Vocabulary Set IV Flashcards
atrophy (v)
to weaken from disuse (a- without + troph nourishment)
to weaken from disuse
atrophy
abate (v)
to subside, to decrease in intensity (ad- to + batre to beat)
to subside, to decrease in intensity
abate
porous (adj)
filled with many holes (porus opening)
filled with many holes
porous
wane (v)
to grow smaller or less intense
to grow smaller or less intense
wane
lassitude (n)
a feeling of weakness (lassus weary)
a feeling of weakness
lassitude
undermine (v)
to weaken or diminish something
to weaken or diminish something
undermine
obsequious (adj)
overly submissive (ob- to + sequi follow)
overly submissive
obsequious
attrition (n)
a wearing away of strength or morale
a wearing away of strength or morale
attrition
enervate (v)
to weaken someone’s vitality
to weaken someone’s vitality
enervate
vulnerable (adj)
prone to attack or harm
prone to attack or harm
vulnerable
ebb (v)
to decrease or decline slowly
to decrease or decline slowly
ebb
compliant (adj)
submissive (pli fold)
submissive
compliant
debilitate (v)
to sap the strength of (de- away + bilis strength)
to sap the strength of
debilitate
placid (adj)
calm (plac to please)
calm, peaceful
placid
inert (adj)
sluggish, inactive (in- not + ertem active)
sluggish, inactive
inert
listless (adj)
sluggish, without energy (-less without)
without energy, sluggish
listless
quiescent (adj)
resting; quiet (quies rest)
resting, quiet
quiescent
serene (adj)
tranquil, calm, placid (serenus peaceful, calm)
tranquil, calm, placid
serene
static (adj)
stationary (status standing)
stationary
static
moratorium (n)
postponement
postponement
moratorium
stagnate (v)
to become inactive, to become stale (status standing)
to become inactive, to become stale
stagnate
torpor (n)
lethargy, apathy
lethargy, apathy
torpor
respite (n)
rest, time of relief, pause (respit delay)
rest, time of relief, pause
respite
hiatus (n)
a break in the continuity of something
a break in the continuity of something
hiatus
torpid (adj)
hibernating, dormant (torpere be numb)
hibernating, dormant
torpid
belligerent (adj)
warlike, quarrelsome (bellum war)
warlike, quarrelsome
belligerent
irascible (adj)
easily angered (ire anger)
easily angered
irascible
volatile (adj)
explosive, tending to evaporate quickly (vola to fly)
explosive, tending to evaporate quickly
volatile
rebuttal (n)
refutation; opposing response to an argument (re- back)
refutation, opposing response to an argument
rebuttal
refute (v)
to disprove; to rebut forcefully (refutare to drive back)
to disprove, to rebut forcefully
refute
incite (v)
to urge into action (citare to cause to move)
to urge into action
incite
pugnacious (adj)
quarrelsome; warlike (pugnare fight)
quarrelsome; warlike
pugnacious
bellicose (adj)
warlike in manner (bellum war)
warlike in manner
bellicose
harass (v)
to bother, to annoy
to bother, to annoy
harass
assail (v)
to attack or assault (ad- at + salire leap)
to attack or assault
assail
tumultous (adj)
violently agitated
violently agitated
tumultous
instigate (v)
to goad, to urge on
to goad, to urge on
instigate
provocative (adj)
tending to aggravate or stimulate (pro- forth + vocare to call)
tending to aggravate or stimulate
provocative
propensity (n)
a natural inclination, a tendency (pro- forth)
a natural inclination, a tendency
propensity
acrimony (n)
bitterness of feeling; harsh words (acri bitter + monie action or condition)
bitterness of feeling
acrimony
appalling (adj)
shocking, causing dismay (palir to grow pale)
shocking, causing dismay
appalling
cacophony (n)
discord, harsh sounds (cacos ugly + phon sound)
discord, harsh sounds
cacophony
abysmal (adj)
extremely bad, wretched
extremely bad, wretched
abysmal
acrid (adj)
harsh smelling or tasting (acri bitter)
harsh smelling or tasting
acrid
blatant (adj)
very conspicious, annoyingly loud
very conspicious, annoyingly loud
blatant
deplorable (adj)
worthy of reproach or censure (plorare to cry out in sorrow)
worthy of reproach or censure
deplorable
egregious (adj)
conspiciously bad, flagrant (e- out + greg herd)
conspiciously bad, flagrant
egregious
lurid (adj)
shocking, sensational
shocking, sensational
lurid
noisome (adj)
offensive to the senses or the health (noi harm)
offensive to the senses or the health
noisome
flagrant (adj)
offensively bad, reprehensible
offensively bad, reprehensible
flagrant
heinous (adj)
cruel, shockingly evil (haine hatred + -ous full of)
cruel, shockingly evil
heinous
astringent (adj)
caustic, pungent
caustig, pungent
astringent
ambulatory (adj)
capable of moving around (ambulare walk)
capable of moving around
ambulatory
deviate (v)
to swerve or deflect (de- away + via path(
to swerve or deflect
deviate
meander (v)
to wander aimlessly (from Maiandros, a Greek river known for its winding path)
to wander aimlessly
meander
peripatetic (adj)
travelling from place to place (peri- around + patein to walk)
travelling from place to place
peripatetic
impel (v)
to put into motion, to urge (pel force)
to put into motion, to urge
impel
itinerant (adj)
travelling from place to place, peripatetic
travelling from place to place, peripatetic
itinerant
nomadic (adj)
wandering without a permanent home
wandering without a permanent home, peripatetic, itinerant
nomadic
peripheral (adj)
located on the outer boundary (peri - around)
located on the outer boundary
peripheral
compel (v)
to urge into action by force (com- together + pel force)
to urge into action by force
compel, tumultous, impel, instigate
vagrant (adj)
wandering from place to place (vagus wandering)
itinerant, peripatetic, nomadic
wandering from place to place, itinerant, peripatetic, nomadic
vagrant
perambulate (v)
to move about (per- through + ambulare walk)
to move about
perambulate
raze (v)
to destroy completely
to destroy completely
raze
jettison (v)
to throw overboard
to throw overboard
jettison
abort (v)
to terminate prematurely
to terminate prematurely
abort
purge (v)
to cleanse of something unwanted (purgare to cleanse)
to cleanse of something unwanted
purge
forgo (v)
to give something up (for- away + go go)
to give something up
forgo
deplete (v)
to decrease the supply of (deplare to empty)
dearth (n)
lack, scarcity (dear greatly valued)
lack, scarcity
dearth
rescind (v)
to take back, to cancel (re- back + scindere cut)
to take back, to cancel
rescind
efface (v)
to erase by rubbing (e- out + face appearance)
to erase by rubbing
efface
abdicate (v)
to give up power (ab- away + dicare proclaim)
to give up power
abdicate
renounce (v)
to give up in a formal announcement
to give up in a formal announcement
renounce
nullify (v)
to make invalid (nullus none)
to make invalid
nullify
relinquish (v)
to abandon or give up (re- back + linquere to leave)
to abandon or give up, forgo
relinquish
cathartic (adj)
having a purging effect; inducing the release of emotional tension
having a purging effect, inducing the release of emotional tension
cathartic
altruism (n)
selflessness (alter other)
selflessness
altruism
amiable (adj)
friendly, agreeable (amicus friend)
friendly, agreeable
amiable, amicable
philanthropist (n)
one who does good, lover of humankind (phila- love + anthro humankind)
one who does good, lover of humankind
philanthropist
congenial (adj)
friendly, pleasant (con- with + genialis pleasant)
friendly, pleasant
congenial
munificient (adj)
generous (munus sharing)
generous
munificient
decorum (n)
propriety, good manners (decorus proper)
propriety, good manners
decorum
amity (n)
friendship (amicus friend)
friendship
amity
decorous (adj)
exhibiting good taste in behavior or appearance (decorus proper)
exhibiting good taste in behavior or appearance
decorous
affable (adj)
friendly, kind (affabilis easy to converse with)
friendly, kind, amiable
affable
gregarious (adj)
sociable (greg flock)
amicable (adj)
polite and friendly (amicus friend)
polite and friendly
amicable
magnanimous (adj)
generous, big-hearted (magna- great + animus spirit)
generous, big-hearted, munificient
magnanimous
geniality (n)
cheerfulness (genialis pleasant)
cheerfulness, congeniality
geniality
