Vocab (final exam) Flashcards
less active or intense
abate
up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
abdicate
state or condition markedly different from the norm
aberration
from something, refrain from voting
abstain
state of misfortune or affliction
adversity
to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics
aesthetic
characterized by friendship and good will
amicable
chronologically misplaced
anachronistic
lacking sufficient water or rainful
arid
a shelter from danger or hardship
asylum
intending kindness or showing kindness
benevolent
partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
bias
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
boisterous
unrestrained by convention or propriety
brazen
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
brusque
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
camaraderie
showing self-interest and shrewdneess in dealing with other people
canny
having a large capacity
capacious
surrender under agreed conditions
capitulate
someone who has the power of clairvoyance and can see into the future
clairvoyant
work together on a common enterprise of project
collaborate
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another’s suffering
compassion
a middle way between two extremes
compromise
used behavior or attitude characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
condescending
qualified by reservations
conditional
someone who conforms to established standards of conduct especially in religious matters
conformist
occurrence of two or more things coming together
convergence
harmful to living things
deleterious
political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejeducies
demagogue
a message that departs from the main subject
digression
quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
diligent
to cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
discredit
a lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
disdain
diverging from another or from a standard
divergent
the ability to understand and enter into another’s feelings
empathy
to strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
emulate
causing debilitation, making weak
enervating
ephemeral
lasting a very short time
tending to vanish like vapor
evanescent
worthy of imitation, good enough to serve as an example
exemplary
partially excusing or justifying
extenuating
elaborately or excessively ornamented
florid
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence, patience
forbearance
internal strength, the strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
fortitude
happening by luck having no cause or apparent cause
fortuitous
to promote the growth of
foster
marked by distress
fraught
careful with saving money, avoiding waste
frugal
played-out, repeated to often; overfamiliar through overuse
hackneyed
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
haughty
someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
hedonist
a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
hypothesis
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
impetuous
attribute or give credit to
impute
lacking worth or importance
inconsequential
incapable of being avoided or prevented
inevitable
brave and persistent, invulnerable to fear or intimidation
intrepid
using intuition, spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
intuitive
a feeling of extreme joy
jubilation
someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that factors the lobbyist’s employer
lobbyist
long life, duration of service
longevity
ordinary, not special, found in the ordanary course of events
mundane
marked by blithe unconcern
nonchalant
fancy an rich, rich in superior quality
opulent
a person who delivers a speech or oration
orator
flashy, attract noise and imress others
ostentatious
dried out by heat
parched
untrustwrothy, intending to betray
perfidious
concerned with pratical matters
pragmatic
characterized by exceptioanlly ealry development
precocious
malimg claim or creating an appearnace (undeserved) importance or distinction
pretentious
to postpone doing what one should be doing
procracstinate
dull and ordinary
prosaic
wealth, economic state of growth
prosperity
serving or tending to provoke, excite, disucssion or controversy
provocative
careful and sensible good judgement
prudent
habit of complaining
querulous
showing deep-seated resentment
rancorous
withdrawn form society , solitude
reclusive
reestablishment of cordial relations
reconciliation
act of improving by renwing and restoring
renovation
cool and formal in manner
restrained
feeling of profound respect for someone or something
reverence
mentla ablity to understand and discriminate between relations
sagacity
look at critically or searchingly
scrutinize
happening without apparent cause
spontaneous
plausible but false (looks real but not)
spurious
inclined or willignt o submit to order without inclination
submissive
establish or strengthen with new evidence or facts
substantiate
difficul to detect
subtle
not deep and doesnt cares emotionally
superficial
too mucb, no purpose
superfluous
quite concern and secrecy
surreptitious
having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealign with others
tactful
holding on tightly , not giving up easily
tenacious
nit stabel, chanign often
transient
iimpressive by reason of age
venerable
to show to be right by providing justification or proof
vindicate
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence, careful and cautious
wary
unpleasont sound, noise
cacaphony
