Vocabulary Flashcards
N.- loud approval; applause
Acclaim
Adj.-Not easy to understand; theoretical
Abstract
V.- to agree or consent to an opinion
Acquiesce
Adj.- not yielding; firm
Adament
N.- An enemy; foe
Adversary
N.- supporter; defender
Advocate
Adj.- showing good taste; artistic
Aesthetic
V.- to lessen or make easier
Alleviate
Adj.- distance in interest; reserved; cool
Aloof
N.- controversy; dispute
Altercation
Adj.- common; pretty; ordinary
Banal
V.- to make small; to think lightly of
Belittle
N.- one who helps others; a donor
Benefactor
Adj.- kind; generous
Benevolent
Adj.- mild; harmless
Benign
Adj.- prejudiced; influenced; not neutral
Biased
Adj.- irreligious; away from acceptable standards
Blasphemous
Adj.- happy; cherry; merry
Blithe
N.- briefness; shortness
Brevity
Adj.- honest; truthful; sincere
Candid
Adj.- in agreement with; harmonious
Compatible
Adj.- content; self-satisfied; smug
Complacent
Adj.- yielding; obedient
Compliant
Adj.- all-inclusive; complete; thorough
Comprehensive
V.- to settle by mutual adjustment
Compromise
V.- to acknowledge; admit; to surrender; to abandon one’s position
Concede
Adj.- in few words; brief; condense
Concise
To come down from one’s position or dignity
Condescend
V.- to overlook; to forgive
Condone
Adj.- easy to see; noticeable
Conspicuous
V.- to violate a holy place or sanctuary
Desecrate
Adj.- separated; not interested; standing alone
Detached
V.- to prevent; to discourage; to hinder
Deter
Adj.- instructive; dogmatic; preachy
Didactic
V.- to stray from the subject; to wander from topic
Digress
N.- hard work
Diligence
Adj.- distinguishing one thing from another
Discerning
N.- disagreement; lack of harmony
Discord
V.- to distinguish one thing from another; to demonstrate bias
Discriminating
N.- intense dislike
Disdain
N.- act of clarifying adding details
Elaboration
N.- the ability to speak well
Eloquence
Adj.- hard to catch; difficult to understand
Elusive
V.- to imitate; to copy; to mimic
Emulate
V.- to support; approve of; to recommend
Endorse
V.- to create; to bring about
Engender
V.- to improve; to complement; to make more attractive
Enhance
N.- mystery; secret; perplexity
Enigma
Adj.- temporary; brief; short-lived
Ephemeral
Adj.- doubtful; uncertain
Equivocal
Adj.- fussy; hard to please
Fastidious
Adj.- passionate; intense
Fervent
Adj.- changeable; unpredictable
Fickle
Adj.- accidental; happy by chance; lucky
Fortuitous
N.- overeater
Glutton
Adj.- easily fooled
Gullible
V.- to interfere with; to hinder
Hamper
N.- opinion contrary to popular belief
Heresy
V.- to obey; to yield to
Heed
Adj.- assumed; uncertain
Hypothetical
V.- to make understandable
Illuminate
Adj.- unreal; false; deceptive
Illusory
Adj.- unwilling to believe; skeptical
Incredulous
Adj.- lenient; patient
Indugent
Adj.- natural; inborn
Inate
Adj.- incapable of being touched; immaterial
Intangible
Adj.- weak; fatigued
Languid
V.- to praise
Laud
Adj.- lazy; passive
Lethargic
N.- silliness; lack of seriousness
Levity
Adj.- spiteful; vindictive
Malicious
N.- depression; gloom
Melancholy
N.- penny pincher; stingy person
Miser
V.- to alleviate; to lesson; to soothe
Mitigate
Adj.- moody; despondent
Morose
Adj.- longing for the past; filled with bittersweet memories
Nostalgic
Adj.- new
Novel
V.- to cancel; to invalidate
Nullify
Adj.- not easily understood; dark
Obscure
Adj.- threatening
Ominous
Adj.- traditional; accepted
Orthodox
Adj.- biased; one-sided
Partisan
Adj.- full of insight; aware
Perceptive
Adj.- enduring for all time
Perpetual
Adj.- marginal; outer
Peripheral
N.- dilemma; a state of uncertainty
Quandary
Adj.- old-fashioned; unusual; odd
Quaint
Adj.- experienced; indefinite
Qualified
N.- mutual; having the same relationship to each other
Reciprocal
V.- to correct
Rectify
V.- to retract, to discard
Rescind
Adj.- wise; cunning
Sagacious
Adj.- noticeable; prominent
Salient
Adj.- of inferior quality; cheap
Shoddy
N.- a novel or play that use humor of irony to expose folly
Satire
N.- payment for work done
Stipend
Adj.- smoothly agreeable or polite
Suave
Adj.- unnecessary; extra
Superfluous
Adj.- persistently holding to something
Tenacious
Adj.- lacking warmth, interest, enthusiasm, lukewarm
Tepid
V.- to prevent from accomplishing a purpose; to frustrate
Thwart
Adj.- poisonous
Toxic
V.- to take place; to come about
Transpire
N.- apprehension, uneasiness
Trepidation
Adj.- swollen; inflated
Tumid
N.- unrest; agitation
Turmoil
Adj.- ever present in all places; universal
Ubiquitous
Adj.- buried; Concealed
Ulterior
Adj.- of strange nature; weird
Uncanny
Adj.- clear; definite
Unequivocal
Adj.- simple; plain; modest
Unpretentious
V.- to weaken; to ruin
Undermine
Adj.- inconspicuous; reserved
Unobtrusive
Adj.- cultured; suave
Urbane
N.- the act of lending money at illegal rates of interest
Usury
N.- imaginary land with perfect social and political systems
Utopia
Adj.- containing nothing; empty
Vacuous
N.- wanderer; one without a fixed place
Vagabond
Adj.- rambling; wandering; transient
Vagrant
N.- bravery
Valor
Adj. Employing the same words as another; literal
Verbatim
Adj.- wordy; talkative
Verbose
N.- dizziness
Vertigo
V.- to slander
Vilify
V.- to grow gradually smaller
Wane
Adj.- unruly; excessive
Wanton
V.- to justify, to authorize
Warrant
V.- to try to persuade; to coax
Wheedle
V.- to sharpen
Whet
Adj.- fanciful; amusing
Whimsical
N.- violent or unrestrained anger; fury
Wrath
V.- to wilt; to shrivel; to humiliate; to cut down
Wither
Adj.- mocking; cynical
Wry
N.- an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs
Xenophile
N.- an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners
Xenophobia
N.- hardness; collar; bond
Yoke
N.- former period of time
Yore
N.- believer; enthusiast; fan
Zealot
N.- point directly overhead in the sky
Zenith
Abstract
Adj.- not easy to understand; theoretical
Acclaim
N.- loud approval; applause
Acquiesce
V.- to agree or consent to an opinion
Adament
Adj.- not yielding; firm
Adversary
N.- an enemy; foe
Advocate
N.- supporter, defender
Aesthetic
Adj.- showing good taste; artistic
Alleviate
V.- to lesson or make easier
Aloof
Adj.- distant in interest; reserved; cool
Altercation
N.- controversy; dispute
Banal
Adj.- common; pretty; ordinary
Belittle
V.- to make small; to think lightly of
Benefactor
N.- one who helps others; a donor
Benevolent
Adj.- kind; generous
Benign
Adj.- mild; harmless
Biased
Adj.- prejudiced; influenced; not neutral
Blasphemous
Adj.- irreligious; away from acceptable standards
Blithe
Adj.- happy; cheery; merry
Brevity
N.- briefness; shortness
Candid
Adj.- honest; truthful; sincere
Compatible
Adj.- in agreement with; harmonious
Complacent
Adj.- content; self-satisfied; smug
Compliant
Adj.- yielding; obedient
Comprehensive
Adj. All-inclusive; complete; thorough
Compromise
V.- to settle by mutual adjustment
Concede
V.- to acknowledge; admit; to surrender; to abandon one’s position
Concise
Adj.- in few words; brief; condense
Condescend
V.- to come down from one’s position or dignity
Condone
V.- to overlook; to forgive
Conspicuous
Adj.- easy to see; noticeable
Desecrate
V.- to violate a holy place or sanctuary
Detached
Adj.- separated; not interested; standing alone
Deter
V.- to prevent; to discourage; to hinder
Didactic
Adj.- instructive; dogmatic; preachy
Digress
V.- to stray from the subject; to wander from topic
Diligence
N.- hard work
Discerning
Adj.- distinguishing one thing from another
Discord
N.- disagreement; lack of harmony
Discriminating
V.- to distinguish one thing from another; to demonstrate bias
Disdain
N.- intense dislike
Elaboration
N.- act of clarifying; adding details
Eloquence
N.- the ability to speak well
Elusive
Adj.- hard to catch; difficult to understand
Emulate
To imitate; to copy; to mimic
Endorse
V.- to support; to approve of; to recommend
Engender
V.- to create, to bring about
Enhance
V.- to improve; to complete; to make more attractive
Enigma
N.- mystery; secret; perplexity
Ephemeral
Adj.- temporary; belief; short-lived
Equivocal
Adj.- doubtful; uncertain
Fastidious
Adj.- fussy; hard to please
Fervent
Adj.- passionate; intense
Fickle
Adj.- changeable; unpredictable
Fortuitous
Adj.- accidental; happening by chance; lucky
Glutton
N.- overeater
Gullible
Adj.- easily fooled
Hamper
V.- to interfere with; to hinder
Heresy
N.- opinion contrary to popular belief
Heed
V.- to obey, to yield to
Hypothetical
Adj.- assumed; uncertain
Illuminate
V.- to make understandable
Illusory
Adj.- unreal; false; deceptive
Incredulous
Adj.- unwilling to believe; skeptical
Indulgent
Lenient; patient
Innate
Adj.- natural; inborn
Intangible
Adj.- incapable of being touched; immaterial
Languid
Adj.- weak; fatigued
Laud
V.- to praise
Lethargic
Adj.- lazy; passive
Levity
N.- silliness; lack of seriousness
Malicious
Adj.- spiteful; vindictive
Melancholy
N.-depression; gloom
Miser
N.-penny pincher; stingy person
Mitigate
V.- to alleviate; to lesson; to soothe
Morose
Adj.- moody; despondent
Nostalgic
Adj.-longing for the past; filled with bittersweet memories
Novel
Adj.-new
Nullify
V.- to cancel; to invalidate
Obscure
Adj.- not easily understood; dark
Ominous
Adj.- threatening
Orthodox
Adj.- traditional; accepted
Partisan
Adj.-biased; one-sided
Perceptive
Adj.- full of insight; aware
Perpetual
Adj.- enduring for all time
Peripheral
Adj.- marginal; outer
Quandary
N.- dilemma; a stage of uncertainty
Quaint
Adj.- old fashioned; unusual; odd
Qualified
Adj.- Experienced; indefinite
Reciprocal
N.- mutual; having the same relationship to each other
Rectify
V.- to correct
Rescind
V.- to retract; to discard
Sagacious
Adj.- wise; cunning
Salient
Adj. Noticeable; prominent
Shoddy
Adj.- of inferior quality; cheap
Satire
N.- a novel or play that uses humor or irony to escape folly
Stipend
N.- payment for work done
Suave
Adj.- smoothly agreeable or polite
Superfluous
Adj.-. Unnecessary; extra
Tenacious
Adj.- persistently holding to something
Tepid
Adj.- lacking warmth, interest, enthusiasm; lukewarm
Thwart
V.- to prevent from accomplishing a purpose, to frustrate
Toxic
Adj.- poisonous
Transpire
V.- to take place; to come about
Trepidation
N.- apprehension; uneasiness
Tumid
Adj. Swollen, inflated
Turmoil
N.- unrest; agitation
Ubiquitous
Adj.- ever present in all places; universal
Ulterior
Adj.- buried; concealed
Uncanny
Adj.- of a strange nature; weird
Unequivocal
Adj.- clear; definite
Unpretentious
Adj.- simple; plain; modest
Undermine
V.- to weaken; to ruin
Unobtrusive
Adj.- inconspicuous; reserved
Urbane
Adj.- cultured, suave
Usury
N.- the act of lending at illegal rates of interest
Utopia
N.- imaginary land with perfect social and political systems
Vacuous
Adj.- containing nothing; empty
Vagabond
N.- wandering; one without a fixed place
Vagrant
Adj.- rambling; wandering, transient
Valor
N.- bravery
Verbatim
Adj.- employing the same words as another; literal
Verbose
Adj.- wordy; talkative
Vertigo
N.- dizziness
Vilify
V.- to slander
Wane
V.- to grow gradually smaller
Wanton
Adj.- unruly; excessive
Warrant
V.- to justify; to authorize
Wheedle
V.- to try to persuade; to coax
Whet
V.- to sharpen
Whimsical
Adj.- fanciful; amusing
Wrath
N.- violent or unrestrained anger; fury
Wither
V.- to wilt to shrivel; to humiliate; to cut down
Wry
Adj.- mocking; cynical
Xenophobia
N.- an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, of customs
Xenophobia
N.- an unreasonable fear or hated of foreigners
Yoke
N.- harness; collar; bond
Yore
N.- former period of time
Zealot
N.- believer; enthusiast, fan
Zenith
N.-point directly overhead in the sky
