Week 3 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
0
Q

Procrastinate

A

To put off doing something until a later time; to delay

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

Pragmatic

A

Practical; opinionated; concerned with actual practice rather than with theory or speculation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Pugnacious

A

Eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Querulous

A

Peevish; faultfinding; expressing or suggestive of complaint

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Rejuvenate

A

To make young or fresh again

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Respite

A

A temporary cessation or postponement, usually something disagreeable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Sagacious

A

Very wise or shrewd

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Saturate

A

To soak through and through; to fill completely

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Soporific

A

Causing sleep; drowsy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Superfluous

A

Beyond what is required or sufficient; extra

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Tawdry

A

Gaudy and cheap; vulgarly ornamental

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Threadbare

A

With the nap worn down so that the threads show; frayed or shabby; used so often that it is stale

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly