Word List 8 Flashcards
Atheist
person who does not believe in God
Colloquial
local and informal (used of language)
Dotard
foolish old man
Furrow
groove
Instigator
troublemaker, person who entices others to do something
Misnomer
wrong name
Percipient
perceptive, insightful
Quaff
drink down quickly
Staunch
loyal, faithful, dependable
Vilification
blackening someone’s name
Atrophy
waste away from lack of use
Collusion
plotting and planning
Drawl
speak slowly with words running together
Furtive
hidden and secret
Insurgent
a rebel
Misogynist
hater of women
Perdition
damnation
Quagmire
marsh, bog
Stereotype
fixed image
Vindicate
prove right, remove blame
Attenuate
weaken
Commandeer
take possession of
Drivel
nonsense
Futile
useless, hopeless
Interminable
never-ending
Misrepresentation
deliberately deceiving
Peremptory
in a commanding manner
Quaint
picturesque
Stevedore
dockworker
Virtuoso
an accomplished musician
Augment
increase, make bigger
Complacent
self-satisfied, smug
Droll
dryly amusing
Galleon
ancient type of sailing ship
Intermittent
sporadic, irregular
Mitigate
lessen, make less severe
Perfidy
treachery
Quandary
dilemma, puzzle
Stifle
suppress
Virulent
dangerous, harmful
Auspicious
favorable, promising to turn out erl
Compliant
easy to control, submissibe
Drone
1.) monotonous noise2.) to speak with no emotion3.) male bee
Gambol
frolic, leap, bound
Intransigence
stubbornness
Modicum
small amount
Perfunctory
superficial, cursory
Quarantine
isolation to prevent the spread of disease
Stoic
known for fortitude, indifferent to pleasure or pain
Vital
essential, alive, important
Austere
severely plain
Concatenate
link together
Dubious
doubtful
Garble
distort, confuse, muddle
Intransigent
stubborn, unyielding
Momentous
very important
Peripatetic
nomadic, moving from place to place
Quarry
1.) something that is hunted2.) mine for stone
Stoke
add fuel to, strengthen
Vitriolic
corrosive, strongly attacking
Aversion
a dislike of
Concatenation
linking nto chains
Dupe
to fool someone
Garish
gaudy, extravagantly bright
Intrepid
brave
Monotonous
dull, unvarying
Peripheral
on the edge, not important
Querulous
always complaining
Stolid
impassive, dull, indifferent
Vivacity
liveliness, animation
Balk
hinder and prevent, hesitate over
Conciliate
to bring together, end a dispute
Dynamic
lively, vibrant, energetic
Garner
gather, collect
Inveterate
habitual
Moratorium
temporary prohibition or halt activity
Perjury
telling lies under oath
Quirk
oddity
Stratagem
plot, plan, trick
Vivify
enliven
Banal
common, dull
Concise
stated in a few words
Ebullient
very lively, cheerful, jovial, happy
Garrulous
talkative
Invidious
arousing envy
Moribund
On the pont of death
Pernicious
destructive, harmful
Ramble
wander aimlessly
Strident
loud and harsh
Vociferous
noisy, loud in speech
Banality
ordinariness, dullness
Condescend
talk down to
Eccentric
unusual, quirky, odd
Gaunt
emaciated, bona and angular
Inviolable
cannot be invaded
Morose
gloomy, bad tempered
Persnickety
fastidious, fussy
Ramifications
branches, subdivisions of a complex system, outcomes
Stringent
strict or severe
Volatile
dangerously unstable, evaporates easily
person who does not believe in God
Atheist
local and informal (used of language)
Colloquial
foolish old man
Dotard
groove
Furrow
troublemaker, person who entices others to do something
Instigator
wrong name
Misnomer
perceptive, insightful
Percipient
drink down quickly
Quaff
loyal, faithful, dependable
Staunch
blackening someone’s name
Vilification
waste away from lack of use
Atrophy
plotting and planning
Collusion
speak slowly with words running together
Drawl
hidden and secret
Furtive
a rebel
Insurgent
hater of women
Misogynist
damnation
Perdition
marsh, bog
Quagmite
fixed image
Stereotype
prove right, remove blame
Vindicate
weaken
Attenuate
take possession of
Commandeer
nonsense
Drivel
useless, hopeless
Futile
never-ending
Interminable
deliberately deceiving
Misrepresentation
in a commanding manner
Peremptory
picturesque
Quaint
dockworker
Stevedore
an accomplished musician
Virtuoso
increase, make bigger
Augment
self-satisfied, smug
Complacent
dryly amusing
Droll
ancient type of sailing ship
Galleon
sporadic, irregular
Intermittent
lessen, make less severe
Mitigate
treachery
Perfidy
dilemma, puzzle
Quandary
suppress
Stifle
dangerous, harmful
Virulent
favorable, promising to turn out erl
Auspicious
easy to control, submissibe
Compliant
1.) monotonous noise2.) to speak with no emotion3.) male bee
Drone
frolic, leap, bound
Gambol
stubbornness
Intransigence
small amount
Modicum
superficial, cursory
Perfunctory
isolation to prevent the spread of disease
Quarantine
known for fortitude, indifferent to pleasure or pain
Stoic
essential, alive, important
Vital
severely plain
Austere
link together
Concatenate
doubtful
Dubious
distort, confuse, muddle
Garble
stubborn, unyielding
Intransigent
very important
Momentous
nomadic, moving from place to place
Peripatetic
1.) something that is hunted2.) mine for stone
Quarry
add fuel to, strengthen
Stoke
corrosive, strongly attacking
Vitriolic
a dislike of
Aversion
linking nto chains
Concatenation
to fool someone
Dupe
gaudy, extravagantly bright
Garish
brave
Intrepid
dull, unvarying
Monotonous
on the edge, not important
Peripheral
always complaining
Querulous
impassive, dull, indifferent
Stolid
liveliness, animation
Vivacity
hinder and prevent, hesitate over
Balk
to bring together, end a dispute
Conciliate
lively, vibrant, energetic
Dynamic
gather, collect
Garner
habitual
Inveterate
temporary prohibition or halt activity
Moratorium
telling lies under oath
Perjury
oddity
Quirk
plot, plan, trick
Stratagem
enliven
Vivify
common, dull
Banal
stated in a few words
Concise
very lively, cheerful, jovial, happy
Ebullient
talkative
Garrulous
arousing envy
Invidious
On the pont of death
Moribund
destructive, harmful
Pernicious
wander aimlessly
Ramble
loud and harsh
Strident
noisy, loud in speech
Vociferous
ordinariness, dullness
Banality
talk down to
Condescend
unusual, quirky, odd
Eccentric
emaciated, bona and angular
Gaunt
cannot be invaded
Inviolable
gloomy, bad tempered
Morose
fastidious, fussy
Persnickety
branches, subdivisions of a complex system, outcomes
Ramifications
strict or severe
Stringent
dangerously unstable, evaporates easily
Volatile