Vocabulary Set VIII Flashcards
penury
poverty, barrenness, dearth, destitution, indigence
indigence, destitution, dearth, barrenness, poverty
penury
emissary
deputy, envoy, go-between, intermediary, messenger
messenger, intermediary, go-between, envoy, deputy
emissary
denizen
resident, dweller, inhabitant, occupant
occupant, inhabitant, dweller, resident
denizen
miscreant
evil, immoral, criminal
criminal, immoral, evil
miscreant
ensconce
hide, tuck away, situate, stash, bury, cache
cache, bury, stash, situate, tuck away, hide
ensconce
beleaguer
harass, besiege, annoy, bedevil, beset, plague
plague, beset, bedevil, annoy, besiege, harass
beleaguer
winnow
blow away, fan, puff, scatter, stir
stir, scatter, puff, fan, blow away
winnow
posh
luxurious, upper-class, chic, classy, deluxe, elegant, exclusive, fashionable, grand, high-class, ritzy, swank, la-di-da
la-di-da, swank, ritzy, high-class, grand, fashionable, exclusive, elegant, deluxe, classy, chic, upper-class, luxurious
posh
derivate
secondary, auxiliary, dependent, resultant, subordinate, subsidiary
subsidiary, subordinate, resultant, dependent, auxiliary, secondary
derivate
tenuous
weak, thin, delicate, dubious, flimsy, insubstantial, nebulous, questionable, shaky, sketchy
sketchy, shaky, questionable, nebulous, insubstantial, flimsy, dubious, delicate, thin, weak
tenuous
plethora
excess, deluge, glut, overabundance, plenty, profusion, surfeit
surfeit, profusion, plenty, overabundance, glut, deluge, excess
plethora
pliancy
flexibility, affability, bounce, complaisance, compliance, docility, ductility
ductility, docility, compliance, complaisance, bounce, affability, flexibility
pliancy
intrepid
brave, nervy, courageous, fearless, heroic, plucky, spunky
spunky, plucky, heroic, fearless, courageous, nervy, brave
intrepid
inadvertent
accidental, careless, reckless, unintended, unintentional, unwitting
unwitting, unintentional, unintended, reckless, careless, accidental
inadvertent
discomfit
defeat, frustrate, confuse, demoralize, disconcert, perplex, vex
vex, perplex, disconcert, demoralize, confuse, frustrate, defeat
discomfit
castigate
criticize severely, berate, censure, chastise, criticize, excoriate, flog, lambaste, lash, penalize, pummel, punish, rebuke, reprimand, scold, upbraid
upbraid, scold, reprimand, rebuke, punish, pummel, penalize, lash, lambaste, flog, excoriate, criticize, chastise, censure, berate, criticize severely
castigate
demented
crazy, insane, deranged, hysterical, mad, maniacal, manic, psychotic, unhinged
unhinged, psychotic, manic, maniacal, mad, hysterical, deranged, insane, crazy
demented
oaf
person who is clumsy, stupid, beast, blunderer, bruiser, brute, chump, clod, clown
clown, clod, chump, brute, bruiser, blunderer, beast, stupid, person who is clumsy
oaf
ogre
nasty person, fiend, demon, devil, giant
giant, devil, demon, fiend, nasty person
ogre
impost
tariff, assessment, charge, custom, duty, fee, levy
levy, fee, duty, custom, charge, assessment, tariff
impost
alcove
nook, secluded spot, compartment, cubicle
cubicle, compartment, secluded spot, nook
alcove
anathema
something hated, bane, pariah
pariah, bane, something hated
anathema
preponderance
great numbers, supremacy, predominance, prevalence
prevalence, predominance, supremacy, great numbers
preponderance
perforate
make a hole in, puncture, bore, drill, drive
drive, drill, bore, puncture, make a hole in
perforate
vitiate
cancel, annihilate, negate, quash
quash, negate, annihilate, cancel
vitiate
elliptical
oval-shaped, ovoid
ovoid, oval-shaped
elliptical
truculent
belligerent, hateful, abusive, aggressive, antagonistic, bad-tempered
bad-tempered, antagonistic, aggressive, abusive, hateful, belligerent
truculent
pernicious
bad, hurtful, damaging, dangerous, deadly, destructive, detrimental, devastating, harmful, lethal, malicious, nefarious, noxious, poisonous, ruinous, toxic, virulent
virulent, toxic, ruinous, poisonous, noxious, nefarious, malicious, lethal, harmful, devastating, detrimental, destructive, deadly, dangerous, damaging, hurtful, bad
pernicious
abstemious
restraining behaviour or appetite, abstinent, ascetic, austere
austere, ascetic, abstinent, restraining behaviour or appetite
abstemious
caveat
warning, admonition
admonition, warning
caveat
oleander
a poisonous Eurasian evergreen shrub having fragrant white, rose or purple flowers
a poisonous Eurasian evergreen shrub having fragrant white, rose or purple flowers
oleander
patagium
a thin membrane extending between the body and a limb to form a wing or winglike extension
Greek: patageion = clatter, of imitative origin
a thin membrane extending between the body and a limb to form a wing or winglike extension
Greek: patageion = clatter, of imitative origin
patagium
turgid
swollen, bloated, distended, inflated, puffy
puffy, inflated, distended, bloated, swollen
turgid
quarantine
isolation, detention, lazaretto, seclusion
seclusion, lazaretto, detention, isolation
quarantine
peremptory
overbearing, authoritative, absolute, arbitrary, autocratic
,autocratic, arbitrary, absolute, authoritative, overbearing
peremptory
nebulous
confused, obscure, ambiguous, amorphous, hazy, imprecise, murky, shadowy, vague
vague, shadowy, murky, imprecise, hazy, amorphous, ambiguous, obscure, confused
nebulous
truncated
shorten, abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut short
cut short, curtail abridge, abbreviate, shorten
truncated
vitriolic
bitter, acerbic, antagonistic, caustic, scathing
scathing, caustic, antagonistic, acerbic, bitter
vitriolic
inauspicious
ominous, unpromising, unfortunate, baleful
baleful, unfortunate, unpromising, ominous
inauspicious
inauspicious
ominous, unpromising, unfortunate, baleful
copious
abundant, ample, extensive
extensive, ample, abundant
copious
copious
abundant, ample, extensive
gore
bloodshed, carnage, slaugther
slaughter, carnage, bloodshed
gore
brawn
muscular strength and breadth, beef, clout, energy, flesh
flesh, energy, clout, beef, muscular strength and breadth
brawn
ardent
very enthusiastic, avid, fervent, fierce, impassioned, intense, keen, passionate, vehement, zealous
zealous, vehement, passionate, keen, intense, impassioned, fierce, fervent, avid, very enthusiastic
ardent
craven
weak, timid, mean-spirited, cowardly, dastardly, fearful, gutless
gutless, fearful, dastardly, cowardly, mean-spirited, timid, weak
craven
circuitous
going around, indirect, devious, labyrinthine, meandering, rambling, tortuous
tortuous, rambling, meandering, labyrinthine, devious, indirect, going around
circuitous
juggernaut
overpowering force, barrage, cavalcade, campaign, steamroller, blitz
blitz, steamroller, campaign, cavalcade, barrage, overpowering force
juggernaut
imprecation
blasphemy, curse, malediction
malediction, curse, blasphemy
imprecation
cabal
plot, conspiracy, intrigue, scheme
scheme, intrigue, conspiracy, plot
cabal
oeuvre
body of work, opus, output, work
work, output, opus, body of work
oeuvre
encomium
compliment, accolade, commendation, eulogy, panegyric, praise, salutation
salutation, praise, panegyric, eulogy, commendation, accolade, compliment
encomium
torrential
overflowing, teeming, abounding, swarming
swarming, abounding, teeming, overflowing
torrential
unwieldy
awkward, bulky, burdensome, clumsy, cumbersome, inconvenient, massive, onerous, ponderous, ungainly, unmanageable
unmanageable, ungainly, ponderous, onerous, massive, inconvenient, cumbersome, clumsy, burdensome, bulky, awkward
unwieldy
reclusive
unsociable, cloistered, isolated
isolated, cloistered, unsociable
reclusive
sundry
miscellaneous, assorted, various
various, assorted, miscellaneous
sundry
subservient
extremely compliant, deferential, inferior, submissive
submissive, inferior, deferential, extremely compliant
subservient
subversive
rebellious, destructive, incendiary, riotous, insurgent
insurgent, riotous, incendiary, destructive, rebellious
subversive
rapturous
ecstatic, delightful, euphoric, delighted, enchanted
enchanted, delighted, euphoric, delightful, ecstatic
rapturous
elated
very happy, delighted, ecstatic, enchanted, euphoric, excited, exultant, joyful, jubilant, overjoyed, proud
proud, overjoyed, jubilant, joyful, exultant, excited, euphoric, enchanted, ecstatic, delighted, very happy
elated
obstinate
stubborn, determined, adamant, dogmatic, headstrong, inflexible, intransigent, recalcitrant, steadfast, tenacious, unyielding, willful
willful, unyielding, tenacious, steadfast, recalcitrant, intransigent, inflexible, headstrong, dogmatic, adamant, determined, stubborn
obstinate
indemnity
reimbursement, compensation, repayment, restitution
restitution, repayment, compensation, reimbursement
indemnity
annulment
voiding an agreement, abolition, abrogation, breakup, cancellation, deletion, dissolution, nullification, repeal, retraction, reversal, revocation
revocation, reversal, retraction, repeal, nullification, dissolution, deletion, cancellation, breakup, abrogation, abolition, voiding an agreement
annulment
This one’s for all you dreamers, visionaries, innovators, makers, hackers, creators, idealists, and thinkers!
To you beautiful people with your heads in the clouds.
The ones who solve, when most whine, and the ones who get a bigger piece of the pie by making the pie bigger.
The ones who create something where it was not before.
Here’s to you!
Where is it written that all our dreams must be small?