vocab 5 Flashcards
whimsical, adj.
Unusual, strange and often
amusing. SYN. Fanciful, unusual
haphazard, adj.
Happening or done in a way that is
not planned or organized. ANT
Systematic, organized
unimpeachable, adj.
So good or definite that criticism or
doubt is impossible.
incongruous, adj.
Seeming to be wrong,
inappropriate, strange or
unexpected in a particular situation.
SYN. Out of pace, absurd.
unscathed, adj.
Not hurt by a bad or dangerous
situation, SYN. Unharmed, safe
homogenous,
adj.
Consisting of people or things
that are all of the same
kind. SYN. Identical,
uniform, ANT heterogeneous
kindle, v.
- to make something start
burning 2. to make someone
interested, excited, etc. SYN.
encourage, stimulate
peripheral,
adj.
- involved in or connected
with an activity or situation,
but not as one of the main
features or people. 2. What
you can see to the side of
you when you look straight
ahead. 3. In the outer area of
something, or relating to this
area. 4. peripheral
equipment can be connected
to a computer and used
with it ANT. Central.
deter.
- to stop something
happening, or to stop
someone from doing
something, by making it
seem difficult or threatening
people with punishment.
SYN. Discourage, prevent.
ubiquitous,
adj.
Seeming to be everywhere
SYN. omnipresent
elaborate, adj. & v.
- having a lot of small details or parts that are connected to each
other in a complicated way. 2. carefully planned and produced with
many details. 3. to give more details or new information about
something. SYN. complicated, detailed
iconoclast, n.
Someone who attacks established ideas and customs.
paradigm, n.
- a particular way of doing something or thinking about something
which is generally accepted or copied. 2. formal a very clear or typical
example of something 3. technical an example or pattern of a word,
showing all its forms in grammar an example or pattern of a word,
showing all its forms in grammar SYN. Pattern model
precipitate, v.
- formal to make something serious happen suddenly or more quickly
than was expected. 2. Technical to separate a solid substance from a
liquid by chemical action, or to be separated in this way. 3. formal to
make someone fall down or forward with great force. SYN impulsive,
hasty
unethical, adj
not obeying rules of moral behavior, especially those concerning a
profession. SYN. corrupt, dishonorable.
vindictive, adj.
Deliberately cruel and unfair to someone you believed has harmed you
in a way that seems unreasonable to others, SYN. Malicious or mean
voluminous, adj.
- documents or books that are very long and
contain a lot of detail. 2. a piece of clothing is
very large and loose. 3. a container is very large
and can hold a lot of things.
voracious, adj.
- eating or desiring large quantities of food. 2.
extremely eager to read books, gain
knowledge, SYN. Insatiable, ravenous,
gluttonous
precocious, adj.
A precocious child behaves like an adult in
some ways, for example by asking difficult
and intelligent questions. ANT. Slow
minded
propensity, n.
a natural tendency to behave in a
particular way or cause something.
SYN. inclination, predisposition
virulent, adj.
- a poison or disease that is very
dangerous and affects people very quickly.
- Full of hatred for something, or expressing
this in a strong way.
turbulent, adj.
- a turbulent situation or period of time is one in
which there are a lot of sudden changes and often
wars or violence 2. air or water that moves around
a lot because of the wind. 3. turbulent crowds or
people are noisy and violent.
tacit, adj.
A tacit agreement, approval, support
etc. is given without actually being
spoken or officially agreed to. SYN.
Unspoken, implied/inferred
discord, n.
- formal disagreement between
people 2. an annoying sound
produced by a group of musical
notes that do not go together well.
ANT. Accord
