Vocab - Feb 2024 Flashcards
Bigot
N. a person who has strong, unreasonable beliefs and who does not like other people who have different beliefs or a different way of life
Designate
V. to choose someone or something for a special job or purpose,
or
to state that something has a particular character or purpose
Diversity
N. the condition or fact of being different or varied; variety
Enigma
N. something that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely
Gloat
V. to feel or express great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else’s failure or bad luck
Global
Adj. considering or relating to all parts of a situation or subject,
or
Relating to the whole world
Illusion
N. an idea or belief that is not true,
or
something that is not what it seems to be
Infuriate
V. to make someone extremely angry
Motivate
V. to make someone eager to do something
Pacifist
N. Someone who believes that war and violence are wrong
Queue
N. a line of people, usually standing or in cars, waiting for something, or a lot of people who want something
Restrict
V. to limit the movements or actions of someone,
or
to limit something and reduce its size or prevent it from increasing
Sage
Adj. wise, especially as a result of great experience
N. a person, especially an old man, who is wise
Terrain
N. an area of land, when considering its natural features
Or
A field of knowledge
Vocation
N. a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you give much of your time and energy
Vow
N. A serious promise or decision
V. to make a firm promise or decision to do something
Waylay
V. to wait for and then stop someone, especially either to attack or talk to that person
Wither
V. to become, or cause something to become, weak, dry, and smaller
Acquit
V. To declare not guilty
Deem
V. to consider or judge something in a particular way
Devastate
V. to cause great damage or suffering to something or someone, or to violently destroy a place
Discredit
V. to give people reason to stop believing someone or to doubt the truth of something
Elusive
Adj.
Tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory
Or
Difficult to define or describe
Generate
V. to cause something to exist
Synonym. Produce
Idolise
(US: Idolize)
V. to admire and respect someone very much, often too much
Ingratitude
N. the fact that someone is not grateful for something
Keepsake
N. something that helps you remember a person, place, or occasion
Mortal
Adj. unable to live forever
N. an ordinary person, rather than a god
Ovation
N. loud clapping that expresses a crowd’s great enjoyment or approval of something
Plight
N. an unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad, or difficult one
Reverie
N. (a state of having) pleasant dream-like thoughts
Revocation
N. the act of stating officially that an agreement, right, or legal document is no longer effective
Scan
V. to look at something in order to get information
N. a careful or quick look through something
Strand
N. a thin thread of something (e.g hair)
Or. A beach or shore
Strife
N. violent or angry disagreement
Synonym. Conflict, turmoil, discord
Topple
V. to (cause to) lose balance and fall down
Or
to remove a person or organization from a position of power
Stingy
Adj. Unwilling to spend money
S. Mean
A. Generous
