Vocab X2 Flashcards
Noun - praise and approval
Adjective : Her approval was the highest …… he could receive.
Accolade
Noun: a group of people who share a characteristic, usually age
Cohort
Noun - a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece or amount
The ….. of last nights meal
remnant
Noun : very great admiration or praise for someone, especially when it is more than is deserved
As a born performer, she loves the excitement and she loves the….
Adulation
Adjective: not intentional
All authors need to be wary of …… copying of other people’s ideas
inadvertent
Adjective : extremely small
The amounts of radioactivity present were …..
infinitesimal
Adjective: unusual; not often experienced or shown
E.g. He sprang to the phone with ….. eagerness.
Unwonted
Noun: the fact of containing salt of the amount of salt contained in something:
E.g. You should test the …… of the water.
salinity
Noun: written language in its ordinary form rather than poetry:
Reading ….. rather than poem
Prose
Adjective: (of something unpleasant or dangerous) gradually and secretly causing harm:
Insidious
Adjective: not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.
Scepticism
Adjective : impossible to understand:
E.g. For some ……. reason they built the toilet next to the kitchen.
Unfathomable
Verb: to tell someone that they have done something wrong
His mother ……. him for eating too quickly.
Admonish
Adjective : very special and suitable for a king or queen:
E.g. he made a …. entrance
Regal
Adjective: arrogantly superior and disdainful.
Haughty
Verb: to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you
E.g. All these changes to the newspaper have …….. its traditional readers.
Alienate
Verb : to avoid someone intentionally, or to prevent someone from taking part in the activities of a group:
Eg His colleagues ……. him after he criticized the company in public.
ostracise
Verb : to make an expression of pain, strong dislike, etc. in which the face twists in an ugly way:
He tried to stand but ….. with pain
Grimace
Adjective: too organized and controlled:
Eg a …… school/society/lifestyle
regimented
Adjective : If you are ……., you are certain that you are right and that everyone else is wrong.
Dogmatic
Noun : the situation in which someone or something is laughed at and considered stupid or of no value
Her speech was met with hoots/howls of …..
Derision
Adjective : showing derision
A …… laugh
Derisive
Noun: Something that is out of fashion and no longer trendy
e.g. once a new social media site becomes trendy, all of the old sites become ….. and lose users
Passe
Noun: effective writing or speaking intended to influence people
As a teenager, the best way to avoid trouble is to avoid the angry….. from your peers
Rhetoric
Adjective: involving or producing movement
e.g. the ….. sculpture moved back and forth, startling the museum visitors
kinetic
Adjective: Attractiverly thin and able to move quickly and smoothly.
The ….. yoga instructor twisted herself into shapes that her students could only dream of.
Lissome
Verb: To trim something by cutting away the outer edges; reduce something in size, extent, or quantity
e.g. The cook’s hands were store after she …… hundreds of potatoes for the banquet
pare
Verb: To make something less likely to happen or succeed; to work against
e.g. The rain will …… a change of venue for our picnic
militate
Noun: A guide, especially one who takes tourists to museums, monuments, or architectural sites and explains what is being seen.
E.g. On Crete, they sought out a highly recommended ….., hoping to receive the best possible introduction to the noteworthy historical sites
Cicerone
Verb: To stop, close up, or block something
e.g. A shadow is thrown across the Earth’s surface during a solar eclipse when the light from the sun is …. by the moon
occlude
Noun: A desire or effect to promote goodness
The Metropolitan Museum of Art owes much of its collection to the ……. of private collectors who willed their estates to the museum.
philanthropy
Adjective: New or almost new, and in very good condition; not spoiled or worn from use.
Because there were few tourists on the island, the beaches were still ….. and beautiful
pristine
Adjective: Being intelligent, having a very good understanding of situations, possibilities, and people, and often willing to use tricks to achieve an aim.
Unfortunately, the young chess player was no match for the …. man who had been playing the game for over 35 years.
Wily
adjective suddenly filled with strong feelings of shock and worry
e.g. He looked at her ……
Aghast
adjective extremely polite or helpful or showing a lot of respect in a way that is annoying or does not seem sincere
e.g. She was trying to be friendly, but she just seemed ……. and insincere.
smarmy
adjective: having the same meaning
e.g. The words “annoyed” and “irritated” are more or less ……….
Synonymous
Adjective : pleasant and friendly
Amiable
adjective: unable to be explained or understood
inexplicable
Noun : a person who is one of the first people to do something
Pioneered
Adjective: to officially refuse to allow something
Prohibit
Adjective to prevent someone from doing something by making them feel nervous or embarrassed
Inhibit
Verb: to remove one or all of the organs from the inside of a body
Eviscerate
Noun : the belief that something is true
E.g I’m not prepared to give ….. to anonymous complaints.
His bruises added/lent ….. to his statement that he had been beaten.
Credence
Verb : to completely satisfy yourself or a need, especially with food or pleasure, so that you could not have any more
Satiate
Noun the furthest point, especially from the centre:
Extremity
Noun : a group of different types of something:
assortment
Noun : the return of objects that were stolen or lost
Restitution
noun: energy and strength
According to the packet, these vitamin pills will restore lost …..
vitality
Adjective active, positive, and full of energy
E.g. She’s one of those ….. personalities that you often see hosting TV game shows.
effervescent
Adjective : having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments:
E.g. a ….. person/comment/choice
Sagacious
(adj.) having little substance or strength
(Your argument is very ….. since it relies so much on speculation and hearsay.) I.e weak and does not exist
Tenuous
(adj.) good at speaking quickly, cleverly, and in a way that is likely to persuade people, whether speaking the truth or not
(He has got a ….tongue.)
glib
