Word Watch 1-40 Flashcards
Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as left.
abscond (verb)
Something trivial or commonplace that concludes a significant event
anticlimax (noun)
A natural ability to do something
aptitude (noun)
An examination or dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by diseaase
Autopsy (noun)
Become accustomed to a new climate or new conditions
Acclimate (verb)
Invading or characterized by conflict or opposition
Adversarial (adjective)
With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
Agape (adjective)
A seemingly magical process of transformation creation or combination
Alchemy (noun)
Chronologically misplaced, belonging to a time period other than the one being portrayed
Anachronistic (adjective)
Senseless talk or writing
Balderdash (noun)
Dirty and disheveled
Bedraggled (adjective)
A large group of people or things of a particular kind
Bevy (noun)
An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something
Bluff (noun)
Having an unpleasant sound
Cacophonous (adjective)
An open top glass typically serving wine; like a flask
Carafe (noun)
Something that causes an important event to happen
Catalyst (noun)
Swiftness of movement
Celerity (noun)
A person who supervises conduct and morals
Censor (noun)
A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought
Cliche (noun)
To damage the good reputation of someone
Defame (verb)
The act of lowering something or someone to a less respected state
Degradation (noun)
Purify a liquid by vaporizing it then condense it by cooling the vapor, and collecting the resulting liquid
Distill (verb)
Suffering from indigestion
Dyspeptic (adjective)
Main course of a meal
Entree (noun)
When the sun crosses the equator and day and night are of equal length everywhere on earth
Equinox (noun)
Containing or characterized by error
Erroneous (adjective)
Drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit) from a person or place
Exorcise (verb)
Pretend to be affected by (a feeling state, or injury)
Feign (verb)
Subtly skillful handling of a situation
Finesse (noun)
Causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre
Ghastly (adjective)
To contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
Grimace (verb)
An experience involving the apparent perception of something not present
Hallucination (noun)
The part of the brain that is involved in forming, storing, and processing memory
Hippocampus (noun)
To deceive or trick (someone)
Hoodwink (verb)
Characterized by attack on cherished beliefs or institutions
Iconoclastic (adjective)
A phrase that actually means something different from its literal meaning
Idiom (noun)
Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
Indolent (Adjective)
A person who complains a great deal
Kvetch (noun)
Rise or cause to rise and hover in the air especially by means of supernatural or magical power
Levitate (verb)
