Week2 Flashcards
Sanction
POS: Official or authoritative permission or authorization; support or encouragement; to approve or authorize officially
NEG: A penalty meant to force compliance; to penalize, especially for the violation of international law
Complaisant
Agreeable, eager to please, obliging
Ubiquitous
Existing or present everywhere; constantly encountered or widespread
Distend
To extend; to swell from internal pressure
Vacillate
To hesitate or waver in forming an opinion or make a decision; To fluctuate or oscillate
Perfidy
- The quality or state of being disloyal; treachery; faithlessness; 2. An act of disloyalty
Derivative
Not original, secondary or copied; derived
Fracas
A noisy, loud quarrel, brawl, or disturbance
Explicit
Fully and clearly expressed, without leaving anything to implication
Fully developed or defined
Forthright and unambiguous in expression
Presumptuous
Overstepping the bounds of what’s right or proper; inappropriately forward or taking liberties
Extraneous
Irrelevant, unrelated, not pertinent
Nonessential, not vital
Coming from outside
Slight
- To treat as unimportant or make light of
- To treat with disdain or discourteous inattention
- To do inattentively or negligently, an instance of being slighted
- Slim or delicate of body
- Small in size, extent, or quantity
- Trifling, trivial, or unimportant
- Lack of strength or substance, flimsy
Vigor
Active strength or energy; vitality
Transparent
Permitting the passage of light, sheer enough to see through
Frank, candid, and free of deceit or pretense
Obvious; readily seen or understood
Open with regards to methods or practices, especially in business
Pristine
Belonging or related to the original, earliest condition; primitive
Remaining in a pure, unspoiled state, untouched by civilization
Clean as if new
Confound
To confuse, perplex, or stump
To throw into disorder
To mix up, fail to notice differences
To refute, prove wrong, or put to shame
Console
To comfort, alleviate someone’s grief, suffering, or sense of loss
- A cabinet ( such as for a TV) designed to stand on the floor
- the control unit of a computer, electrical system, vehicle etc.
Discrete
Separate or distinct; an individual thing
Consisting of unconnected individual parts; not continuous
Specious
Deceptive in attractions or allure
Falsely appearing true, genuine, or plausible
Approbation
Official approval
Commendation, praise, a warm expression of approval
Concur
To agree, cooperate, or coincide
Nadir
The lowest point
A point on the celestial sphere, opposite the zenith and below the observer
Tractability
Capacity for being led, controlled, or taught; docility
Malleability; Ease of being handled or worked with
Impermeable
Impassable, not permeable; preventing passage through or into itself (such as a liquid - i.e. an impermeable raincoat)
Denunciation
- Public condemnation or censure
2. An accusation of a crime
Lackluster
Without luster or brilliance; dull
Foment
To foster or promote the development of; to incite or rouse
Deference
Submission to or due respect for superiors or elders
Veracity
Conformity or adherence to the truth or accuracy
Diffuse
Dispersed, spread out
Wordy and poorly organized
Innocuous
Harmless or without negative effect
Unlikely to offend or inspire a strong reaction; insipid or bland
Audacious
Recklessly bold
Insolent or contemptuous of rules
Original and spirited
Exculpate
To clear from charge or guilt
Abate
To reduce in degree, amount, or intensity
Obstinate
Stubbornly sticking to an attitude, opinion, purpose, or course against argument or persuasion difficult to control, subdue, or remedy
Prodigious
Impressive or extraordinary in bulk, amount, or degree; enormous
Marvelous, eliciting amazement
Stolid
Unemotional or impassive
Alleviate
To mitigate, lessen, or make bearable
Levy
- To impose and collect (such as a tax)
- To draft troops into military service
- To declare and wage war
Exacerbate
To make more severe, violent, or bitter; to aggravate, intensify, or inflame
Covert
Not openly done, acknowledged, or avowed; veiled
Sheltered or covered
Apprise
To inform, tell, or give notice to
Recalcitrant
Stubbornly resisting or defying authority or guidance
Derision
Ridicule, mockery, or scorn
Taciturn
Disinclined to speak by temperament
Blithe
Lighthearted, carefree, joyous, gaily cheerful
Thoughtless, heedless, or without regard or consideration
Convoke
To call (as a group of people) to a meeting
Impetuous
Impulsive, characterized by sudden, passionate action
Violent or forceful
Ponderous
Of great weight; unwieldy due to heaviness and bulk
Labored, dull, lifeless
