Vocab day 1-4 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
Acquit
to find not guilty; to behave oneself
Adduce
to bring forward as example; to cite
advent
arrival; coming
absolve
to forgive or to free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation
advocate
person who argues in favor of a position
bane
poison; torment; cause of harm
bastion
stronghold; fortress; fortified place
belittle
to make to seem little; to put someone down
belabor
to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
beleaguer
to surround; to besiege; to harass
chaste
pure and unadorned; abstaining from sex
clandestine
concealed or secret, usually for an evil or subversive purpose
cavil
to quibble, to raise trivial objections
covert
secret; hidden
contiguous
side by side; adjourning
dogmatic
arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas
duplicity
the act of being two-faced; double-dealing; deception
dubious
full of doubt; uncertain
defame
to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of
droll
humorous; amusing in and odd often understated way
duress
coercion; compulsion by force
effusion
a pouring forth
egalitarian
believing in the social and economic equality of all people
egocentric
selfish; believing that one is the center of everything
facile
fluent; skillful in a superficial way; easy
facetious
humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous
glut
surplus; overabundance
hapless
unlucky
impartial
fair; not favoring one side or the other; unbiased
impeccable
flawless; entirely without sin
imperial
like an emperor or an empire
impervious
not allowing anything to pass through; impenetrable
karma
good or bad emanations from someone or something
lament
to mourn
malaise
a feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness
malinger
to pretend to be sick to avoid doing work
obtrusive
interfering; meddlesome; having a tendency to butt in
portent
a sign of something coming in the future
paradigm
a model or an example
paradox
a true statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself
pervade
to spread throughout
reciprocal
mutual, shared; interchangeable
recrimination
a bitter counteraccusation, or the act of making a bitter counteraccusation
redolent
fragrant; smelling
sagacious
discerning; shrewd; keen in judgment; wise
squalor
filth; wretched, degraded, or repulsive living conditions
staunch
firmly committed; firmly in favor of; steadfast
temperate
mild; moderate; restrained
trepidation
fear; apprehension; nervous trembling
vehement
intense; forceful; violent
Acerbic
bitter; sour; severe
aftermath
consequence
aghast
terrified; shocked
accost
to approach and speak to someone
acrid
harsh; like acid
blasphemy
irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
brevity
briefness
benefactor
one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation
balk
to abruptly refuse; to stop short
bandy
to toss back and forth; to exchange
cleave
to cling; to split
cogitate
to ponder; to meditate; to think carefully about
covet
a wish for enviously; Yearn to possess or have (something).
canvass
to seek votes or opinions
chronicle
a record of events in order of time; a history
degenerate
to break down; to deteriorate
debase
to lower in quality or value; to degrade
decree
an official order; having the force of law
delineate
to describe accurately; to draw in outline
egregious
extremely bad; flagrant
emigrate
to move to a new country; to move to a new place to live; to expatriate
eminent
well-known and respected
exodus
a mass departure or journey away
expiate
to make amends for; to atone for
exposition
explanation; a large public exhibition
fastidious
meticulous; demanding finicky
fatuous
foolish; silly; idiotic
grandiloquent
pompous; using a lot of big, fancy words in an attempt to sound impressive
harbinger
a forerunner; a signal of
impetuous
impulsive; extremely impatient; Acting or done quickly and without thought or care
impugn
to attack, especially to attack the truth or integrity of something
inane
silly; senseless
incandescent
brilliant; giving off heat or light
lampoon
to satirize; to mock, to parody
metamorphosis
a magical change in form; a striking or sudden change
malleable
easy to shape or bend
obfuscate
to darken; to confuse; to make confusing
parochial
narrow or confide in point of view; provincial
partisan
one who supports a particular person, cause, idea
patent
obvious
pathology
the science of disease
redundant
unnecessarily repetitive; excessive
ramification
a consequence; a branching out
rancor
bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment
steadfast
loyal; faithful
stoic
indifferent (at least outwardly) to pleasure or pain, to joy or grief to fortune or misfortune; A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
sanguine
cheerful; optimistic; hopeful
tenet
a shared principle or belief
tentative
experimental; temporary; uncertain
verity
the quality of being true; something true
Archipelago
A large group of islands
Allege
To assert without proof
Allocate
To distribute; to assign; to allot
Alloy
A combination of two or more things, usually metals
Armament
Implement of war
Beget
To give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause
Burlesque
A ludicrous, mocking, or exaggerated imitation
Brandish
To wave or display threateningly
Brawn
Big muscles; great strength
Bliss
Perfect contentment; extreme joy
Comply
To act or be in accordance (with)
Connive
To conspire to aid or encourage a wrong by feigning ignorance of it
Captivate
To fascinate; to enchant; to enrapture
Cant
Insincere or hypothetical speech
Classic
Top-notched; of the highest quality
Callow
Immature
Deficit
A shortage, especially of money
Deft
Skillful
Defunct
No linger in effect; no longer in existence
Delinquent
Neglecting a duty or law; late in payment
Enigma
A mystery
Empirical
Relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical
Enervate
To reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually
Fauna
Animals
Fervor
Great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal
Grandiose
Absurdly exaggerated
Hermetic
Impervious to external influence; airtight
Incense
To make very angry
Incessant
Unceasing
Incisive
Cutting right to the heart of the matter
Incongruous
Not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate; not fitting in
Languish
To become weak, listless, or depressed
Mandate
A command or authorization to do something; the will of the voters as expressed by the results of an election
Misanthropic
Hating mankind
Oblique
Indirect; at an angle
Patronize
To treat as an inferior; to condescend to
Peruse
To read carefully
Paucity
Scarcity
Pedantic
Boringly scholarly or academic
Reiterate
To say again; to repeat
Reclusive
Hermitlike; withdrawn from society
Refute
To prove to be false; to disprove
Sardonic
Mocking; scornful
Scrupulous
Strict; careful; hesitant for ethical reasons
Scrutinize
To examine very carefully
Salient
Sticking out; conspicuous; leaping
Sporadic
Stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in a while
Spurious
False; fake
Vacillate
To be indecisive; to waver
Vocation
An occupation; a job
