WORD DEFINITIONS Flashcards
Abate
To become less intense or widespread
“After 5 days, the hurricane started to abate.”
Aberration
A departure from what is normal or expected
Abridge
to shorten without losing the sense
Alacrity
Brisk and cheerful readiness
Ameliorate
To make something bad or unsatisfactory better
“I used Tylenol to ameliorate my cold symptoms”
Ostensible
Something that appears to be true, but may not actually be true.
“The ostensible purpose of the business meeting was to discuss growth potential, but in reality, it was to address internal conflicts.”
Concept
abstract idea, general notion, or general representation of something.
Notion
idea, belief, or understanding of something.
Logical
following a coherent line of reasoning.
“Jonathan wanted to go on a good run. Running after dinner is always bad. Jonathan just had dinner. After dinner is the last time Jonathan can run. Therefore, Jonathan made the logical decision to go on a run tomorrow.”
Prone
“likely” to show particular characteristics often negative ones.
“if Jonathan keeps going to club, he is prone to get sick”
Wholesaler vs Retailer
Wholesaler - a business that buys directly from manufacturer and sells items in bulk to retailer businesses. (Business-2-Business selling)
Retailer - a business that buys products (often from wholesalers) with the intent of catering to the individual end consumers needs. (Business-2-consumer)
Equivocate
Use of ambiguous language as to conceal the truth or commiting oneself.
Matthew: “Do you support Donald Trump”
Jonathan: “I support strong candidates”.
Matthew: “Stop equivocating Jonathan”.
Expendable
of little significance in comparison to an overall purpose, therefore able to be abandoned.
Jonathan “Andrew, do you want to go to the bar tonight”.
Andrew: “No, I am here on business. I travelled to London to run a half marathon, therefore any social outings like going to the bar are expendable”.
Anomaly
Something that deviates from the norm.
(5 pm Monday)
Jonathan: Matthew, it’s going to take 30 minutes to get home because all of the traffic backed up on Western Road.
(See there are no cars on Western Road)
Matthew: No it won’t it will take us 10 minutes because there are no cars on Western Road.
Jonathan: (Seeing no cars) Wow, what an anomaly,
Arcane
Understood by few, mysterious.
(Looks into Matthew’s Notebook)
Jonathan: Matthew you might have to use a simplified form for all the plants
Vendor
Person or company offering something, (with particular reference to traders on the street)
(on the way to Hellenic centre)
Jonathan: Dad do you have any water?
Dad: no, did you not bring any?
Jonathan: No.
Dad: Bring some next time. Prepare.
Jonathan: It’s all right, there is a vendor at the Hellenic centre who sells beverages.
Context
the circumstances that form the setting of an event, statement, or idea, and in terms that can be fully understood and assessed.
Mom: We are going on a ‘hot’ vacation, where would you like to go”.
Dad: Mexico
Me: Florida
Matthew: Lake Superior Provincial Park.
Mom: Matthew, please name a place within the context of our trip.
Malign
evil in nature.
“Hitler is a malign human being”.
(Verb) Maligned
- to speak of someone in a spiteful or critical manner.
“Andrew was maligned by us as a person who took advantage of people.
Negotiant
a person who conducts negotiations.
Anomaly
Something that deviates from the norm.
Raj: “Victor Wembyama is such a good basketball player, he’s 7ft 4 and can still dunk like a point guard”.
Jonathan: “I know, his coordination is an anomaly for a person that height”.
Arcane
understood by few, mysterious.
Haywire [to Micheal]: “Your tattoos are arcane, let me see them”
Belie
To fail to give a true impression of.
Jonathan [pays for Natasha’s meal]
Waiter: Here’s the bill.
Andrew Delange [pays for himself and Shayna] “I’ll take half the bill, don’t want to leave you stuck with the whole thing.
Jonathan [I belied my true feelings - this asshole’s a selfish prick who paid for himself and his sister and painted it out to be a favour to me] “Yes, that’s great man”.
Impression
“An idea, thought, or opinion about something or someone, especially one formed without conscience thought or based on little evidence
Jonathan [See’s 6ft11 Black dude] - “Jeez, this guy gives me the impression that he is someone I don’t want to mess around with”.
Capricious
Impulsive, subject to whims.
Natasha: “I want a taco”
Jonathan “You just ate 5 minutes ago, you capricious fuck”.
Cogent
Convincing and well-reasoned.
Jonathan: “Andrew, let’s go to the casino after homecoming. Therefore, if you lose, your whole week will not be ruined”.
Andrew: That’s very cogent of you Jonathan.
Debilitate
To make weak or feeble.
Jonathan: “Andrew, my sickness has debilitated me, I don’t know if I will be able to make the race on Sunday”.
Disparite
Essentially different in kind.
Matthew: Why was usain bolt such a good athlete.
Jonathan: He suffered from a specific form of lumbar scoliosis that actually made him run faster.
Matthew: So his disparite quality actually gave him a competitive advantage.
Ebulilient
Overflowing with enthusiasm
[St. Thomas Half Marathon]
PA Speaker [Give ten people a high five]
Jonathan - ***gives 10 people a high-five
Andrew: Relax buddy, you seem very ebullient about the race.
Enervate
To weaken, drain of energy.
[After St. Thomas Half Marathon]
Jonathan - “Andrew, the race has enervated me, let us go to Uncle Nick’s for a feast”.
Epitome
The perfect example or embodiment of.
Jonathan [To Josh]: Do you think Messi, Ronaldo, or Pele, is the epitome of Football?
Esoteric
Intended for or understood by only a particular group.
Matthew: the nature lea genus of Cannes acacia hawthorne is most prevalent in the Inishanibee region.
Jonathan: can you put that in more simple terms, your explanation was very Esoteric.
Excaberate
To make it worse or more severe.
Larry: “Jonathan will you be able to play the final game”
Jonathan: “No, I wish I could. Unfortunately playing on Thursday would only prove to exacerbate my sickness.”
Exemplary
Serving as a desirable model.
Brendan [To Jonathan]: Ashlynn would be exemplary to show someone what the effects of unhealthy eating are.
Facetious
Treating serious issues with inappropriate humour.
Matthew [Shows 9/11 meme]
Jonathan: “Matthew, many people tragically lost their lives on that day. That’s very facetious”
Garrulous
Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
Matthew: Tree, Charly, tree, Charly, girls suck, new world order, Charley’s a slut, tree, women suck”
Jonathan: “Matthew, you’re being garrulous.
Gregarious
Sociable, fond of company
Jonathan: “Matthew hates the bar, he must not like socializing much”
Mom: “You’re wrong, he just does not like the bar, he is actually very gregarious”.
Harangue
A lengthy and aggressive speech or lecture
Jonathan: “Mom, WHERE IS MY JERSEY!”
Mom: Jonathan, stop yelling.
Jonathan: Mom, I NEED MY JERSEY NOW, if I make dad one millisecond late, as soon as I get in the car, I will be subject to a Harangue.
Iconoclast
A person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions.
John Travolta was seen as an iconoclast in his hometown of Mayfield, Alabama as he believed in Scientology which was against the traditional fundamentalist Christian belief
Ineffable.
Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.
Inherent
Existing as a permanent, essential quality.
Victor Wembyama’s inherent height of 7ft 4 makes him a great basketball player.
Innuendo
An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.
Borja: Don’t be late for class. I’ve had students who show up to class and have had students who do not. There was quite a difference on each group’s satisfaction as far as their final course grade.
Andrew: What is that supposed to mean?
Jonathan: It’s an innuendo that our marks will suffer if we don’t show up.
Insidious
Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way but with harmful effects.
Delange: Go pick up the package Jonathan, you live in Sarnia and the person lives in Sarnia so it’s only a few minutes away.
Jonathan [receives address in Corona]: Corona is 30 minutes away from Sarnia, how insidious of him.
Intrepid.
Fearless, adventurous.
Jonathan:
Juxtapose
To place or deal with close together for contrasting effect.
Lethargic
Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic.
Loquacious
Very, talkative, chatty.
Malleable
Easily influenced or shaped.
Nefarious
Wicked Villanous
Obfuscate
To render unclear or unintelligble
Obstinate
Stubborn, unyielding
Panacea
A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
Paragon
A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
Pedantic
Excessively concerned with minor details or rules.
Placate
To make someone less angry or hostile.
Placate
To make someone less angry or hostile
Quixotic
Exceedingly idealistic, unrealistic, and impractical.
Redolent
Having a strong pleasant odour.
Sycophant
A person who acts obsequiously (obedient to the “nth” degree) toward someone important to gain an advantage.
Taciturn
Reserved or uncommunicative in speech, saying little.
Ubiquitious
Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
Venerable.
Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.
Verbose
Using or expressing in more words than are needed.
