Week 7 words Flashcards
Amortize
(v) To gradually and systematically write off (such as debt)
(v) To liquidate or extinguish
Cower
(v) To shrink or cringe in fear
Dissonance
(n) Harsh, unpleasantly conflicting, or cacophonous sounds
(n) Inconsistency or lack of agreement
Baleful
(adj) Harmful in influence or intent
(adj) Foreboding, ominous - evil or harm
Distended
(adj) Extended, expanded, or increased in size or volume
(adj) Swollen
Paradox
(n) A seemingly false or contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true
Preternatural
(adj) Exceeding the natural, normal, or regular; extraordinary
(adj) Existing outside of or beyond the normal course of nature
(adj) Supernatural
Preen
(v) (Of animals) To smooth and clean one’s fur or feathers
(v) To dress with great care or primp - groom oneself carefully
(v) To gloat, congratulate oneself, or swell with pride
Lambaste
(v) To berate, criticize, or reprimand harshly
(v) To beat or whip
Lassitude
(n) Weariness or fatigue
(n) Listlessness - having or showing little or no interest; indolence - inactive or benign
Divest
(v) To deprive or dispossess of property, ownership, title; to sell off, as an investment
(v) To strip of clothing or equipment
Levity
(n) Lightness or unseriousness of manner, mind, or character, to the point of being inappropriate; frivolity - character/state of being frivolous
(n) Fickleness or inconstancy - changeable not constant
Prodigal
(adj) Wastefully, recklessly extravagant or spendthrift (wastefully extravagant)
(adj) Lavish, profuse, or yielding in abundance
Banal
(adj) Without originality or freshness (hackneyed; trite; devoid of freshness/originality)
Laggard
(adj) Slow, sluggish, or lagging behind
Profligate
(adj) Utterly dissolute - dissipated
(adj) Wildly extravagant or wasteful
Exigent
(adj) Urgent, pressing, demanding immediate action
(adj) Demanding a good deal or too much
Profundity
(n) Something profound; intellectual, mental, or emotional depth - profound or deep
Libertine
(n) One who is dissolute, debauched, or without moral restraint
(n) One who is unconventional in religious matters
Lethargy
(n) A state of sluggishness, inactivity, laziness, or indifference
(n) Unusually intense drowsiness or sleepiness
Prolix
(adj) Excessively long or tediously drawn-out
(adj) Excessively wordy
Ford
(n) A shallow place in a body of water where one can cross on foot, by horse, etc.
(v) To cross over a body of water, such as a river, in this way
Limpid
(adj) Clear or transparent
(adj) Simple, transparent, or easily understood (as in a style or speech)
(adj) Untroubled or serene
Proscribe
(v) To prohibit or forbid
(v) To condemn as dangerous or harmful
(v) To banish; to publish the name of a convicted outlaw
List
(v) To lean to one side, as a ship
Pungency
(n) The state or quality of being acrid in smell; biting, caustic, sharp, or incisive
Loll
(v) To move or rest in a reclined, indolent (slothful) manner; to droop or hang
Loquacious
(adj) Excessively talkative or garrulous; wordy
Emaciation
(n) Extreme thinness due to starvation, undernourishment, or illness
Quell
(v) To suppress, subdue, or put down forcefully
(v) To calm or pacify
Pique
(n) A feeling of offense or wounded pride; resentment
Lull
(v) To soother or put to sleep
(v) To deceive or cause to feel a false sense of safety or security
Canon
Quack
(n) One who fraudulently claims to have medical skills; a charlan (con man)
Lumber
(v) To move in a clumsy, heavy, slow way; to move with a rumbling noise
Macerate
(v) To make soft or dissolve by soacking; to emaciate
Desultory
(adj) Lacking in consistency or order; unplanned or fitful
(adj) Random or disconnected from the main subject
Epicure
(n) Someone with refined, discrimminating taste, especially in food or wine; a connnoisseur
Rebuff
(v) To reject or criticize bluntly or abruptly; to snub
(v) To check, repel, or drive off
Recant
(v) To formally repudiate or retract a former statement or belief
(v) To openly admit error
Recondite
(adj) Challenging to those of average understanding or knowledge; abstruse or deep
(adj) Concealed or hidden
Soporific
(adj) Tending to cause sleep or dull alertness
(adj) SLeepy, lethargic, or drowsy
Belie
(v) To contradict or show to be false
(v) To misrepresent or give a false impression of
Redoubtable
(adj) Causing fear; alarming or formidable
(adj) Illustrious (renown) ; worthy of respect
Meander
(v) To ramble or wander aimlessly and without urgency
(v) To take a winding, indirect course
Mendacious
(adj) Lying, dishonest; misleading
Mercurial
(adj) Changeable, volatile, or given to rapid shifts in mood
(adj) Having qualities associated w/Greek Mercury, inc. cleverness, eloquence, and thievishness
Metaphysical
(adj) Concerned with abstract thought, related to metaphysics (branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the nature of being and of the world); very subtle or abstruse
Metamorphose
(v) To change or be transformed utterly in form or appearance
(v) To cause subject to metapmorphosis
