Vocabulary Day 21-22 Flashcards
Apropos
Appropriate; coming at the right time
Allusion
An indirect reference; a hint
Artisan
A person skilled in a craft
Assail
To attack vigorously
Assert
To claim strongly; to affirm
Ascribe
To credit to or assign
Blanch
To turn pale; to cause to turn pale
Chronic
Constant; lasting a long time; inveterate
Categorical
Unconditional; absolute
Castigate
To criticize severely; to chastise
Calamity
A disaster
Callous
Insensitive; emotionally hardened
Cadence
Rhythm; the rise and fall of sound
Demise
Death
Demur
To object; to take exception
Deplore
To regret; to condemn; to lament
Demure
Shy; reserved; sedate
Denounce
To condemn
Edify
To enlighten; to instruct, especially in moral or religious matters
Ebullient
Boiling; bubbling with excitement; exuberant
Epigram
A brief and usually witty or satirical saying
Feign
To make a false representation of; to pretend
Fetish
An object of obsessive reverence, attention, or interest
Gratis
Free of charge
Halcyon
Peaceful; carefree; serene
Indigenous
Native; originating in that area
Increment
An increase; one in a series of increases
Infinitesimal
very, very, very small; infinitely small
Injunction
A command or order, especially a court order
Larceny
Theft; robbery
Marginal
Related to or located at the margin or border; at the lower limit of quality; insignificant
Materialistic
Preoccupied with material things; greedy for possessions
Nemesis
Unconquerable opponent or rival; one who seeks just compensation or revenge to right a wrong
Oligarchy
Government by only a very few people
Perpetrator
The one who committed the act
Propensity
A natural inclination or tendency; a predilection
Peregrination
Wandering; traveling; expedition
Propitious
Marked by favorable signs or conditions
Qualitative
Having to do with quality or something (as opposed to the quantity)
Sophomoric
Juvenile; childish goofy
Self-made
Having succeeded in life without help from others
Sovereign
Supreme ruler; monarch
Sedentary
Largely confined to sitting down; not physically active
Seclusion
Aloneness; withdrawal from other people
Scorn
To disdain; to find someone or something contemptible
Scant
Limited; meager; barely sufficient
Ubiquitous
Bing everywhere at the same time
Usurp
To seize wrongfully
Uniform
Consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone
Warrant
To justify; to provide grounds for; to guarantee
Antithesis
The direct opposite
Apathy
Lack of interest; lack of feeling
Aphorism
A brief; often witty saying; a proverb
Appreciate
To increase in value
Arbiter
One who decides; a judge
Approbation
Approval; praise
Bombast
Pompous or pretentious speech or writing
Boor
A rude or churlish person
Chicanery
Trickery; deceitfulness; artifice, especially legal or political
Circuitous
Roundabout; not following a direct path
Circumscribe
To draw a line around; to set the limits; to define; to restrict
Circumvent
To frustrate as through by surrounding
Depict
To portray; especially in a picture
Deplore
To regret; to condemn; to lament
Deploy
To arrange strategically
Derelict
Neglectful; delinquent; deserted
Extrapolate
To project or deduce from something known; to infer
Enormity
Extreme evil; a hideous offense; immensity
Engender
To bring into existence; to create; to cause
Fickle
Likely to change for no good reason
Figment
Something made up or invented; a fabrication
Grimace
To make an ugly, disapproving facial expression
Harbinger
A precursor; an indication; an omen
Irrevocable
Irreversible
Impecunious
Without money; penniless
Insidious
Treacherous; sneaky
Invective
Insulting or abusive speech
Lascivious
Lustful; obscene; lewd
Mawkish
Overly sentimental; maudlin
Melancholy
Gloomy; depressed and weary
Nomenclature
A set or system of names; a designation; a terminology
Opprobrious
Damning; extremely critical; disgraceful
Peculiar
Unusual; bizarre; individual; belonging to a particular region
Proponent
An advocate; a supporter of a position
Patina
Surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation
Proprietary
Characteristic of an owner of property; Constituting property
Quixotic
Romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree
Subversive
Corrupting; overthrowing; undermining; insurgent
Superfluous
Extra; unnecessary; redundant
Salutation
Greeting; welcome; opening words of greeting
Superficial
On the surface only; shallow; not through
Supercilious
Haughty; patronizing
Succumb
To yield or submit; to die
Subtle
Not obvious; able to make fine distinctions; ingenious; crafty
Synthesis
The combining parts to form a whole
Sycophant
One who sucks up to others
Taciturn
Untalkative by nature
Tout
To praise highly; to brag publicly about
Wary
Cautious; watchful; careful
Wizened
Shriveled; withered; shrunken