Word Knowledge 2 Flashcards
Abhorrent
Offensive
Ex: “The abhorrent smell from the lake overpowered the picnickers gathered on the shore.”
Belie
Misrepresent
Detritus
Debris
Ex: “The water was calm that day with detritus slowing moving in the small eddies.”
Ostracized
Banished
Ex: “Mike was afraid he might be ostracized for stepping out of line”
Potable
Drinkable
Ex: “The park has no showers and no potable water.”
Decamp
To leave
Glorious
Splendid
Hypocrisy
Criticalness
Mallet
Hammer
Hosiery
Stocking
Hale
Healthy
Magnitude
Tantamount
Vapid
Dull
Ex: “His vapid presentation earned him a C in the class.”
Solicitous
Careful
Ex: “She was often solicitous of her fathers feelings.”
Limpid
Clear
Ex: “I could never get over her liquid blue, limpid eyes.”
Amity
Friendship
Ex: “The goal of the treaty is to develop international amity and reciprocal trade.”
Cohort
Companion
Ex: “He often bragged about the bravery of his favorite cohort.”
Speechlessness
Silence
Indigenous
Native
Illusive
Deceptive
Hesitate
Slow to act
Gravity
Seriousness
Fondle
Handle
Fete
Festival
Encore
Repetition
Diverse
Various
Hector
Harass
Gauche
Tactless
Ex: “Reggy was as gauche in this group of polite company as he always had been.”
Confident
Assured
Wayworn
Weary
Ex: “The hotel was specifically designed for the wayworn traveler.”
Extraneous
Superfluous
Ex: “Percival was unpopular at the meeting because he imparted so much extraneous data.”
Acerbic
Sharp
Ex: “Tim was known as a smart aleck, able to deliver acerbic one-liners with no effort.”
Inexorable
Unyielding
Ex: “It took a great degree of inexorable force to break into the cavern,”
Redoubt
Stronghold
Ex: “The prime minister was always cautious about leaving his redoubt in Belgrade.”
