Vocab day 1 Flashcards
Abash
To make ashamed
Abjure
to state publicly that you will give up a particular belief or way of behaving
Aboriginal
Native, dating back to beginning
Acclaim
Praise publicly, enthusiastically
Abnegate
To deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce
Bristle
To stiffen with anger
Bestow
To present as a gift; confer
Cataclysm
A violent upheaval; an earthquake; a horrible flood
Cavalier
Showing a lack of proper concern
Chaff
Worthless stuff
Construe
To interpret
Corroborate
To confirm; to back up with evidence
Champion
To defend; to support
Daunt
To make fearful; to intimidate
Dearth
Lack; scarcity
Docile
Easily taught; obedient; easy to handle
Doctrinaire
Inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality; dogmatic
Dolt
A stupid person; dunce
Dotage
Senility; foolish affection
Draconian
Harsh; severe; cruel
Eccentric
behaving or appearing in a way that is unusual and different from most people
Eclectic
Choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources
Efface
To erase; to rub away the features of
Fabrication
A lie; something made up
Furtive
Secretive; sly
Garrulous
Talkative; chatty
Hackneyed
Overused; trite; stale
Ideology
A system of social or political ideas
Idiosyncrasy
A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual
Illicit
Illegal; not permitted
Imminent
Just about to happen
Insuperable
Unable to be overcome; insurmountable; overwhelming
Interloper
Intruder; trespasser; unwanted person
Kinetic
Having to do with motion; lively; active
Laconic
Using few words, especially to the points of seeming rude
Magnanimous
Forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous
Magnate
A rich, powerful, or very successful business-person
Obdurate
Stubborn and insensitive
Pacify
To calm someone down; to placate
Palliate
To relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem; toe assuage; to mitigate
Pejorative
Expressing contempt or disapproval
Palpable
Capable of being touched; obvious, tangible
Rebuke
To criticize sharply
Relinquish
To release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing
Reprehensible
Worthy of blame or censure
Sacrosanct
Sacred; held to be inviolable
Stigmatize
Describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval
Stipulate
Demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement
Tangential
Only superficially related to the matter at hand; not especially relevant; peripheral
Volition
The faculty or power of using one’s will
To make ashamed
Abash
to state publicly that you will give up a particular belief or way of behaving
Abjure
Native, dating back to beginning
Aboriginal
Praise publicly, enthusiastically
Acclaim
To deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce
Abnegate
To stiffen with anger
Bristle
To present as a gift; confer
Bestow
A violent upheaval; an earthquake; a horrible flood
Cataclysm
Showing a lack of proper concern
Cavalier
Worthless stuff
Chaff
To interpret
Construe
To confirm; to back up with evidence
Corroborate
To defend; to support
Champion
To make fearful; to intimidate
Daunt
Lack; scarcity
Dearth
Easily taught; obedient; easy to handle
Docile
Inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality; dogmatic
Doctrinaire
A stupid person; dunce
Dolt
Senility; foolish affection
Dotage
Harsh; severe; cruel
Draconian
behaving or appearing in a way that is unusual and different from most people
Eccentric
Choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources
Eclectic
To erase; to rub away the features of
Efface
A lie; something made up
Fabrication
Secretive; sly
Furtive
Talkative; chatty
Garrulous
Overused; trite; stale
Hackneyed
A system of social or political ideas
Ideology
A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual
Idiosyncrasy
Illegal; not permitted
Illicit
Just about to happen
Imminent
Unable to be overcome; insurmountable; overwhelming
Insuperable
Intruder; trespasser; unwanted person
Interloper
Having to do with motion; lively; active
Kinetic
Using few words, especially to the points of seeming rude
Laconic
Forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous
Magnanimous
A rich, powerful, or very successful business-person
Magnate
Stubborn and insensitive
Obdurate
To calm someone down; to placate
Pacify
To relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem; toe assuage; to mitigate
Palliate
Expressing contempt or disapproval
Pejorative
Capable of being touched; obvious, tangible
Palpable
To criticize sharply
Rebuke
To release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing
Relinquish
Worthy of blame or censure
Reprehensible
Sacred; held to be inviolable
Sacrosanct
Describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval
Stigmatize
Demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement
Stipulate
Only superficially related to the matter at hand; not especially relevant; peripheral
Tangential
The faculty or power of using one’s will
Volition
