Vocab TEST #4 Flashcards
Paradigm
A model of reality or
Rankle
To cause continuous irritation
Infallible
Never making a mistake
Arraign
To bring before a court of law
The burglar was arraigned on Friday because he stole a gold watch
Copious
Great in a number
Copious amounts of trees are needed to produce a worldwide supply of paper
Apprehend
To seize, to arrest
The apprehended the suspect after he fled the scene
Germaine
Relevant
My point of sea temperatures rising was Germaine to climate change and global warming
Amorphous
Without clean form
Endeavor
To try hard, to be willing to face challenges for a goal
Columbus went on a dangerous endeavor to the new world
Complacent
Satisfied with things as they are
The voters are too complacent to change the government
Gingerly
Done Cautiously
Gingerly remove the red wire as not to damage the black wire
Prudent
Cautious, Careful
Prudently remove the first layer to gain access to the second layer
Bode
To auger, to foretell - often excessively
I bode that the world will end in 2012
Grimace
To make a pained face
Joey made a funny grimace after getting shot in the leg
Ameliorate
To make better
I believe that we should ameliorate our customer service so that we can better serve our customers
Simulate
To try to replicate or to be like
The flight simulator simulates an aircraft.
Pugnacious
Anxious to fight
Richard was pugnacious after hearing that his friend want to fight him
Enigma
A puzzle, a puzzling problem.
I can’t solve this enigma, it’s too hard for me!
Dissension
a disagreement leading to discord
The members that fired him cited his dissension as one of the reasons that they fired him
Pusillanimous
Cowardly
He recoils with a pusillanimously when someone knocks on the door
Disparity
A great difference
Intellectual disparity is a major problem at your school
Impeccable
Perfect
His room was impeccable last week, now it is a mess again
Frugal
Thrifly
Joey is frugal, he always wears trendy clothing
Phlegmatic
As if full of hem of snot, slow
My sister is phlegmatic when she is tired