Vocab - Mar 2024 Flashcards
Acrid
Adj. strong, bitter, and unpleasant
Often a smell or taste that is strong and bitter and causes a burning feeling in the throat
Adage
N. a wise saying or proverb
Addendum
N. extra information added at the end of a report, letter, contract, etc.
Belligerent
Adj. eager to fight or argue
Synonym: hostile, aggressive
N. a country, group, or person who is fighting a war
Circuitous
Adj. not straight or direct; roundabout
Circumscribe
V. to limit something
Defunct
Adj. no longer existing, living, or working correctly
Degrade
V. to reduce the quality of something
Or
to cause someone to seem to be worth less and lose the respect of others
Exacting
Adj. demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention
Fitful
Adj. going off and on irregularly,
often stopping and starting and not happening in a regular or continuous way
Flag (verb)
V. to become tired, weaker, or less effective:
Or
to put a mark on something so it can be found easily among other similar things
Gregarious
Adj. liking to be with other people
Synonym: sociable
Harrowing
Adj. extremely upsetting because connected with suffering
Synonym: frightening, traumatic
Incongruous
Adj. appearing strange or wrong within a particular situation;
Not corresponding
Synonym: discordant
Lethargic
Adj. lacking in energy; feeling unwilling or unable to do anything
Synonym: sluggish
Mirth
N. laughter, humour, or happiness
Obstinate
Adj. unwilling to change your opinion or action despite argument or persuasion
Synonym: stubborn
Paucity
N. the condition of having very little or not enough of something
Synonym: scarcity
Peerless
N. better than any other of its type
Synonym: incomparable
Sanctimonious
Adj. acting as if morally better than others, or as if more religious
Affluence
N. the state of having a lot of money or owning many things
Arrears
N. money that is owed and should already have been paid
Synonym: overdue, late
Cascade
N. a small waterfall, or
a large amount of something that hangs down
V. to fall quickly and in large amounts
Cringe
V. to suddenly move away from someone or something because you are frightened
Adj. very embarrassing, because of being so bad or silly
Synonym: flinch, cower
Crotchety
Adj. often in a bad mood and easily annoyed
Synonym: grumpy, disagreeable
Format
N. a pattern, plan, or arrangement
V. to organize or arrange text, especially on a computer, according to a chosen pattern
Synonym: layout, design
Nimble
Adj. quick and exact either in movement or thoughts
Synonym: flexible
Onset
N. the moment at which something begins, and especially something uncomfortable or unpleasant
Partition
V. To divide something into parts or sections
N. the division of something into smaller parts, or something that divides a space
Synonym: divider, separation
Perishable
Adj. products, especially food, that spoil or decay quickly
Retrieve
V. to find and bring back something
Synonym: recover, fetch
Sinister
Adj. appearing or suggesting that something evil is going to happen
Synonym: ominous, menacing
Taut
Adj. tight or completely stretched
Synonym: tight, strained
Immobile
Adj. not moving or not able to move
Synonym: fixed, stationary
impassable
Adj. impossible to travel on or over
Synonym: impenetrable, closed
Innovation
N. a new idea or method, or the use of new ideas and methods
Synonym: modernisation
Jovial
Adj. showing or feeling good humor; friendly
Synonym: jolly, cheerful
Manacle
N. A handcuff, something that chains or confines
V. To chain or restrain (as with handcuffs)
Synonym: put in chains
Martial
Adj. relating to soldiers, war, or life in the armed forces
Synonym: military
Minimum
N. the smallest amount or number allowed or possible
Synonym: least
Avenge
V to get satisfaction by harming or punishing the person responsible for something bad done to you or your family or friends
Synonym: to get revenge
Cede
V. to allow someone else to have or own something, especially unwillingly or because you are forced to do so
Synonym: to give up (something)
Deluge
N. a very large volume of something, more than can be managed
Or
a very large amount of rain or water
V. To flood
Discretion
N. the ability to behave without causing embarrassment or attracting too much attention, especially by keeping information secret
Giddy
Adj. feeling silly, happy, and excited and showing this in your behaviour
Impact
N. the force or action of one object hitting another
V. to have an influence on something
Intimidate
V. to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do
Liberate
V. to help someone or something to be free
Logical
Adj. reasonable and based on good judgment
Synonym: rational, sensible
Misrepresent
V. to represent something or someone falsely, often in order to obtain an advantage
Synonym: twist, falsify, distort
Optional
Adj. not necessary or demanded but possible or available; depending on what you decide to do
Synonym: elective, voluntary, discretionary
Antonym: required, mandatory
Outright
Adj. complete
Adv. directly and plainly, or immediately instead of in stages
Rendezvous
N. a meeting at a particular place and time
V. to meet someone, especially secretly, at a particular place and time
Synonym: (n.) appointment, date
Rotund
Adj. (especially of a person) round or rounded in shape; rounded or fat
Synonym: round, plump, chubby
Saunter
V. to walk in a slow and relaxed way, often in no particular direction
N. a slow and relaxed walk
Sluggish
Adj. moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power
Synonym: lazy, unhurried, lethargic
Subordinate
Adj. having a lower or less important position
N. a person who has a less important position than you in an organization
Tint
N. a small amount of a colour
V. to slightly change the colour of something
Synonym: (v) colour, stain
Variable
Adj. likely to change often
N. a number, amount, or situation that can change
Antonym: constant
Verge
N. the edge or border of something
Or
the strip of land that borders a road or path
Query
V. to ask questions, especially in order to check if something is true or correct:
N. a question, often expressing doubt about something or looking for an answer from an authority
