Week 3 Flashcards
inequitable
unfair/unjust
the present taxes are inequitable
disparage
to sneer at
his evil older brother disparaged his new artwork, which he had spent so much time working on
disparity
condition of inequality
the disparity in rank made no difference to the general and the private- they could still be friends
disposition
a person’s inherent qualities of mind and character; the way in which something is arranged
he had a nasty disposition- he would always fight with his siblings.
the blueprints were accurate enough to show a good disposition of the layout of the house.
disputatious
fond of arguing
he was a disputatious client, always arguing to get what he wanted
disseminate
scatter
the rumor disseminated like wildfire
dissent
to withhold agreement (opposite of assent)
the judge dissented from the majority opinion.
tenet
principle or belief
the mayor held strong tenets of liberalism
dissipate
disperse or scatter
the cloud of smoke dissipated with time
quiescent
being in a state or period of inactivity
the strikes were headed by workers who had previously been quiescent
latent
existing, but not yet developed or manifested- concealed, emerging
he was discovering his latent talent for diplomacy
dubious
hesitating in opinion, causing doubt to arise
I am dubious about the value of the changes being made to the SAT.
elated
in high spirits
the sprinter was elated by his victory
elicit
to draw out (a response or reaction)
the photographer made faces to try to elicit a smile from his subjects
elucidate
make clear
he found evidence that elucidated what actually happened
elusive
hard to grasp or capture
the fish was too elusive for him to catch
embellish
to make more beautiful, or to make a story more interesting
the girl embellished her toy by bedazzling it
he embellished his story when he told it to the news- he wanted to be famous
eminent
high in reputation.
he was one of the world’s most eminent singers
betroth
formally engage to marry
the couple was newly betrothed
enmity
active ill will
the enmity between the twins was very intense
quintessence
the most perfect or typical example
he was the quintessence of the perfect businessman
equitable
fair and impartial
an equitable balance of power was necessary between the branches of gov’t
equivocal
intentionally misleading or ambiguous
his equivocal comments gained him more attention from the media, who wanted to know how he really felt about the issue
erudite
possessing great knowledge (possessing erudition)
when he finally graduated from college, he considered himself erudite.
exhaustive
treating all aspects of a subject or topic
I have exhaustively studied all the material- I am ready for the test
acquit
to free from criminal charge
the criminal was acquitted of all murder charges
expedite
to speed up a process; accomplish with promptness
We paid extra to have the shipping company expedite the shipping of our order
extricate
release from a difficulty
icebreakers were needed to extricate the trapped whales from the ice sheet
conciliatory
appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile.
After arguing for ages, he switched to a conciliatory tone, so as to end the argument quickly.
litigious
prone to engage in lawsuits
she was a litigious person- she even tried to sue her own mother!
parity
equality, as in amount, status, or value (opposite of disparity).
The judges at the olympics must score each athlete’s performance with parity and impartiality.
remiss
lax in attending duty, negligent
Cassie was remiss in fulfilling her Miss America duties- she did not even come close to ending world hunger.
repudiate
to reject the authority of
he repudiated the teacher’s arguments with strong evidence
sanctimonious
feigning piety or righteousness
the sanctimonious scholar was actually a fraud- he’d been plagiarizing for years.
scrupulous
principled, having good sense of right and wrong
his scrupulous behavior annoyed his friends when he called the cops during the party
sophistry
plausible but misleading or fallacious argument
the teacher’s sophistry misled the sophomore into incorrect beliefs.
veracity
adherence to truth
he was known for his veracity, so everyone was shocked when they found out he lied
cajole
to urge with repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery
the sweet-talking boy cajoled his brother into watching the movie with him
chicanery
trickery
the candidate accused his opponent of resorting to chicanery to sway the voters
prominent
important, famous
he was a prominent politician
extol
to praise highly
he extolled his student’s virtues
laudatory
full of praise
the speech was laudatory- it thanked everyone
defunct
no longer existing or functioning
the theory that the world was flat became defunct when the sailor circumnavigated the world
extirpate
to destroy
the termites extirpated the family’s house
squelch
to crush as if by trampling
he squelched the idea that students should have no homework
abase
lower in prestige, rank, or esteem
his bad review of the shop was an attempt to abase the owner
deride
to mock contemptuously
he was derided for wearing two different colored socks
effrontery
brazen boldness, failing to observe limits
his effrontery in asking such personal questions shocked everyone
presumptuousness
failing to observe the limits
would offering him advice be presumptuous? or is it my duty as a friend?
ignominy
great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct
he felt great ignominy after the scandal
impugn
to attack as false or questionable
he impugned his opponent’s character to win the election
mar
damage, especially in a disfiguring way
the perfect day was marred by storm clouds
