Word List 1 Flashcards
Cacophony (n)
Discordant loud noises
Alleviate (v)
Make less severe
Denounce (v)
Condemn; speak out against
Exasperated (adj)
Frustrated; annoyed
Ignominy (n)
Shame (ignominious = shameful)
Lithe (adj)
Flexible; supple
Omniscient (adj)
All-knowing
Pragmatist (n)
Practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness
Saccharin (adj)
Falsely sweet
Transient (adj)
Short-lived; ephemeral
Not lasting, enduring, or permanent; Transitory.
Aloof (adj)
Distant; detached; cold
Cajole (v)
Coax
Deplete (v)
Use up; lessen
Exceptionable (adj)
Very bad (something which we should object to)
Illuminate (v)
To light up or make clear
Livid (adj)
Very angry
Onerous (adj)
Burdensome; hard to undertake
Preamble (n)
Introductory material
Sacrosanct (adj)
Very holy; inviolable
Traverse (v)
To move across
Altruism (adj)
Putting others first; being self-sacrificing
Caldron (n)
Huge cooking pot
Deplore (n)
To regret deeply or strongly; lament:
To deplore the present state of morality.
Exculpate (v)
Free someone from blame; pardon; acquit
Illusory (adj)
Deceptive; false; misleading
Lobbyist (n)
Person who tried to persuade someone to support a particular cause
Onus (n)
Burden
Precarious (adj)
Unstable; risky
Sagacious (adj)
Wise
Trepidation (n)
Fear