Week 1 Vocab Flashcards
Abound
exist in large numbers or amount
Amorphous
without a clearly defined shape or form
Belie
fail to give a true impression ; mask
Capricious
sudden and unaccountable changes of mood and behavior
Cerebral
of the brain
Congenial
pleasing or liked on account of having qualities or interests that are similar to ones own
Conspicuous
clearly visible / attracting notice
Cursory
hasty and therefore not thorough
Daunting
seeming difficult to deal with in prospect
Deify
worship or regard as a god
Didactic
in the manner of a teacher, patronizing
Disseminate
spread widely
Feasible
possible to do easily or conveniently
Flout
openly disregard
Homogeneous
of the same kind; alike
Humdrum
lacking excitement or variety
Insipid
lacking flavor
Loquacious
tending to talk a great deal
Misanthropic
having or showing a dislike of other people; unsociable
Misnomer
a wrong or inaccurate name or designation
Negligent
failing to take proper care over something
Obsequious
obedient or attentive to an excessive degree
Placate
make someone less angry or hostile
Proclivity
tendency to choose or do something regularly
Puerile
childishly , silly
Quixotic
extremely idealistic
Spendthrift
a person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way
Taciturn
reserved or uncommunicative in speech
Wary
feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems
Austere
strict
Altruism
helping others
Concedes
say something good about otherside
Alacrity
eagerness to do something
Ambivalent
having conflicting emotions; unsure
Ameliorate
improve a bad feeling or situation
Amenable
receptive to change; open
Anachronistic
of the wrong time or era
Avaricious
greedy
Banal
unoriginal and dull
Brazen
shameless and excessively forward
Calumny
slander and defamation
Castigate
scold someone harshly
Caustic
hostile and bitter
Contrite
feeling regretful or guilty
Convoluted
difficult to understand or follow
Craven
lacking bravery
Decorum
politeness and proper behavior
Deft
highly proficient and skilled
Demur
hesitate or object; express doubt
Desiccate
dry out
Diatribe
an angry rant; verbal abuse
Incredulous
doubtful and disbelieving
Ingenuous
naive and lacking experience
Abate
decrease in intensity: lessen
Abjure
strongly reject an idea; forgo
Anomalous
atypical; aberrant
Antipathy
animosity; aversion; enmity
Arcane
mysterious; esoteric; enigmatic
Arduous
laborious; taxing; onerous
Artless
naive; inexperienced/plain & simple / lacking skill
Ascetic
(of a lifestyle) very strict and lacking luxury
Assuage
decrease a negative feeling / fulfill a certain desire
Betray
divulge; expose; give away
Bucolic
associated with a tranquil rural life
Burgeon
quickly increase or grow
Cacophonous
extremely noisy
Canonize
beatify; sanctify; exalt
Censure
strongly criticize or disapprove
Chicanery
using deception to attain a certain goal
Coalesce
bring elements together; unite
Cogent
persuasive and clear; compelling
Compelling
cogent; enthralling; captivating ; riveting
Contend
argue a certain POV / struggle to overcome something
Copious
ample; myriad ; multitudinous
Cosmopolitan
sophisticated and urbane , diverse
Deference
High regard and respect; esteem
Desultory
unplanned; without enthusiasm
Diffident
reserved or shy
Dilatory
slow and unhurried; meaning to stall
Equivocate
speak evasively; avoid taking a stance
Polarize
factionalize; divide; dichotomize
Prodigal
carelessly wasteful; extravagant
Verbose
loquacious; garrulous; voluble
Abstain
eschew; shun; refrain
Approbation
appreciation toward someone
Cherish
revere, adore , dote
Corroborate
validate; substantiate; reinforce
Disparate
different or contrasting
Emulate
mimic; parallel; mirror
Enervate
sap the energy out of someone; fatigue
Ephemeral
extremely shortlasting
Fervid
excessively energetic or eager
Garrulous
voluble; long winded; verbose
Incendiary
provocative; causing conflict
Inimical
damaging; hostile in manner or tone
Intimate
subtly suggest or imply
Invigorate
revitalize; vivify; reguvenate
Mitigate
Alleviate; attenuate; allay
Obsolete
antiquated; archaic; anachronistic
Opaque
puzzling; baffling; inexplicable
Paradigmatic
representing the standard example
Pedantic
overly concerned with minor details
Placid
calm ; tranquil
Polemical
controversial opinion
Precipitate
cause to happen / done quickly
Profundity
great wisdom or intelligence
Prophetic
able to correctly predict the future
Prudent
wise in decision making
Punctilious
highly concerned with details or manners
Recondite
obscure and difficult to understand
Scrupulous
careful with details / moral integrity
Tranquil
reposeful; serene; placid
Vacillate
go back and forth with ones view
Aloof
not warm or friendly
Arbitrary
by chance not reason
Clamorous
extremely loud noise
Dearth
lack of something in an area
Immutable
not capable of being changed
Indefatigable
highly determined
Indolent
habitually lazy
Insular
narrow
Intransigent
stubborn
Intrepid
brave
neophyte
amateur
platitude
banal remark or statement
prescient
possessing foresight of upcoming events
Salubrious
promoting health or wellbeing
sedulous
paying attention to details
soporific
causing sleep
tendentious
biased toward particular view, often provocative
Recondite
difficult to understand
Impertinent
Inappropriate
Irresolute
uncertain
Prosaic
straightforward
Affectation
meant to impress others
Dissemble
hide ones true feelings
Pertinacious
stubbornly holding onto a belief or course of action
Probity
strong ethical standards
Specious
reasonable but actually wrong
Spurious
bogus
Venal
open to bribery
Irreverent
lacking proper respect
Prescient
possessing foresight of events