Week 1 Flashcards
Candid
adj. Completely honest, Straight forward.
He was candid when she asked if the dress made her look fat.
Conjecture
n. Inference guesswork
Sometimes making conjectures are the only option.
Didactic
adj. Instructive
Most leaders have a rather didactic tone of voice.
Euphemism
n. A mild wording,substituting for a harsh term
Pleasantly plump is a euphemism for obesity.
Extrapolate
v. to make a conjecture from known information.
You can extrapolate that I really enjoy science.
Incoherent
adj. lacking cohesion or connection
If you can’t get over your fear of singing in front of an audience, you will be doomed to an incoherent solo.
Insinuate
v. to introduce or communicate stealthily
They can only insinuate that you stole the last cookie, however they have no proof.
Lucid
adj. easily understood, clear
My mind was blown at how the lucid the concept of the brain is.
Rhetoric
n. the art if using language effectively and persuasively
If i wish to become an entrepreneur , I must be well versed in the art of rhetoric.
Acumen
n. quickness, accuracy,and keenness of judgement or insight
I must learn to be acumen when taking tests or I might not score what i want.
Adroit
adj. deft, skillful, clever
An adroit test taker doesn’t waste time on questions
Ascertain
v. to find out through investigation
Sherlock Homes was a detective who ascertained who the criminal was in every mystery
Astute
adj. shrewd, clever
Jacob Marley was a real astute man.
Circumspect
adj. careful, prudent
To become a werewolf hunter one must be circumspect.
Disseminate
V. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed
The salt quickly disseminated in the water.
Erudition
N. Deep extensive learning ~ State of…
The thinker has a look of erudition.
Pedantic
Adj. Excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules.
The Guardians’ ideal Green Lantern is a pedantic creature that is not Hal Jordan
Perspicacious
Adj, Shrewd, clear sighted.
Sherlock Holmes’s perspicacious mind always solved the crime.
Pragmatic
Adj, Practical in real life
Batman’s approach to interrogation was more pragmatic than Superman’s.
Precocious
Adj, premature. Smart for age
At the age of 2 the precocious baby named Clark Kent was able to lift tractor with one hand.
Prospectus
N. A formal proposal.
The prospectus for a research paper is the thesis.
Rudimentary
Adj, Basic elementary, the early stage of life.
Simba’s rudimentary sense of curiosity led him and NALA to the elephant graveyard.
Abstruse
Adj, Difficult to understand.
Galefrayian is an abstruse language.
Callous
Adj. Emotionally hardening; unfeeling.
Superman became callous after the death Lois Lane, just as his skin to the rest of the world.
Convoluted
Adj, intricate, complex
The mind of a time-lord is a convoluted maze.
Enigma
N, A puzzling mystery or riddle.
The rubix cube is a famous enigma that has bamboozled society for decades.
Inscrutable
Adj, Difficult to fathom or understand
Time Travel is an inscrutable concept for most people to grasp.
Reticent
Adj, Inclined to keep silent or reserved.
Little Red hoodwinked the wolf by using a fake reticent personality.
Staid
Adj, Unemotional, serious
Scrooge is a staid man
Arcane
adj. Known, understood by few
The concept of time travel is an arcane topic.
Assimilate
v. to absorb, to get smaller more dense
You must assimilate the army to flank the enemy by the hill.
Autonomy
n. independent, self-determination
In order to gain autonomy from drugs you must go cold-turkey.
Cosmopolitan
adj. worldly, widely sophisticated
For living in a box all your life you seem rather cosmopolitan
Derivative
adj. something that comes from another source
French derives from Latin.
Entourage
n. A group of attendants or associates
The President’s entourage met in the Oval-Office
Esoteric
adj. intended for a small group to understand
Be careful with esoteric jokes because they can be offensive.
Gaffe
n. A clumsy social error
It seemed like a harmless gaffe at first however, it was truly a robbery.
Idiosyncrasy
N. Characteristic peculiar to an individual or a group.
The idiosyncrasy of the Justice League is to maintain justice in the world.
Cosmopolitan
adj. worldly, widely sophisticated
For living in a box all your life you seem rather cosmopolitan
Derivative
adj. something that comes from another source
French derives from Latin.
Entourage
n. A group of attendants or associates
The President’s entourage met in the Oval-Office
Esoteric
adj. intended for a small group to understand
Be careful with esoteric jokes because they can be offensive.
Gaffe
n. A clumsy social error
It seemed like a harmless gaffe at first however, it was truly a robbery.
Idiosyncrasy
N. Characteristic peculiar to an individual or a group.
The idiosyncrasy of the Justice League is to maintain justice in the world.
Insular
Adj. Isolated; narrow or provincial.
Orthodox
Adj. adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion.
Potentate
N. one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch.
Castigate
V. To scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize.
Censure
V. To issue official blame.
Denounce
V. To condemn openly
Reclusive
Adj. Seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation.
Relinquish
V. To retire from; give up on or abandon
Renounce
V. To give up (ex: a title) especially by formal announcement
Vituperative
Adj, Marked by harshly abusive condemnation
Circumscribe
V. To draw a circle around; to restrict
Contiguous
Adj, Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.
