Vocabulary Day 13-14 Flashcards
Anthropomorphic
Ascribing human characteristics to object
Apex
Highest point
Appellation
A name
Appraise
To give notice to; to inform
Auxiliary
Secondary; additional; giving assistance
Amenable
Obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another; agreeable
Anachronism
Something out of place in time or history; an incongruity
Assiduous
Hardworking; busy; quite diligent
Benediction
A blessing; an utterance of good wishes
Benighted
Ignorant; unenlightened
Cascade
A waterfall
Comprise
To consist of
Concord
Harmony; agreement
Concurrent
Happening at the same time; parallel
Conjecture
To guess; to deduce or infer on slight evidence
Discriminate
To notice or point out the difference between two or more things; to discern
Disparate
Different; incompatible; unequal
Distend
To swell; to extend a great deal
Debacle
Violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat
Exempt
Excuse; not subject to
Exhume
To unbury; to dig out of the ground
Exorbitant
Excessively costly; excessive
Fiat
An arbitrary decree or order
Fiscal
Pertaining to financial matters; monetary
Gaffe
A social blunder; a faux pas
Harass
To attack repeatedly; to torment or pester
Intrinsic
Part of the essential nature of something; inherent
Idiom
An expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning if the words
Imbue
To inspire; to permeate or tinge
Impeach
To accuse or indict; to challenge; call into question
Lugubrious
Exaggeratedly mournful
Meander
To travel along a winding or indirect route; to ramble or stray from the topic
Melee
A brawl; a confused fight or struggle; a violent free-for-a tumultuous confusion
Noxious
Harmful; offensive
Opulent
Luxurious
Prelude
Introduction; something that precedes something else
Premeditated
Planned beforehand; prearranged; plotted
Presage
To portend; to foreshadow; to forecast or predict
Privation
Lack of comforts or necessities; poverty
Quiescent
Motionless; at rest; still
Resolute
Determined; firm; unwavering
Respite
A period of rest or relief
Repudiate
To reject; to renounce; to disown; to have nothing to do with
Reticent
Quiet; restrained; reluctant to speak, especially about oneself
Secede
To withdraw from an alliance
Serene
Calm; peaceful; tranquil; untroubled
Shrewd
Wily; cunning; sly
Singular
Exceptional; unique; unusual
Vitiate
To make impure; to pollute
Virtuoso
A masterful musician; a masterful practitioner in some other field
Altruism
Selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interest of others
Ardent
Passionate
Attest
To give proof of; to declare to be true
Auspices
Protection; support; sponsorship
Atone
To make amends for
Anguish
Agonizing physical or mental pain
Animosity
Resentment; hostility; ill will
Belligerent
Combative; quarrelsome; waging war
Bovine
Cow related; cowlike
Conservatory
Usually one attached to another structure
Contempt
Disdain; disgrace
Covey
To transport; to conduct; to communicate
Curb
To restrain or control
Contingent
Dependent; possible
Chutzpah
Brazenness; audacity
Consonant
Harmonious; in agreement
Deduce
To conclude from the evidence; to infer
Delude
To deceive
Decadent
Decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals
Despot
An absolute ruler; an autocrat
Explicate
To make a detailed explanation of the meaning of
Exquisite
Extraordinary fine or beautify; intense
Extremity
Toe outermost point or edge the greatest degree; a limb or appendage of the body
Fledgling
Inexperienced or immature
Forebode
To be an omen of; to predict; to foretell
Galvanize
To startle into sudden activity
Harp
To repeat tediously; to go on and on about something
Impede
To obstruct or interfere with; to delay
Imperative
Completely necessary; vitally important
Impetuous
Rash; over impulsive; headlong
Impoverish
To reduce to poverty; to make destitute
Luminous
Giving off light; glowing; bright
Meticulous
Precise and careful about details; fussy
Modulate
To reduce or regulate; to lessen the intensity
Nebulous
Vague or indistinct; unclear; hazy
Orthodox
Conventional, adhering to established principles or doctrines, especially in religion; by the book
Procure
To obtain or acquire by special means
Propagate
To reproduce; to multiply; to spread or disseminate
Propound
To set forth or propose; to offer for consideration
Precocious
Unusually mature; uncommonly gifted
Quell
To put an end to; to squelch; to suppress
Rogue
A criminally dishonest person; a scoundrel
Revere
To respect highly; to honor
Rudimentary
Basic; crude; unformed or undeveloped
Rigorous
Strict; harsh; severe
Timorous
Fearful; easily frightened
Trauma
Severe shock or distress; a violent would; a wrenching experience
Travesty
A grotesque or shameful imitation; a mockery; a perversion
Vindicate
To clear from all blame or suspicion; to justify
Virulent
Extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate