Word Smart (71-86) Flashcards
ramification
n a consequence; a branching out
rancor
n bitter long-lasting ill will or resentment
rapacious
a greedy; plundering; avaricious
rebuke
v to criticize sharply
rebut
v to contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false
recalcitrant
a stubbornly defiant of authority or control; disobedient
recant
v to publicly take back and deny something previously said or believed; to openly confess error
reciprocal
a mutual; shared; interchangeable mutual
reclusive
a hermitlike; withdrawn from society
recondite
a hard to understand; over ones head
recrimination
n a bitter counteraccusation or the act of making a bitter counteraccusation
redolent
a fragrant fragrant
redundant
a unnecessarily repetitive; excessive; excessively wordy
refute
v to prove to be false; to disprove
reiterate
v to say again; to repeat
relegate
v to banish; to send away
relentless
a continuous; unstoppable
relinquish
v to release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing
remonstrate
v to argue against; to protest; to raise objections
renaissance
n a rebirth or revival
renounce
v to give up formally or resign; to disown; to have nothing to do with anymore
reparation
n paying back; making amends; compensation ;
repercussion
n a consequence; an indirect effect
replenish
v to fill again; to resupply; to restore
replete
a completely filled; abounding ;
reprehensible
a worthy of blame or censure
reprisal
n a military action undertaken in revenge for another; an act of taking an eye for an eye ;
reproach
v to scold usually in disappointment; to blame; to disgrace
reprove
v to criticize mildly
repudiate
v to reject; to renounce; to disown to have nothing to do with
requisite
required necessary
resolute
determined; firm; unwavering
respite
n a period of rest or relief ;
reticent
a quiet; restrained; reluctant to speak especially about oneself
revere
v to respect highly; to honor
rhetoric
n the art of formal speaking or writing; inflated discourse
rigorous
a strict; harsh; severe ;
robust
a strong and healthy; vigorous
rogue
n a criminally dishonest persons; a scoundrel ;
rudimentary
a basic; crude; unformed or undeveloped ;
ruminate
v to contemplate; to ponder; to mull over
rustic
a rural lacking urban comforts or sophistication; primitive rural
saccharine
a sweet; excessively or disgustingly sweet
sacrilege
n a violation of something sacred; blasphemy
sacrosanct
a sacred; held to be inviolable
sagacious
a discerning; shrewd; keen in judgment; wise
salient
a sticking out; conspicuous; leaping ;
salutary
a healthful; remedial; curative
sanctimonious
a pretending to be devout; affecting religious feeling
sanguine
a cheerful; optimistic; hopeful
sardonic
a mocking; scornful
scintillate
v to sparkle either literally or figuratively
scrupulous
a strict; careful; hesitant for ethical reasons
scrutinize
v to examine very carefully
secular
a having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns
sedition
n treason; the incitement of public disorder or rebellion
sensory
a having to do with the senses or sensation
sentient
a able to perceive by the senses; conscious …
sequester
v to set or keep apart ;
serendipity
accidental good fortune; discovering good things without looking for them
servile
submissive and subservient; like a servant
singular
unique; superior; exceptional; strange
slander
to speak badly about someone publicly; to defame; to spread malicious rumor
sloth
laziness; sluggishness
sobriety
the state of being sober; seriousness
solicitous
eager and attentive often to the point of hovering; anxiously caring or attentive
solvent
not broke or bankrupt; able to pay ones bills
soporific
sleeping inducing; extremely boring; very sleepy
sordid
vile; filthy; squalid filthy squalid vile
spawn
to bring forth; to produce a large number
specious
deceptively plausible or attractive
sporadic
stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in a while
spurious
false; fake false fake
squalor
filth; wretched degraded or repulsive living conditions
squander
to waste
stagnation
motionlessness; inactivity
static
stationary; not changing or moving
staunch
firmly committed; firmly in favor of; steadfast
steadfast
loyal; faithful loyal faithful
stigmatize
to brand with disgrace; to set a mark of disgrace upon
stipulate
to require something as part of an agreement
stoic
indifferent at least outwardly to pleasure or pain to joy or grief to fortune or misfortune
stratum
a layer; a level layer level
stricture
a restriction; a limitation; a negative criticism ;
strife
bitter conflict; discord; a struggle or clash
stringent
strict; restrictive
stymie
to thwart; to get in the way of; to hinder
subjugate
to subdue and dominate; to enslave
sublime
awesome; extremely exalted; lofty; majestic
subordinate
lower in importance position or rank; secondary
substantive
having substance; real; essential; solid; substantial
subtle
not obvious; able to make fine distinctions; ingenious; crafty
subversive
corrupting; overthrowing; undermining; insurgent
succinct
brief and to the point; concise
succumb
to yield or submit; to die ;
supercilious
haughty; patronizing
superficial
on the surface only; shallow; not thorough
superfluous
extra; unnecessary; redundant
surfeit
excess; an excessive amount; excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking
surreptitious
sneaky; secret
surrogate
substitute
sycophant
one who sucks up to others
synthesis
the combing of parts to form a whole ;
tacit
implied; not spoken implied
taciturn
untalkative by nature
tangential
only superficially related to the matter at hand; not especially relevant; peripheral ;
tangible
touchable; palpable touchable palpable
tantamount
equivalent to
tautological
redundant; circular ; redundant
temerity
boldness; recklessness; audacity boldness; recklessness; audacity
temperate
mild; moderate; restrained mild
tenable
defensible as in ones position in an argument; capable of being argued successfully; valid
tenacious
persistent; stubborn; not letting go
tenet
a shared principle or belief
tentative
experimental; temporary; uncertain
tenuous
flimsy; extremely thin
terse
using no unnecessary words; succinct succinct
theology
the study of god or religion
tirade
prolonged bitter speech
torpor
sluggishness; inactivity; apathy
touchstone
a standard; a test of authenticity or quality
tout
to praise highly; to brag publicly about
transcend
to go beyond or above; to surpass
transgress
to violate a law; to sin violate
transient
not staying for a long time; temporary
trepidation
fear; apprehension; nervous trembling fear
turpitude
shameful wickedness; depravity
ubiquitous
being everywhere at the same time
unconscionable
not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous
unctuous
oily both literally and figuratively; insincere
uniform
consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone consistent unchanging
unremitting
unceasing; unabated; relentless
unwitting
unintentional; ignorant; not aware
urbane
poised; sophisticated; refined
usurp
to seize wrongfully
utilitarian
stressing usefulness or utility above all other qualities; pragmatic
utopia
an ideal society
vacillate
to be indecisive; to waver ;
vapid
without liveliness; dull; spiritless
vehement
intense; forceful; violent
venal
capable of being bribed; willing to do anything for money; corrupt
venerate
to revere; to treat as something holy especially because of great age
veracity
truthfulness
verbose
using too many words; not succinct; circumlocutory
verisimilitude
similarity to reality; the appearance of truth; looking like real thing
vernacular
everyday speech; slang; idiom
vestige
a remaining bit of something; a last trace
vex
to annoy; to pester; to confuse
viable
capable of living; workable
vicarious
experienced performed or suffered through someone else; living through the experiences of another as though they were ones own experiences
vicissitude
upheaval; natural cange; change in fortune ;
vilify
to say vile things about; to defame ;
vindicate
to clear from all blame or suspicion; to justify
vindictive
seeking revenge
virtuoso
a masterful musician; a masterful practitioner in some other field
virulent
extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate
visionary
a dreamer; someone with impractical goals or ideas about the future
Vitiate
to make impure; to pollute
vitriolic
caustic; full of bitterness
vocation
an occupation; a job ;
vociferous
loud; noisy
volatile
quick to evaporate; highly unstable; explosive
volition
will; conscious choice
wanton
malicious; unjustifiable; unprovoked
willful
deliberate; obstinate; insistent on having ones way
wistful
yearning; sadly longing
zealous
enthusiastically devoted to something; fervent
