Vocabulary Flashcards
Anthology
A collection of literary pieces.
Aesthetic
Having to do with the appreciation of beauty.
Contemporary
Current, modern; from the same time.
Dilettante
One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge.
Eclectic
Made up of a variety of sources or styles.
Excerpt
A selected part of a passage or scene.
Genre
Describing a category or artistic endeavor.
Medley
An assortment or a mixture, especially of musical pieces.
Mural
A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
Narrative
(adj.) Characterized by the telling of a story, (n.) A story.
Parody
An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect.
Realism
Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy.
Virtuoso
A tremendously skilled artist.
Dubious
Doubtful; Unlikely of authenticity.
Assertion
A declaration or statement.
Cogent
Convincing; reasonable.
Coherent
Logically connected.
Cohesive
Condition if sticking together
Didactic
Intended to instruct.
Discourse
Verbal expression or exchange; conversation.
Eloquence
The ability to speak vividly or persuasively.
Fluid
Easily flowing.
Implication
The act of suggesting or hinting.
Lucid
Easily flowing.
Rhetoric
The art of using language effectively an persuasively.
Arbiter
A judge who decides a disputes issue.
Biased
Prejudiced
Exculpate
To free from guilt or blame.
Impartial
Not in favor of one side or the other, unbiased.
Incontrovertible
Not able to be denied or disputes.
Integrity
Trustworthiness; completeness
Objectivity
Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices.
Plausible
Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible.
Substantiated
Supported with proof or evidence; verified.
Vindicated
Freed from blame.
Condescending
Treating people as weak or inferior.
Contemptuous
Feeling hatred; scornful.
Despotic
Exercising absolute power; tyrannical.
Dictatorial
Domineering; oppressively overbearing.
Disdain
Contempt, scorn; to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on.
Haughty
Arrogant; vainly proud.
Imperious
Arrogantly domineering or overbearing.
Patronizing
Treating in a condescending matter.
Convoluted
Intricate; complex.
Cryptic
Difficult to comprehend.
Futile
Having no useful purpose; pointless.
Impede
To slow the progress of.
Obscure
(adj.) relatively unknown, (v.) to conceal or make indistinct.
Quandary
A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
Indolent
Lazy
Insipid
Uninteresting, unchallenging.
Lament
Express grief for; mourn.
Decorous
proper; marked by good taste
Equanimity
The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
Modest
Quiet or humble in manner or appearance
Propriety
Appropriateness of behavior
Prudent
Exercising good judgement
Serene
calm
Staid
Unemotional; serious
Stoic
Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
Condemn
To express strong disapproval of; denounce
Discredit
To cause to be doubted
Disparage
To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle
Pejorative
Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
Plagiarism
The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one’s own
Vilify
To make vicious statements about
Listless
Lacking energy
Melancholy
sadness; depression
Torpor
laziness; inactivity, dullness
Alliance
A union of two or more groups
Disparity
Inequality in Age, rank, or degree; difference
Impinge
Hinder; interfere with
Sanction
An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
Servile
Submissive; like a servant
Suppressed
Subdued; Kept from being Circulated
Embellish
To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
Florid
Describing flowery or elaborate speech
Opulent
Exhibiting a display of great wealth
Ornate
Elaborately decorated
Ostentatious
Describing a showy or pretentious display
Poignant
Profoundly moving; touching
Ebullience
Intense enthusiasm
Effusive
Emotionally unrestrained; gushy
Egregous
Conspicuously bad or offensive
Flagrant
Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
Frenetic
Wildly excited or active
Gratuitous
Given Freely; unearned; unwarranted
Superfuous
Extra; unnecessary
Alleviate
To ease a pain or burden
Asylum
A place of retreat or security
Auspicious
Favorable; promising
Benevolent
Well-meaning; generous
Benign
Kind and gentle
Mollify
To calm or soothe
Reclamation
The act of making something useful again
Sanction
To give official authorization or approval
Fabricated
Made; concocted to decieve
Hypocrisy
The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
Slander
False charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Spurious
Genuine
Astute
Shrewd; Clever
Clandestine
Secretive
Coup
A brilliantly executed plan
Disingenous
Not straightforward; crafty
Ruse
A crafty trick
Stratagem
A clever trick used to deceive or outwit
Surreptitiously
Done by secretive means
Wary
On guard
Wily
Cunning
Ambigious
Open to more than one interpretation
Ambivalent
Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain
Apathetic
Feeling or showing little emotion
Arbitrary
Determined by Impulse rather than reason
Capricious
Impulsive and unpredictable
Equivocate
To avoid making a definite statement
Indifferent
Not caring one way or the other
Spontaneous
Unplanned; naturally occurring
Whimsical
Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
Inconsequential
Unimportant
Superficial
concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
Tenous
Having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak
Trivial
Of little importance or significance
Assidious
Hard-working
Compelling
Forceful, urgently demanding attention
Diligent
Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
Dogged
Stubbornly persevering
Endure
To put up with; to survive a hardship
Intrepid
Courageous; fearless
Maverick
One who is independent and resists adherence to a group
Obdurate
Stubborn; inflexible
Obstinate
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
Proliferate
To grow or increase rapidly
Tenacity
Persistence
Vitality
Energy; power to survive
Assimilation
To absorb; to make similar
Consensus
General agreement
Context
Circumstances of a situation; environment
Derived
Copied or adapted from a source
Incumbent
Imposed as a duty; obligatory
Inevitable
Certain to happen; unavoidable
Malleable
Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
Subdue
To restrain; to hold back
Acquired
Developed or learned; not naturally occurring
Conception
The ability to form or understand an idea
Conviction
A fixed or strong belief
Dogmatic
Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs
Enlightening
Informative; contributing to one’s awareness
Impression
A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
Intuiton
The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
Misconception
An incorrect understanding or interpretation
Perception
Awareness; insight
Perspective
Point of view
Profound
Having great depth or seriousness
Inherent
Inborn; built-in
Innate
Possessed from birth; inborn
Inveterate
Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
Omnipotent
All-powerful
Proximity
Closeness
Elusive
Difficult to capture, as in something actually fleeting
Emigrate
To leave one country or region and settle in another
Transient
Passing away with time; passing from one place to another
Transitory
Short-lived or temporary
Affable
Easy-going; friendly
Amenable
Responsive; agreeable
Camaraderie
Good will between friends
Cordial
Friendly; sincere
Facetious
Playfully humorous
Brusque
Rudely abrupt
Caustic
Bitingly sarcastic or witty
Fractious
Quarrelsome; unruly
Incorrigible
Unable to be reformed
Ingrate
An ungrateful person
Insolent
Insulting in manner or speech
Notorious
Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
Pugnacious
Combative; belligerent
Reprehensible
Worthy of blame
Deleterious
Having a harmful effect; injurious
Enmity
Mutual hatred or ill-will
Heinous
Hatefully evil; abominable
Malfeasance
Wrongdoing, misconduct
Malice
Extreme ill-will or spite
Putrid
Rotten
Rancorous
Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will
Toxic
Poisonous
Archaic
Characteristic of an earlier period; old fashioned
Hackneyed
Worn out through overuse; trite
Medieval
Referring to the Middle Ages; Old fashioned
Obsolete
No longer in use; old-fashioned
Austere
Without decoration; strict
Mediocrity
The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
Mundane
Commonplace; ordinary
Ponderous
Extremely dull
Prosaic
Unimaginative; dull
Sedentary
Not migratory; settled
Apprehension
Anxiety or fear about the future
Harbinger
Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
Ominous
Menacing; threatening
Premonition
A feeling about the future
Timorous
Timid; fearful about the future
Trepidation
Uncertainty; apprehension
Having to do with the appreciation of beauty.
Aesthetic
A collection of literary pieces.
Anthology
Current, modern; from the same time.
Contemporary
One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge.
Dilettante
Made up of a variety of sources or styles.
Eclectic
A selected part of a passage or scene.
Excerpt
Describing a category or artistic endeavor.
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