Vocabulary Day 9-10 Flashcards
Allot
To apportion, allocate, or assign
Amid
In the middle of
Ancillary
Subordinate; providing assistance
Annuity
An annual allowance or income
Antedate
To be older than; to have come before
Anthology
Collection; especially of literary works
Behest
Command; order
Bona-Fide
Sincere
Compromise
a Settlement of differences in which each side gives
Concede
To acknowledge as true or right to grant or yield
Concave
Curved inward
Confederate
An ally; an accomplice
Confer
To exchange ideas; to consult with; to bestow
Disposition
Characteristic attitude; state of mind; inclination arrangement
Dissident
A person who disagrees or dissent
Distinct
Separate; different; clear and unmistakable
Divine
To intuit; to prophesy
Extrovert
An open, outgoing person
Eclipse
To block of light of
Efficacy
Effectiveness
Estrange
To make unfriendly
Ethics
Moral standards governing behavior
Evince
To demonstrate convincingly; to prove
Excise
To remove by cutting, or as if by cutting
Fallacy
A false notation or belief; a misconception
Frenetic
Frantic; frenzied; Fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way
Gastronomy
The art of eating well
Husbandry
Thrifty management of resources; livestock farming
Innate
Existing since birth; inborn; inherent
Insatiable
Hard or impossible to satisfy; greedy; avaricious
Insinuate
To hint; to creep in
Insipid
Dull; bland; banal
Levity
Lightness; frivolity; numerousness
Mitigate
To moderate the effect of something
Mollify
To soften; to soothe; to pacify
Nebulous
Vague; hazy; indistinct
Obtuse
Insensitive; blockhead
Precipitate
To cause to happen abruptly
Prodigious
Extraordinary; enormous
precipitous
Steep
Preclude
To prevent something from ever happening
Reprimand
Stern reproof; official rebuke
Remuneration
Payment; recompense
Repugnant
Repulsive; offensive; disgusting
Retort
To make a sharp reply
Revamp
To revise; to renovate
Tenacious
Persistent; stubborn; not letting go
Transcend
To go beyond or above; to surpass
Unctuous
Oily, both literally and figuratively; insincere
Underscore
To underline; to emphasize
APT
Appropriate; having a tendency to; likely
Archives
Place where historical documents are stored
Arid
Very dry; lacking life, interest, or imagination
Ascertain
To determine with certainty
Astringent
Harsh; severe; withering
Attribute
To credit to or assign; to ascribe
Bland
Mild; tasteless; dull; unlively
Baroque
Extravagantly ornate; flamboyant; Highly ornate and extravagant in style
Conviction
Strong belief; a determination of guilt
Cordial
Gracious; warm; sincere
Corrosive
Eating away; destructive
Crestfallen
Dejected; dispirited
Critique
A critical review
Demagogue
A leader of the people, but more a rabble rouser
Divulge
To reveal especially reveal something that has been a secret
Dour
Forbidding; severe; gloomy
Depravity
Inhabitant; Moral corruption
Emaciate
To make extremely thin through starvation or illness
Emanate
To come forth; to issue; Issue or spread out from (a source)
Emancipate
To liberate; to free from bondage or restraint
Ebb
To diminish; to recede
Exuberant
Highly joyous or enthusiastic; overflowing; lavish
Envision
To imagine; to foresee
Faux
False
Fester
To generate pus; to decay
Genocide
Extermination of a national, radical, or religious group
Hyperbole
An exaggeration used as a figure of speech; exaggeration
Insolent
Arrogant; insulting
Instigate
To provoke; to stir up
Insular
Like an island; isolated
Integral
Essential
Litigate
To engage in legal proceedings
Moribund
Dying
Morose
Gloomy; sullen
Nefarious
Evil; flagrantly wicked
Omniscient
All-knowing; having infinite wisdom
Preeminent
Better than anyone else; outstanding; supreme
Pandemic
Prevalent throughout a large area
Prevail
To triumph; to overcome rivals; (with on, upon, or with) to persuade
Pristine
Original; unspoiled; pure
Quaint
Pleasantly old-fashioned; picturesque
Rife
Occurring frequently; widespread; common; swarming
Rivet
To engross; to hold firmly
Rue
To mourn; to regret
Recondite
Hard to understand; over one’s head
Sentiment
Able to perceive by the senses; conscious; General feeling or opinion
Serendipity
Accidental good fortune; discovering good things without looking for them
Servile
Submissive and subservient; like a servant
Veneer
Facade; coating; outward appearance
Verge
Border; brink; edge