Vocab H10 Flashcards
acumen
(n.) keenness of insight; quickness or accuracy of judgement
syn-perspicacity, acuity
adjudicate
(v.) to act as a judge in a matter; to settle through the use of a judge or legal tribunal
anachronism
(n.) a chronological misplacing of events, objects, customs, or persons in regard to each other
apocryphal
(adj.) of doubtful or questionable authenticity
syn-spurious
disparity
(n.) a difference or inequality in age, rank, degree, amount, or quality; a dissimilarity, unlikeness
syn-incongruity
dissimulate
(v.) to hide or disguise one’s true thoughts, feelings, or intentions
syn-dissemble
empirical
(adj.) derived from, dependent upon, or guided by practical experience, observation, or experiment, rather than be theory; so verifiable
flamboyant
(adj.) highly elaborate or ornate; vividly colored; strikingly brilliant or bold
syn-ostentatious
fulsome
(adj.) offensively insincere or excessive; disgusting, sickening
immolate
(v.) to kill as a sacrifice, especially by fire; to destroy or renounce for the sake of another
imperceptible
(adj.) extremely slight; incapable of being perceived by the senses or the mind
ant-conspicuous
lackey
(n.) a uniformed male servant; a servile follower
liaison
(n.) the contact or means of communication between groups; someone acting as such a contact; any close relationship; a thickening or binding agent used in cooking
monolithic
(adj.) characterized by massiveness, solidness, and total uniformity
mot juste
(n.) the most suitable or exact word or expression
ant-misnomer