Vocabulary Day 4 Flashcards
Archipelago
A large group of islands
Allege
To assert without proof
Allocate
To distribute; to assign; to allot
Alloy
A combination of two or more things, usually metals
Armament
Implement of war
Beget
To give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause
Burlesque
A ludicrous, mocking, or exaggerated imitation
Brandish
To wave or display threateningly
Brawn
Big muscles; great strength
Bliss
Perfect contentment; extreme joy
Comply
To act or be in accordance (with)
Connive
To conspire to aid or encourage a wrong by feigning ignorance of it
Captivate
To fascinate; to enchant; to enrapture
Cant
Insincere or hypothetical speech
Classic
Top-notched; of the highest quality
Callow
Immature
Deficit
A shortage, especially of money
Deft
Skillful
Defunct
No linger in effect; no longer in existence
Delinquent
Neglecting a duty or law; late in payment
Enigma
A mystery
Empirical
Relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical
Enervate
To reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually
Fauna
Animals
Fervor
Great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal
Grandiose
Absurdly exaggerated
Hermetic
Impervious to external influence; airtight
Incense
To make very angry
Incessant
Unceasing
Incisive
Cutting right to the heart of the matter
Incongruous
Not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate; not fitting in
Languish
To become weak, listless, or depressed
Mandate
A command or authorization to do something; the will of the voters as expressed by the results of an election
Misanthropic
Hating mankind
Oblique
Indirect; at an angle
Patronize
To treat as an inferior; to condescend to
Peruse
To read carefully
Paucity
Scarcity
Pedantic
Boringly scholarly or academic
Reiterate
To say again; to repeat
Reclusive
Hermitlike; withdrawn from society
Refute
To prove to be false; to disprove
Sardonic
Mocking; scornful
Scrupulous
Strict; careful; hesitant for ethical reasons
Scrutinize
To examine very carefully
Salient
Sticking out; conspicuous; leaping
Sporadic
Stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in a while
Spurious
False; fake
Vacillate
To be indecisive; to waver
Vocation
An occupation; a job