Vocab Week 1 Flashcards
Aberration
Something different from the normal or usual
I.e: Working on a Friday is an aberration for me.
Synonyms: abnormal, unusual
Arcane
Known by only a few, obscure
I.e: it is arcane to see a bear in Ohio.
Synonyms: rare, scarce
Charlatan
A fake
I.e: Kim Kardashian is charlatan.
Synonyms: fake, scam, forgery
Chicanery
Trickery, fraud
The telemarketer tried using chicanery on me.
Synonyms: Scam, fraud, ripoff
Daunting
Frightening, intimidating, discouraging
I.e. Jumping off the plane to skydive was very daunting.
Synonyms: scary, intimidating, frightening
Deleterious
Harmful
I.e. It is very deleterious to smoke.
Synonyms: Bad, unhealthy, detrimental
Didactic
Instructional, teaching
I.e. The documentary was very didactic.
Synonyms: informative
Discerning
Perceptive, showing insight and judgement
I.e. He was very discerning about his take on the election.
Synonyms: judgmental, analytic
Ignominy
Great personal dishonor or humiliation
I.e: The woman received ignominy after she was caught cheating on her husband.
Synonyms: Embarrassment, scorn
Lexicon
Vocabulary
I.e: The lexicon this week was tough.
Synonyms: vocabulary
Morose
Ill humored, sullen
I.e. When my grandma passed away, my family was filled with morose.
Synonyms: sorrow, sadness, depression, grief
Mundane
Typical of the ordinary
I.e. Driving through Nebraska is very mundane.
Synonyms: boring
Pedestrian
Ordinary, commonplace
I.e. It is pedestrian to see squirrels in my yard.
Synonyms: normal, typical
Prodigious
Enormous
I.e. The woman was very prodigious, as she didn’t exercise nor eat right.
Synonyms: huge, big, gigantic
Tedious
Boring, tiring
I.e. Making these lexicon cards was tedious.
Synonyms: mundane, exhausting
