Vocab Flashcards
Abandon a match
To give up, discontinue or withdraw from.
Cognitive
Intellectual abilities
Unscathed
To come out Unharmed!
Satire
Witty Mockery !
To be Pensive
Deeply thoughtful in a sad way !
Dawdling
To waste and while away the time lazily !
Objective
Factual and provable.
Subjective
Opinion based.
Commove/commoving
To move violently; agitate.
Agitate
Stir or disturb; cause trouble.
Exasperate
Irritate intensely; infuriate.
Allure
Powerfully attract or charm; tempt; fascinating.
Captivating
Capable of attracting.
Deceptive
Misleading; giving a false impression.
Delusive
Misleading; giving a false/wrong impression.
Ambiguous
Not having one obvious answer/meaning; not completely clear.
Equivocal results/nature
Uncertain or questionable in nature.
Beguiling
Charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.
Lure
Something that tempts or is used to tempt someone to do something; a type of bait used in fishing.
Entice
Similar to lure; tempts by offering an advantage.
Enticement
Something used to lure or entice someone.
Prosaic
Usual; common; lacking imaginativeness; dull; conventional; commonplace.
Commonplace
Prosaic; not unusual; ordinary. Unemployment was commonplace in the olden times.
Cult
Group of religious people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange;
Excessive admiration for a particular thing; Kind of a craze.
Vogue
Prevailing fashion or style at a particular time.
Incendiary
(Of a device or attack) designed to set/cause fires.
Eg: incendiary bombs.
Combustible
Easily able to catch fire and burn.
Eg: a combustible gas.
Flammable/inflammable
Easily set on fire.
Provocative
Causing anger or another strong reaction; especially deliberately.
A provocative article.
Also intended to arouse sexual desire or interest.
Gall/galling
To make someone feel annoyed; causing annoyance or resentment.
To resent
To feel bitterness at a circumstance, action or person.
She resented the fact that he had children.
Seditious
Causing people to rebel against an authority.
Undermine
Lessen the effectiveness; power; erode the base or foundation.
Subvert
Undermine the power and authority of an system/institution.
Subverting; subversive person.
Paltry
(Of an amount) very small; lacking in importance or worth.
She would earn a paltry $5 each day.
Contempt
The feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.
He stared at the girl with total contempt.