Vocabulary Flashcards
abbreviate
to shorten
abdicate
to give up power
abhor
despise
abide
to follow, observe
abnormal
not normal, average
abode
residence
abrasive
irritating
abrupt
sudden
absolution
forgiveness
absolve
to free from guilt
abstain
to hold back
abundant
plentiful
accelerate
advance
acclaim
to praise
accolade
strong praise
accommodate
to make room
accountable
responsible for
accumulate
to collect
accuse
to blame
acrid
bitter
adamant
determined
adaptable
able to change
adept
skillful
adhere
to attach, to stick
adjacent
next to
admonish
to warn
adorn
to decorate
adversary
opponent
adverse
opposing
adversity
difficulty, misfortune
advocate
to support
aesthetic
about beauty
affluent
wealthy
affront
deliberate act
aggravate
to make worse
aggressive
forceful
agitate
to shake, disturb
ailment
mild illness
ajar
slightly open
alleviate
to lessen
allocate
to give out
allot
to allocate, to give out
aloof
indifferent
alter
change
altercation
disagreement
altruistic
unselfish
amass
to gather, to accumulate
ambiguous
unclear
ambivalent
uncertain
amiable
friendly
amicable
civil, cordial
amiss
wrong
ample
plenty, enough
amplify
to increase
analyze
to examine
anecdote
story
animate
to make alive
animosity
hostility
antagonist
opponent, enemy
antagonize
to provoke
anticipate
forsee
antidote
a cure for poison
apathy
indifference
apex
peak
appalling
shocking
appeal
urgent request
apprehensive
nervous
arbitrary
based on a whim
archaic
very old
arduous
difficult
arid
dry
arrogant
pompous, cocky
asperity
harshness of tone
aspire
to strive
assent
to agree
assist
to help
astute
sharp
atone
to make amends
atrocious
awful
atypical
unusual
audible
to be heard
augment
to make greater
authentic
real
averse
opposed to
avert
to avoid
avid
eager
baffle
to confuse
banal
boring
banter
teasing
barter
to bargain or to negotiate
belated
after the event
belittle
to put down
belligerent
warlike
benefit
to gain an advantage
benevolent
charitable
benign
favorable
berate
to scold
biased
partial
bizarre
odd
blatant
obvious
bleak
barren
blithe
happy
boisterous
noisy, rowdy
bolster
to support
brash
bold
brazen
bold
brisk
fast, active
broach
to bring up
buttress
to reinforce
callous
careless
candid
frank, open
cantankerous
grouchy
captivate
to enchant
caustic
corrosive
censure
to criticize harshly
ceremonious
formal
champion
to defend or support
chaotic
disorderly
chastise
to scold
cherish
to hold dear
choleric
irritable
circumvent
to go around
clamor
to make commotion
clandestine
secretive
clemency
mercy
coarse
rough
cohesive
sticking together
collaborate
to work together
commence
to begin
commend
to praise
compassion
sympathy
compel
to obligate, force
competent
able
compilation
collection
compile
to collect
complacent
at ease, happy
compliant
inclined to obey rules
comply
to accept, consent
composure
feeling of calm
comprehensive
all-inclusive
compromise
to give and take
conceal
to hide
conceded
admit
conceited
overly proud
concise
to the point
conclude
to end
concord
agreement
concur
to agree
condescend
to stoop or humble
condescending
snobby
condone
to allow
confiscate
to take away
conflagration
a destructive fire
congenial
pleasing, friendly
consequently
as a result
conservative
cautious
consolidate
to combine
conspicuous
obvious
conspiracy
scheme
construct
to build
contagious
communicable
contaminate
to make impure
contemporary
modern
content
satisfied
contort
to twist or bend
contradict
to speak against
contrite
sorry
contrive
to devise
conundrum
a riddle
conventional
traditional
corrupt
dishonest
counterfeit
fake
courteous
mannerly
credible
believable
critical
fault-finding
crucial
necessary
culprit
one at fault
culture
breeding, art
cumulative
successive adding
cunning
sly, scheming
cursory
hasty
cynical
doubtful
debilitating
weakening
debunk
to expose falseness
decipher
to figure out
declare
to announce
decree
to command
defer
to put off
deficient
lacking
defile
violate, corrupt
delay
suspend, put off
delegate
to assign
delicate
fragile
delinquent
overdue
deplete
to consume or use up
deplorable
shameful
derelict
neglected
desecrate
to violate
desist
to stop
despair
loss of hope
destitute
very poor
deter
to hinder
detrimental
harmful
deviate
to stray from
devious
tricky, sneaky
dexterity
aptitude
diction
speech
dilapidated
falling apart
diligent
showing carefulness
diminish
to decrease
disadvantage
a hurt or loss
disagreement
controversy, conflict
discern
to discover
disclose
to reveal
discredit
to cause disbelief
discrete
separate or distinct
discriminate
to show prejudice
disdain
hate or indifference
disheveled
messy
dismal
dreary
dismantle
to take apart
disparage
to belittle
dispute
to argue
disregard
to ignore
dissent
lack of agreement
distinct
separate
distort
to alter
distraught
upset
distribute
to separate, place
diverse
different
divulge
to reveal
docile
tame
dominate
to overpower, defeat
dormant
inactive
dubious
doubtful
durable
sturdy, strong
duress
threat, hardship
eccentric
unusual
ecstatic
very happy
edible
meant to be eaten
effusive
expressing pleasure
elated
excited, happy
elegant
classy, graceful
elicit
to evoke, draw out
elite
the best
eloquent
skillful with words
elude
to evade, escape
elusive
hard to grab
emancipate
to free
embark
to begin a journey
embellish
to decorate, beautify
enamored
infatuated
encroach
to trespass
endanger
to threaten
endorse
to advocate, to support
endure
to get through
enhance
to improve
enigma
a puzzle
ensure
to guarantee
enthrall
to enchant
enumerate
to name individually
envious
jealous
epitome
perfect example
eradicate
to eliminate
erratic
unpredictable
erroneous
incorrect
essential
necessary
ethical
moral
eulogy
speech of praise
excerpt
part of the whole
exempt
not required to
exhibit
to display
exonerate
to free of blame
exorbitant
excessive
expedient
advantageous
expedite
to speed up
fabricate
to dream up, to contrive
fallacy
false belief
feasible
possible
feeble
weak
feign
to pretend
festive
joyous
fiendish
devilish
flagrant
blatant
flair
ability
flaunt
to show off
flexible
easily changed
florid
elaborate
fluctuate
to vary
foresight
awareness, preparedness
forfeit
to give up
formidable
awesome
frantic
distraught, worried
frenetic
energetic
frivolous
trivial
frugal
thrifty
fugitive
someone escaping
fundamental
basic
futile
ineffective
garrulous
chatty
gaunt
thin, bleak
generate
to make
generous
giving
genial
pleasant, gracious
gingerly
cautious
gist
direction, idea
grandiose
extravagant
gratify
to satisfy
grave
serious
gregarious
friendly, social
grueling
exhausting
gullible
easily deceived
gusto
spunk, liveliness
hamper
to hinder or slow
hapless
unlucky
harbor
to protect
harmonious
agreeable
hasten
to speed up
haughty
arrogant
hinder
to get in the way of
hindrance
something in the way
humane
compassionate, kind
humble
modest
hybrid
mixture
hypothesis
formulation
illiterate
unable to read
illustrious
celebrated
immaculate
clean, spotless
immensely
extremely
imminent
about to happen
immune
unaffected
impair
to damage
impartial
unprejudiced
impeccable
flawless
impede
to obstruct
impediment
a hindrance
imperative
important
impulsive
without thought
incensed
angry
incessant
never ending
incompetent
incapable
inconspicuous
hidden
incriminate
to accuse
indecent
offensive
indifferent
not caring
indispensable
necessary
induce
to cause or start
induct
to put in office
inert
not moving
inevitable
unavoidable
infamous
bad reputation
infinite
without limit
infirmity
weakness
infringe
violate
inordinate
excessive
inquisitive
curious
insinuate
to imply
insipid
dull
insolent
disrespectful
instigate
to initiate, plot
instill
to firmly establish
instinctively
automatic
intact
in one piece
integrity
honesty
interfere
to intervene
interminable
unending
interval
gap, interspace
intimidate
to frighten
intricate
detailed
intriguing
interesting
intrusive
unwelcomed
inundate
to overload
invigorate
to give energy to
invincible
can’t be defeated
irate
angry
irrational
nonsensical
irrelevant
beside the point
isolate
to separate
isolated
unique, alone
jeer
to mock
jeopardize
to put at risk
jovial
happy
jubilant
showing joy
keen
smart, quick
knoll
small hill
lament
to mourn, to grieve
latitude
space to move
lavish
expensive, fancy
legitimate
valid, real
lenient
tolerant, permissive
lethargic
without energy
liberate
to set free
linger
to stay around
listlessness
sluggishness
livid
enraged
loathe
to hate
lofty
elevated, superior
lucid
easy to understand
lucrative
well paid
maintain
to continue
malcontent
unhappy
malice
desire to harm
malignant
dangerous
malleable
able to be changed
mandate
to order
mar
to damage
meager
inadequate
meander
wander aimlessly
mediocre
adequate
meek
shy, compliant
melancholy
sad
merge
to combine, incorporate
merit
praise, excellence
meticulous
precise
misconception
wrong idea
miscreant
villain
mitigate
to lessen
modify
to change, adjust
monotonous
boring
moral
ethical
morose
gloomy
muddle
to make a mess
mundane
usual, ordinary
municipality
community
mythical
existing in a myth
naive
trusting
negligent
careless
nimble
moving with ease
nocturnal
happening at night
noisome
offensive
nomad
one who moves often
nomadic
wandering
nonchalant
easygoing
notorious
infamous
novice
beginner
noxious
deadly
objective
unbiased
obliterate
to eliminate
oblivious
unaware
obscure
to conceal
obsolete
outdated
obstacle
deterrent, hurdle
obstruct
to block
ominous
foretelling
omnipotent
all powerful
opaque
cloudy
opulent
luxurious
oration
a speech
ornate
fancy, decorated
orthodox
traditional
ostracize
to exclude
pacify
to calm
palatable
pleasant in taste
paltry
meager, cheap
parched
thirsty
passive
not aggressive
pathetic
sad, pitiful
patron
sponsor, advocate
pedigree
line of descent
perceptive
quick to notice
perpetual
ongoing
perplex
to confuse, puzzle
persist
to continue despite difficulty
perturb
to upset
peruse
to look over
petite
small
philanthropy
generosity
pilot
to steer
pinnacle
peak
pious
religious
pivotal
important
placate
to calm or pacify
placid
calm
plausible
believable
plethora
excess
plight
unfortunate condition
poise
balance, equilibrium
poised
balanced
ponder
to think about
potent
powerful
precision
closeness, exactness
precocious
mentally mature
predominant
great in number
preface
introduction
premonition
hunch
prerogative
an official right
preserve
to keep, to safeguard
pretentious
overly important
prevalent
widespread
preview
to view before
principal
main
prior
before
proclaim
to announce
procrastinate
to put off
proficient
skillful
prohibit
to forbid
prolific
creative, productive
prolong
to lengthen
prompt
on time
provoke
to anger
prudent
careful
pungent
sharp smelling
pursue
to follow
qualified
accomplished
quandary
dilemma
quarrelsome
disagreeable
quench
to put out
querulous
complaining
radiant
beaming
radical
extreme
rampant
widespread
ratify
to approve
rational
reasonable
ravenous
starving
recalcitrant
disobedient
reclusive
isolated
reconcile
to resolve
rectify
to fix
recuperate
to recover
redundant
repetitious
refine
to improve, purify
reflective
thoughtful
refurbish
to fix up
refute
to contradict
regimen
routine
reimburse
to pay back
rejuvenate
to make new again
relic
antique
relinquish
to release
reluctance
hesitation
remorse
sense of guilt
repeal
to revoke, rescind
replenish
to refill, to put back
reprimand
to scold
reprisal
retaliation
reproach
to express disapproval
reputable
distinguished
resolve
to decide, to agree
restore
to make new
resume
to continue
retain
to keep
reticent
quiet
retort
witty response
retract
to take back
revere
to admire
revive
to bring back to life
rickety
flimsy
rigor
adversity, difficulty
rigorous
harsh, exact
robust
strong, healthy
routine
ordinary, normal
sage
wise
sage
a wise person
salvage
save from
satiate
to fill, to satisfy
saunter
to linger, to stroll
scheme
a ploy or trick
scrutinize
to inspect, to analyze
sedentary
need for sitting
serene
calm
sever
to cut off
severe
harsh
shrewd
clever
significant
important
simulate
to imitate
skeptical
doubtful
slovenly
dirty, careless
solace
comfort
somber
gloomy
sparse
scarce, limited
spiteful
malicious
spontaneous
impulsive
sporadic
intermittent
squander
to waste
stagnant
not moving
staunch
loyal
stealthy
secretive, quiet
sterile
germ-free
stern
severe, rigid
stimulate
to provoke
strife
a struggle
stringent
rigid
subsequent
following
substantial
important, significant
subtle
indirect, faint
succinct
to the point, brief
suitable
appropriate, adequate
sullen
gloomy
superficial
near the surface
superfluous
excessive, unnecessary
suppress
to prevent, to constrain
surge
a rush
surplus
an excess
sustain
to keep going
swelter
to be very warm
sympathy
sorrow, compassion
taciturn
quiet
tactile
relative to touch
taint
to pollute
tangible
able to be touched
tarnish
to damage, blemish
taunt
to tease
tedious
dull, time-consuming
temperate
mild, moderate
tempest
a violent windstorm
tenacious
persistent
tense
nervous, anxious, rigid
tenuous
weak, fragile
terse
to the point
thrive
to do well
throb
pulse
timid
shy
tirade
a long outburst
tolerant
accepting
toxic
poisonous
trance
stupor
transform
to change completely
transgression
a violation of a law, a misdoing
transient
passing quickly
transitory
brief, fleeting
translucent
clear
traverse
to cross
tremble
to shake
trivial
unimportant
truant
one who is absent
turmoil
an uneasy state
tycoon
one with money
tyrant
an unjust ruler
ultimate
last, highest
undaunted
not discouraged
undermine
weaken
uniform
the same
unique
the only one
unkempt
messy
unorthodox
not traditional
unqualified
not fit, inexperienced
unsung
overlooked
usurp
to take over
utilize
to use
utmost
highest, best
vacant
empty
vague
unclear
vain
egotistical
valid
right, genuine
validate
to approve
vanquish
to conquer
variegated
mixed in color
verbose
wordy
verge
brink
viable
reasonable
vicious
cruel, violent
vigilant
watchful
vigorous
energetic
vindicate
to confirm
virtually
essentially
vital
essential
vitality
energy, spirit
vivacious
lively, full of life
volatile
quickly changing
voracious
hungry
vulgar
rude
vulnerable
defenseless
wage
compensation, pay
wage
to do or conduct
wary
cautious
waver
to go back and forth
wearisome
tiresome
weary
exhausted
whimsical
carefree
wily
crafty, sly
wretched
miserable
yearn
to want
youthful
young
zeal
eager desire
zealot
fanatic
zenith
the top, peak
