Word Power Easy Flashcards
Aggrandize
V.
To make great
The kings wealth had aggrandized.
Absolve
Verb
To forgive or free from blame.
The king decided to absolve all his locked up prisoners.
Allusion (a-loo-zhun).
N.
an indirect reference.
He was referred to as Homer. This was an allusion to Homer Simpson and his infamous stupidity.
Amnesty
N.
an official pardon for a group of people who violate the law.
The judge granted amnesty.
Anomalous
Adj.
irregular, abnormal, unusual,
That decision was an anomalous one.
Altruistic
Adj.
Unselfish concern with welfare of others.
He has been quite altruistic with his wealth.
Austere
Adj.
Stern in manner or appearance, strict in morals.
Banal (bun-al)
Adj.
Commonplace, trite, unoriginal.
He found this new teacher to be banal.
Begrudge
V.
To envy another’s possessions, to concede reluctantly.
He did not begrudge Tom his possessions.
Blanch
V.
To turn pale.
Blithe
Adj.
happy, lighthearted, joyful.
Her blithe attitude was very infectious.
Capitulate
V
To surrender, to stop resisting
They would not capitulate.
Caustic
ADJ.
biting in humor.
He did not even muster a caustic remark.
Censure.
N.
The act of blaming or condemning.
He issued an angry censure
He censured them brutally.
Circumspect
ADJ.
careful, thought through.
He was more circumspect when facing his enemy.
Clemency
N.
disposition towards mercy. Mildness.
He granted them clemency because they were his kids.
Colloquial
Conversational
Used in informal speech
Craven
Cowardly
Cursory
ADJ.
brief, without much attention to detail
Dearth
ADJ.
Shortage
Deference
N.
Respect, courtesy.
Deft
ADJ.
Skillful.
Delineate
V.
To describe or picture in words
To detail.
Depravity
N.
moral corruption
Admonish
V.
To rebuke or scold someone mildly but sincerely.
Atrophy
V.
To waste away or shrink in size
The lessening of an ability.
Disseminate
To distribute
To spread around as if sowing seeds
Imbibe
To drink something
To receive into the mind and retain.
Inveigle (In-vay-gle)
V.
To win over or persuade through flattery or cleverness.
To trick or con
Ostracize
To force to leave or exclude usually in society
To ignore or snub
Redress
To make up for something
To equalize.
Vacillate
V.
To hesitate between options or struggle to decide
To swing back and forth.
Desecrate
V.
To treat with disrespect
Didactic
ADJ.
instructive, intended to educate.
Diffuse
ADJ.
Wordy, not concentrated. To spread widely.
His speech grew more and more diffuse.
Diva
A temperamental, conceited person.
Dogmatic
ADJ.
arrogantly assertive, opinionated, positive about unproven ideas.
Efface
V.
To erase, to rub away the features, to obscure.
V.
To erase, to rub away the features, to obscure.
Efface
Egregious
ADJ.
Extremely bad, flagrant
ADJ.
Extremely bad, flagrant
Egregious
Elucidate
V.
To make clear
V.
To make clear
Elucidate
Emissary
N.
messenger or representative, an agent.
Enshroud
V.
To cover, to enclose with a dark cover.
Esoteric
ADJ.
Understood by only a few.
ADJ.
Understood by only a few.
Esoteric
Exacting
ADJ.
Greatly demanding, requiring careful attention and precision.
Exorbitant
Adj.
Extravagant, exceeding what is usual.
Expunge
V.
To erase, to strike out.
Fawning
V.
To show excessive affection, to be overly flattering in return for favor.
ADJ.
Greatly demanding, requiring careful attention and precision.
Exacting
Adj.
Extravagant, exceeding what is usual.
Exorbitant
V.
To show excessive affection, to be overly flattering in return for favor.
Fawning
To force to leave or exclude usually in society
To ignore or snub
Ostracize
Fledgling
N.
a young bird learning to fly, a beginner, a novice
Fodder
N.
raw material for a given end
Foray
N.
an initial venture, to raid in search of plunder.
Fortuitous
Adj.
happening by chance; lucky or fortunate.
Furtive
Adj.
Secret, done by stealth, sly
Adj.
Secret, done by stealth, sly
Furtive
Galvanize
V. To arouse suddenly, to stimulate, spur to action.
V. To arouse suddenly, to stimulate, spur to action.
Galvanize
Genteel
Adj.
Refined, polite, aristocratic
Adj.
Refined, polite, aristocratic
Genteel
Gratuitous
Adj.
Freely given, unnecessary, uncalled for, unwarranted
Adj.
Freely given, unnecessary, uncalled for, unwarranted
Gratuitous
Gravity
Adj.
Seriousness
Adj.
Seriousness
Gravity
Adj.
happening by chance; lucky or fortunate.
Fortuitous
N.
an initial venture, to raid in search of plunder.
Foray
N.
raw material for a given end
Fodder
Grimace
V.
To make an ugly disapproving facial expression
V.
To make an ugly disapproving facial expression.
Grimace
Guise
N.
An external appearance
N.
An external appearance
Guise
Harbinger
N.
A precursor, an indication, one that foreshadows what is coming.
N.
A precursor, an indication, one that foreshadows what is coming.
Harbinger
Herald
V.
To give notice of, to hail or greet.
V.
To give notice of, to hail or greet.
Herald
