Vocab day 7 Flashcards
appropriate
to take without permission; to set aside for a particular use
arcane
mysterious; known only to a select few
artful
crafty; wily; sly
artifice
a clever trick; cunning
agrarian
relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land
augment
to make bigger; to add to; to increase
avow
to claim; to declare boldly; to admit
bereaved
deprived or left desolate, especially through death
benevolent
generous; kind; doing good deeds
blatant
unpleasantly or offensively noisy; glaring
blight
a disease in plants; anything that injures or destroys
beset
to harass; to surround
configuration
arrangement
conflagration
a large fire
confluence
a flowing together
congeal
to solidify; to jell
conjugal
having to do with marriage
dilapidated
broken-down; fallen into ruin
diminution
the act or process of diminishing; reduction
diffuse
to cause to spread out; to disperse
disaffect
to cause to lose affection; to estrange; to alienate
exacerbate
to make worse
exemplify
to illustrate by example; to serve as a good example
exhort
to urge strongly; to give a serious warning to
forgo
to do without; to forbear
forbear
to refrain from; to abstain
guile
cunning; duplicity; artfulness
histrionic
overly dramatic; theatrical
innocuous
harmless; banal
inert
inactive; sluggish; not reacting chemically
inexorable
relentless; inevitable; unavoidable
infamous
shamefully wicked; having an extremely bad reputation; disgraceful
legacy
handed down from the past; a bequest
maxim
a fundamental principle; an old saying
mediate
to help settle differences
narcissism
excessive love of one’s body or oneself
obsequious
fawning; subservient; sucking up to; Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
periphery
the outside edge of something
pernicious
deadly; extremely evil
philanthropy
love of mankind, by doing good deeds
philistine
a smugly ignorant person with no appreciation of intellectual or artistic matters
robust
strong and healthy; vigorous
rationale
underlying reason; basis; reasoning
reactionary
ultraconservative; right-wing; backward-thinking
recalcitrant
stubbornly defiant of authority or control; disobedient; Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
sanctimonious
pretending to be devout; affecting religious feelings
sensory
having to do with the senses or sensation
slander
to speak badly about someone publicly; to defame; to spread malicious rumor
tantamount
equivalent to
vigilant
constantly alert; watchful; wary
to take without permission; to set aside for a particular use
appropriate
mysterious; known only to a select few
arcane
crafty; wily; sly
artful
a clever trick; cunning
artifice
relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land
agrarian
to make bigger; to add to; to increase
augment
to claim; to declare boldly; to admit
avow
deprived or left desolate, especially through death
bereaved
generous; kind; doing good deeds
benevolent
unpleasantly or offensively noisy; glaring
blatant
a disease in plants; anything that injures or destroys
blight
to harass; to surround
beset
arrangement
configuration
a large fire
conflagration
a flowing together
confluence
to solidify; to jell
congeal
having to do with marriage
conjugal
broken-down; fallen into ruin
dilapidated
the act or process of diminishing; reduction
diminution
to cause to spread out; to disperse
diffuse
to cause to lose affection; to estrange; to alienate
disaffect
to make worse
exacerbate
to illustrate by example; to serve as a good example
exemplify
to urge strongly; to give a serious warning to
exhort
to do without; to forbear
forgo
to refrain from; to abstain
forbear
cunning; duplicity; artfulness
guile
overly dramatic; theatrical
histrionic
harmless; banal
innocuous
inactive; sluggish; not reacting chemically
inert
relentless; inevitable; unavoidable
inexorable
shamefully wicked; having an extremely bad reputation; disgraceful
infamous
handed down from the past; a bequest
legacy
a fundamental principle; an old saying
maxim
to help settle differences
mediate
excessive love of one’s body or oneself
narcissism
fawning; subservient; sucking up to; Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
obsequious
the outside edge of something
periphery
deadly; extremely evil
pernicious
love of mankind, by doing good deeds
philanthropy
a smugly ignorant person with no appreciation of intellectual or artistic matters
philistine
strong and healthy; vigorous
robust
underlying reason; basis; reasoning
rationale
ultraconservative; right-wing; backward-thinking
reactionary
stubbornly defiant of authority or control; disobedient; Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
recalcitrant
pretending to be devout; affecting religious feelings
sanctimonious
having to do with the senses or sensation
sensory
to speak badly about someone publicly; to defame; to spread malicious rumor
slander
equivalent to
tantamount
constantly alert; watchful; wary
vigilant
