Wordlist 10 Flashcards
antidote
antidote
an·ti·dote
[an-ti-doht]
noun
1. a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
2. something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects:
When the man got bitten by the snake, his friends needed to find the _______ before it was too late.
antidote
divergent
divergent di·ver·gent [dih-vur-juhnt, dahy-] adjective moving, deviating or branching off from a common point
The two have remained friends, even as they have taken _______ paths
divergent
extraneous
ex·tra·ne·ous [ik-strey-nee-uhs] adjective 1. introduced or coming from without; external; foreign, not pertinent; irrelevant:
We only needed to know what car the suspect had been driving, but Shelia provided lots of ______ information such as what color his eyes were.
extraneous
Irrelevant
ir·rel·e·vant
[ih-rel-uh-vuhnt]
adjective
not applicable or pertinent:
His English lectures often stray to interesting but ______ subjects
irrelevant
jargon
jar·gon
1 [jahr-guhn, -gon]
noun
1.
the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group.
2.
unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish.
I tried to follow the talk about the different types of vaccines, but there was too much medical ______ for me to understand
jargon
obsolete
ob·so·lete
[ob-suh-leet, ob-suh-leet]
adjective
no longer in general use; of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date
People used to say “groovy” all the time, but now the expression is ______.
obsolete
prominent
prom·i·nent [prom-uh-nuhnt] adjective 1. standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable:
Her eyes are her most _____ feature because they were so bright and unique
prominent
purgation
pur·ga·tion
[pur-gey-shuhn]
noun
the act of ridding of whatever is impure or undesirable
the _____ of the water supply took weeks because there were so many toxins in it
purgation
regulate
reg·u·late
[reg-yuh-leyt]
verb
to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.
Th family had to carefully _____ household expenses so that they could pay the electric bill.
regulate
residual
re·sid·u·al [ri-zij-oo-uhl] adjective 1. pertaining to or constituting a remainder; remaining; leftover.
After my shower I found some _____ shampoo left in my hair
residual
subordinate
sub·or·di·nate
[adj., n. suh-bawr-dn-it; v. suh-bawr-dn-eyt]
adjective
placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank;
of less importance; secondary.
Silverbacks at times neglect ______ females in favor of the more dominant and senior ones.
subordinate
superficial
su·per·fi·cial [soo-per-fish-uhl] adjective 1. being at, on, or near the surface 2. shallow; not profound or thorough
luckily, the wound was _____; it wasn’t deep enough for Mary to have to get stitches.
superficial
synchronize
syn·chro·nize [sing-kruh-nahyz] verb 1. to cause to indicate the same time 2. to cause (sound and action) to match precisely
We had to _____ the dance steps so that we all started and ended at the same moment.
synchronize
Synopsis
syn·op·sis [si-nop-sis] noun, 1. a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject.
the online _____ gave me the basic information I needed to pass the quiz without having to read the play
synopsis
synthesis
syn·the·sis
[sin-thuh-sis]
noun,
the combining of the separate elements of a material into a single or unified entity; the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements.
Once the _____ was complete, the salt was invisible to the human eye; having been completely dissolved into the water
synthesis
systematic
sys·tem·at·ic
[sis-tuh-mat-ik]
adjective
having, showing, or involving a method, or plan
the _____ way she categorized the books made me realize that she had done this many times before
systematic
unanimity
u·na·nim·i·ty
[yoo-nuh-nim-i-tee]
noun
the state or quality of being in complete agreement
the _____ of the ballot results was obvious-every person who had voted was wearing a democrat pin
unanimity
uniform
u·ni·form [yoo-nuh-fawrm] adjective 1. identical or consistent,
serving _____ portions is very important at the restaurant, you don’t want one customer getting more mashed potatoes than another
uniform
unseemly
un·seem·ly [uhn-seem-lee] adjective 1. not in keeping with established standards of taste or proper form; unbecoming in appearance, speech, or conduct
Julia should have taught her children better manners, their behavior in public is _____.
unseemly
unsound
un·sound [uhn-sound] adjective, 1. unhealthy, diseased, defective, 2. not solid or firm
The playhouse probably fell over because the foundation was _____.
unsound
vegetarian
veg·e·tar·i·an [vej-i-tair-ee-uhn] noun 1. a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat
The _____ was horrified when I ate six rare steaks in a row while throwing darts at a picture of a cow
vegetarian
