Vocab 521 - 540 Flashcards
Deliquesce
—verb
1) to melt, dissolve or decay away.
— Related forms
del·i·ques·cent, adjective
non·del·i·ques·cence, noun
non·del·i·ques·cent, adjective
Diffluence
—noun
1) to flow apart or away.
Extemporaneous
—adjective
1) impromptu: an extemporaneous speech.
—Related forms
ex·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly, adverb
ex·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ness, ex·tem·po·ra·ne·i·ty , noun
Tumultuary
—adjective
1) confused and disorderly: tumultuary habits of studying.
Indignant
—adjective
1) feeling anger at something considered unjust or offensive: indignant remarks; an indignant expression on his face.
—Related forms
in·dig·nant·ly, adverb half-in·dig·nant, adjective half-in·dig·nant·ly, adverb su·per·in·dig·nant, adjective su·per·in·dig·nant·ly, adverb un·in·dig·nant, adjective
Antithetical
—adjective
1) directly opposed.
—Related forms
an·ti·thet·i·cal·ly, adverb
Adroit
—adjective
1) skillful or ingenious: an adroit debater.
—Related forms
a·droit·ly, adverb a·droit·ness, noun un·a·droit, adjective un·a·droit·ly, adverb un·a·droit·ness, noun
Impetus
—noun
1) Catalyst: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city’s cultural life.
Writhen
—adjective
1) twisted.
Dejected
—adjective
1) disheartened; low-spirited: The dejected expression on the face of the loser spoiled my victory.
—Related forms
de·ject·ed·ly, adverb de·ject·ed·ness, noun qua·si-de·ject·ed, adjective qua·si-de·ject·ed·ly, adverb un·de·ject·ed, adjective un·de·ject·ed·ly, adverb un·de·ject·ed·ness, noun
Cessation
—noun
1) a discontinuance: a cessation of hostilities.
Abrogate
—verb
1) to formally abolish: to abrogate a law.
—Related forms
ab·ro·ga·ble , adjective ab·ro·ga·tion, noun ab·ro·ga·tive, adjective ab·ro·ga·tor, noun non·ab·ro·ga·ble, adjective un·ab·ro·ga·ble, adjective un·ab·ro·gat·ed, adjective un·ab·ro·ga·tive, adjective
Mot Juste
- Noun
1) the exact, appropriate word.
Esoteric
—adjective
1) hard to understand or secret: poetry full of esoteric allusions.
—Related forms
es·o·ter·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·es·o·ter·ic, adjective
non·es·o·ter·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·es·o·ter·ic, adjective
Pontificate
—verb
1) to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner: Did he pontificate about the responsibilities of a good citizen?
—Related forms
pon·tif·i·ca·tion, noun
pon·tif·i·ca·tor, noun
Cogitate
—verb
1) to think hard; ponder; meditate: to cogitate about a problem.
—Related forms
cog·i·tat·ing·ly, adverb
cog·i·ta·tor, noun
pre·cog·i·tate, verb, pre·cog·i·tat·ed, pre·cog·i·tat·ing.
Inexplicable
—adjective
1) incapable of being explained.
—Related forms
in·ex·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, in·ex·pli·ca·ble·ness, noun
in·ex·pli·ca·bly, adverb
Voluminous
—adjective
1) of great volume, size, or extent: voluminous flow of lava.
—Related forms
vo·lu·mi·nous·ly, adverb vo·lu·mi·nous·ness, vo·lu·mi·nos·i·ty , noun hy·per·vo·lu·mi·nous, adjective hy·per·vo·lu·mi·nous·ly, adverb hy·per·vo·lu·mi·nous·ness, noun su·per·vo·lu·mi·nous, adjective su·per·vo·lu·mi·nous·ly, adverb un·vo·lu·mi·nous, adjective un·vo·lu·mi·nous·ly, adverb un·vo·lu·mi·nous·ness, noun
Respite (Res-pit)
—noun
1) an interval of relief: to toil without respite.
—Related forms
un·res·pit·ed, adjective
Extol
—verb
to praise highly: to extol the beauty of Naples.
—Related forms
ex·tol·ler, noun ex·tol·ling·ly, adverb ex·tol·ment, ex·toll·ment, noun self-ex·tolled, adjective su·per·ex·tol, verb (used with object), su·per·ex·tolled, su·per·ex·tol·ling. su·per·ex·toll, verb (used with object) un·ex·tolled, adjective
