word list 6 Flashcards

1
Q

abase

A

to lower

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

acquiesce

A

to agree

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

adjunct

A

something attached to a main body

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

aesthetic

A

having to do with art or beauty

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

air

A

to bring out into the open

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

allegory

A

symbolic story

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

altruism

A

goodness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

amorphus

A

without shape

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

anecdote

A

a short an amusing story

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

annulment

A

cancelation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

anterior

A

placed infront

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

aperture

A

opening

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

apprehensive

A

worried

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

arcane

A

mysterious

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

aristocratic

A

ascetic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

`assuage

A

to soothe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

audacity

A

nerve

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

autocratic

A

favoring complete rule by one person

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

avow

A

to swear by

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

balk

A

to hesitate suddenly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

barracks

A

housing for soldiers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Avow

A

To swear by

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Balk

A

To hesitate suddenly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Barracks

A

Housing for soldiers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Becalmed

A

Made peaceful

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Bellicose

A

Warlike in manner

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Berate

A

To scold

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Bicker

A

To argue about unimportant things

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Blunderbuss

A

Old fashioned shotgun

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Bourgeoisie

A

Middle class

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Browbeat

A

To bully

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Burnish

A

To polish

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Cacophonous

A

Harsh sounding

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Callow

A

Immature

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Castigate

A

To punish

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Catharsis

A

Sudden emotional relief

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Caustic

A

Bitter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Ceremonious

A

Formal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Cherubic

A

Angel like

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

Circuitous

A

Roundabout

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

Cite

A

To quote

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

Clemency

A

To forgive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

Coerce

A

To force someone to do something

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

Coherent

A

Logical

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

Colloquial

A

Informal but common speech

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

Commend

A

to praise

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

Compliant

A

Obedience

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

Condescend

A

To talk down to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

Confiscate

A

To seize

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

Congenial

A

Friendly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

Conscript

A

To force into service

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

Contentious

A

Argumentive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

Contusion

A

Bruise

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

Corpulent

A

Fat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

Cosmopolitan

A

Sophisticated

From the city

56
Q

Crest

A

Top

57
Q

Cupidity

A

Greed

58
Q

Dart

A

To move quickly

59
Q

Debauchery

A

Corruption

60
Q

Decorum

A

Proper behavior

61
Q

Defector

A

One who leaves his or her side to join the enemy

62
Q

Defy

A

To resist openly

63
Q

Contentious

A

Argumentive

64
Q

Contusion

A

Bruise

65
Q

Corpulent

A

Fat

66
Q

Cosmopolitan

A

Sophisticated

From the city

67
Q

Crest

A

Top

68
Q

Cupidity

A

Greed

69
Q

Dart

A

To move quickly

70
Q

Debauchery

A

Corruption

71
Q

Decorum

A

Proper behavior

72
Q

Defector

A

One who leaves his or her side to join the enemy

73
Q

Defy

A

To resist openly

74
Q

Demographer

A

An expert on population statistics

75
Q

Deprecate

A

To criticize

76
Q

Despise

A

To hate

77
Q

Determinate

A

Definite

78
Q

Didactic

A

Intended to teach

79
Q

Dilapidated

A

Run down

80
Q

Dirge

A

Funeral song

81
Q

Disbursement

A

Spending

82
Q

Disenfranchise

A

Take away someone’s right to vote

83
Q

Dispassionate

A

Neutral

84
Q

Dissent

A

Disagreement

85
Q

Dither

A

To be indiscisive

86
Q

Doctrine

A

Something taught

87
Q

Dormant

A

Asleep

88
Q

Drape

A

To cover loosely

89
Q

Drudgery

A

Boring work

90
Q

Ebullient

A

Bubbly

91
Q

Edifying

A

Enlightening

92
Q

Elicit

A

To bring out

93
Q

Emaciated

A

Very thin

94
Q

Embody

A

To express

95
Q

Emulate

A

To imitate someone who is admired

96
Q

Endemic

A

Limited to

97
Q

Enthrall

A

To fascinate

98
Q

Enunciate

A

To pronounce clearly

99
Q

Equanimity

A

Calmness

100
Q

Eschew

A

To avoid

101
Q

Ethos

A

Values of a culture

102
Q

Exacerbate

A

To make worse

103
Q

Expatriate

A

To remove one from his homeland

104
Q

Extemporize

A

To perform without practice

105
Q

Extricate

A

To remove

106
Q

Facade

A

The front of a building

Surface appearance

107
Q

Fallow

A

Unplowed

108
Q

Feint

A

An action intended to mislead an opponent

109
Q

Fetter

A

A chain

To prevent from moving

110
Q

Finesse

A

Skill

111
Q

Flippant

A

Joking disrespectfully

112
Q

Fluster

A

To embarrass

113
Q

Forswear

A

To reject

114
Q

Fraught

A

Filled with

115
Q

Furrow

A

Ditch or hole in the ground

To wrinkle

116
Q

Gag

A

Joke

To prevent from speaking

117
Q

Gambol

A

To jump or dance playfully

118
Q

Gentry

A

Upper class

119
Q

Gratuitous

A

Uncalled for

120
Q

Hack

A

A writer for hire

121
Q

Hedonist

A

One who loves physical pleasures

122
Q

Heretofore

A

Until now

123
Q

Iconoclast

A

One who attacks established beliefs

124
Q

Impalpable

A

Unable to be touched

125
Q

Implacable

A

Incapable of being soothed

126
Q

Impudence

A

Rudeness

127
Q

Incantation

A

Magical chant

128
Q

Incisive

A

Sharp

129
Q

Incorporeal

A

Without physical existence

130
Q

Indecorum

A

Lack of good manners

131
Q

Indignant

A

Characterized by a sudden feeling of shock

132
Q

Insidious

A

Dangerous in a way that is difficult to see

133
Q

Intemperate

A

Extreme

Violent

134
Q

Intransigent

A

Stubborn

135
Q

Invective

A

Insult

136
Q

Irate

A

Very angry