timorous
(adj.) Timid; reticent; fearful or lacking confidence
Draconian
Laws/punishments that are harsh and severe
Eg; “They implemented a series of draconian laws to destroy democracy”
Deception/flattery to persuade someone to do something; seduce; beguile
Inveigle
(adj.) Timid; reticent; fearful or lacking confidence
Timorous
Laws/punishments that are harsh and severe
Draconian
Accretion
Growth/increase; accumulation; augmentation; addition; supplementation
Eg; “The accretion of all his wrongdoings came back to haunt him”
Eg; “The city has a historic core surrounded by recent accretions”
Cadge
Scrounge or beg for
Eg; “He eats whenever he can cadge a meal”
Aver
Assert; attest; affirm; state; claim; maintain
Scurvy
Worthless or contemptible
Eg; “That was a scurvy trick”
Effrontery
Insolent/impertinent behaviour; audacity; imprudence; temerity; pertness
Growth/increase; accumulation; augmentation; addition; supplementation
Accretion
Scrounge or beg for
Cadge
Assert; attest; affirm; state; claim; maintain
Aver
Worthless or contemptible
Scurvy
Insolent/impertinent behaviour; audacity; imprudence; temerity; pertness
Effrontery
Adherent
(N.) A follower, supporter, or advocate
(Adj.) Adhesive; sticky
(N.) A follower, supporter, or advocate
(Adj.) Adhesive; sticky
Adherent
Epigram
Pithy and witty remark; a pun
Languor
Lethargy; lassitude; torpor
Lassitude
Lack of energy; lethargy
Pithy and witty remark; a pun
Epigram
- Pleasant feeling of relaxation; lethargy/lassitude
2. Oppressive silence/stillness; tranquility
Languor
Lack of energy; lethargy
Lassitude
Precipitous (2 defs)
- Dangerously high/steep
2. Hasty; impulsive; impetuous; imprudent; injudicious
Gambol
Jump or run playfully; frolic; cavort
Plod
A slow, heavy walk
Eg; “We plodded back up the hill”
A slow, heavy walk
Plod
Jump or run playfully; frolic; cavort
Gambol
Requite
- Avenge; revenge
- Return; repay; reciprocate
Eg; “She did not requite his love”