Week 1 - 150 Words Flashcards
Inchoate
Just began, undeveloped, unorganized
It has more sense of vagueness
But, incipient, nascent means jus started or beginning to exist
Obdurate
Stubborn, hard hearted, hardened in wrongdoing
Callous 💪
Stony, Flinty, glacial
Reprobate , and unregenerate refers to people who are hardened evildoers
Ob means against
Amalgamate
Blend, merge, or unite
Related words:
Agglomerate - collect into a mass
Aggregate - gather together
Commix - mix together
Conglomerate - made up of different kinds of materials
Consolidate - unite or combine , such as debts or companies
Winnow
Sift, analyze critically, separate useful part from the worthless part
Relate words: Rarefy : make more pure, more exclusive,
Diatribe
Bitter, abusive attack or criticism , rant
R Words:
Tirade, Harangue, and Fulmination
Aver
State or assert to be the case
Effrontery
Shameless boldness, insolent , impertinent behavior
R W: Audacious : very bold or brave in a rude way
Insolent: bold
Brazen
Impudence , impudent
Precipitate
Cause to happen suddenly or prematurely ,
Disabuse
Free someone from a mistake in thinking
Bolster
Strengthen, support
R W: Fortify : protecting against military attack also means support
Buttress : reinforce
Laconic
Using few words, concise
RW : Reticent, Taciturn means not talking too much mostly describe why people
Pithy : getting the point across in just a few words
Lucid
Clear, easy to understand, rational, sane
RW: pellucid literally means transparent
Placate
Satisfy or calm down
Rw: Appease
Mollify
Conciliate
Assuage
Implacable : not able to be placated
Enervate
Weaken , tire
RW: Sap : weaken, undermine
Enfeeble: make weak or feeble
Eulogy
Speech of praise or written work of praise, esp a speech given at a funeral
Intrepid
Fearless, brave ,
Synonym: undaunted
Undermine
Weaken ,
Underscore
Emphasize
Mollify
Calm or soothe, lessen or soften
Morose
Gloomy, sullen
Assuage
Make milder , relieve , soothe, pacify, or calm
