Vocabulary Flashcards
(adj.) skillful; nimble
deft
(adj.) sincere; real; without pretense
unfeigned
(adj.) filthy; wretched; debased
squalid
(n.) treachery; deceitfulness
duplicity
(adj.) disorderly; riotous; violent; stormy
turbulent
(v.) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
accede
(adj.) easily bent; flexible; easily influenced
pliable
(v.) to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend
profess
(v.) to include or contain; to be made up of
compromise
(n.) a period of rest or relief
respite
(adj.) quarrelsome; inclined to argue
contentious
(adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption
venal
(adj.) still existing; not exterminated; destroy or lost
extant
(adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
officious
(adj.) dignified; majestic
stately
(adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy; verbose
copious
(adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent
brash
(adj.) deeply affecting; touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
poignant
(v.) to inflict physical punishment, as a means of correction; to scold severely
chastise
(adj.) hasty; not thorough
cursory
(adj.) old and feeble; worn-out; ruined
decrepit
(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
quintessence
(n.) an injury done in return for an injury
reprisal
(adj.) clear, transparent; readily understood
limpid
(adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
insidious
(v.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly
plod
(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed; unwilling
averse
(v.) to do without; give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily; defer
waive
(adj.) given to much talking; tediously chatty
garrulous
(n.) a payment for damage or loss
indemnity
(adj.) shy; lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
diffident
(n.) a state of perplexity or doubt
quandary
(adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging or biting
pungent
(n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
martinet
(adj.) very enthusiastic; impassioned
ardent
(v. ) to utter taunting words
(n. ) an expression of scorn
gibe
(v. ) to take great pleasure in
(n. ) a wild celebration
revel
(v.) to praise extravagantly
extol
(adj.) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
disheveled
(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
punitive
(n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
dearth
(adj.) possible; able to be done
feasible
(adj., part.) deprived of; made unhappy through loss
bereft
(adj.) stubbornly disobedient; resisting authority
recalcitrant
(adj.) spiteful; showing ill will
malevolent
(adj.) roomy; spacious
commodious
(adj.) unconquerable; refusing to yield
indomitable
(v.) to see clearly; recognize
discern
(v.) to make larger; increase
augment
(v. ) to regard highly
(n. ) a highly favorable opinion or judgement
esteem
(adj.) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style
sonorous
(v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove; dispose of
obviate
(adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
supercilious
(v.) to rejoice greatly
exult
(n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility
animosity
(adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
impervious
(adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
destitute
(v. ) to turn aside; to stray from the norm
(n. ) one who departs from the norm
(adj. ) differing from the norm; heterodox; unconventional
deviate
