Week 33 Flashcards
obtrude
v. to push forward; to impose (oneself or ideas) on others
variegated
adj. distinctly marked with different colors; diverse
eschew
v. to avoid; to shun
lackadaisical
adj. showing lack of interest or spirit
encumber
v. to burden or weigh down
overwrought
adj. extremely nervous or excited
gamut
n. an entire range or series
morass
n. an area of swampy ground; something that hinders
blatant
adj. offensively obvious; unpleasantly noisy
largess
n. generosity in giving gifts
appease
v. to satisfy or attempt to satisfy demands by granting concessions
craven
adj. cowardly; contemptibly timid
menial
adj. lowly or servant-like
placate
v. to make less angry
self-abnegation
n. the putting aside of personal interest for the sake of others or for a belief, cause, or principle
adj. self-abnegating
submissive
adj. willing to obey with resistance; docile
v. submit
sycophant
n. one who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth or influence
adj. sycophantic
timid
adj. easily frightened; lacking self-confidence
n. timidity
toady
n. a person who flatters others for serving reasons; a sycophant
tremulous
adj. shaking; fearful
abduct
b. to take away, kidnap
n. abduction
adduce
v. to show as an example or means of proving something
byproduct
n. a side-effect; something produced in the making of something else
conducive
adj. tending to bring about
deduce
v. to reach a conclusion by reasoning
n. deduction
ductile
adj. easily shaped; capable of being persuaded easily
n. ductility
educe
v. to draw out; elicit
induce
v. to influence, esp. by persuasion; to bring about; to infer by inductive reasoning
induct
v. to place formally into office; to admit as a member
seduce
v. to lure or attract; to lead astray
n. seduction
august
adj. inspire awe or admiration, esp. because of high rank or character
conceit
n. a fanciful idea or image, esp. an exaggerated poetic comparison; an extravagant construction
consonant
adj. being in agreement
dispose
v. to give a tendency or inclination to
adj. disposed
engaging
adj. attractive; charming
import
n. significance
intelligence
n. information; news
negotiate
v. to succeed in going over, coping with, or accomplishing
peer
n. a person or thing of the same rank
rank
adj. conspicuously offensive, esp. in smell or taste; complete
accommodate
v. to oblige; to provide a service or favor; to fit
adj. accommodating
approbation
n. official approval
adj. approbatory
beacon
n. a signaling light: a source of guidance or inspiration
bolster
v. to support or strengthen
burly
adj. strong and muscular
byline
n. a line at the head of a newspaper article carrying the author’s name
commodious
adj. spacious; roomy
concise
adj. brief and to the point
confiscate
v. to seize (private property) by or as if by someone in authority
consummate
adj. complete; supremely accomplished
corollary
n. a natural consequence or effect; a deduction or an inference
cryptic
adj. secretive or partially concealed; mysterious
definitive
adj. complete
despise
v. to look down on with contempt and scorn
adj. despicable
digress
v. to turn aside from the main subject
n. digression
disarray
n. confusion, disorder
disparage
v. to speak in a disapproving or slighting manner; to belittle
divert
v. to change the direction of; to amuse
n. diversion
docile
adj. easy to teach; submissive
n. docility
drastic
adj. extreme; severe
electorate
n. the total group of qualified voters
emit
v. to send forth; to give out
n. emission
endeavor
n. a serious attempt or effort
v. endeavor
erratic
adj. inconsistent, unpredictable
erudite
adj. well-educated
n. erudition
exert
v. to forth or bring to bear
n. exertion
fetid
adj. having a bad odor
firebrand
n. one who stirs up trouble or revolt
florescence
n. the act or condition of blooming; a period of success or achievement
adj. florescent
girth
n. the distance around something; circumference
gruesome
adj. causing horror; frightful and shocking
incessant
adj. never pausing; continuous; without a stop
innate
adj. possessed at birth; inborn
irascible
adj. easily angered; quick-tempered
jocose
adj. given to joking; merry
judicious
adj. wise and careful
mercurial
adj. easily changeable; erratic
montage
n. a composite of elements, esp. pictures, placed closely next to one another
nurture
v. to nourish, educate, or encourage
oblique
adj. not straight to the point; indirect
parasol
n. a small umbrella used as protection from the sun
placid
adj. calm, undisturbed
n. placidity
podium
n. a raised platform on which a speaker or conductor stands; a lectern
portend
v. to serve as a warning of
n. portent; adj. portentous
prudent
adj. marked by careful planning; discreet
n. prudence
pungent
adj. sharp to the smell or taste
purvey
v. to supply
n. purveyor
relentless
adj. harsh; pitiless; persistent
relinquish
v. to surrender or release
renovate
v. to make new
n. renovation
rigor
n. strictness or severity
n. rigorous
rote
n. mechanical memorization, often without full understanding
savanna
n. a flat, treeless plain in a tropical or subtropical region
scruple
n. a moral principle that restrains actions
tenable
adj. able to be maintained in argument; rationally defensible; able to be held against assault; defensible
toil
v. to work strenuously; n. hard work
trivial
adj. of little worth or importance
n. triviality
venial
adj. easily excused or forgiven
winsome
adj. charming, esp. in a childlike or innocent way
wry
adj. dryly humorous, with a touch of irony
