Vocabulary Flashcards
Abjure
(V) to take back; avoid
Auspicious
(Adj) conductive to success; favorable
Abrogate
(V) do away with a law or contract; cancel or revoke
Bowdlerize
(V) to remove material that is considered offensive, especially with the result that it becomes weaker or less effective
Acumen
(N) to make the right choice quickly
Belie
(V) to show false; contradict or misrepresent
Bellicose
(Adj) warlike in behavior; demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
Chicanery
(N) deception by artful subterfuge (trickery)
Antebellum
(Adj) time period before the war (specifically the civil war)
Chromosome
(N) a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes
Churlish
(Adj) rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.
Circumlocution
(N) the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
Circumnavigate
(V) sail all the way around (something, especially the world).
Deciduous
(Adj) shedding its leaves annually
Deleterious
(Adj) causing harm or damage.
