Words (1) Flashcards
zephyr[1]: [‘a gentle breeze; something airy or insubstantial’]
zeitgeist[1]: [‘spirit of the times’]
zany[1]: [‘crazy; wacky’]
yen[1]: [‘a yearning for something or to do something’]
yearn[1]: [‘to have a strong and earnest desire’]
xenophobe[1]: [‘someone who fears or hates foreigners’]
wry[1]: [‘1. twisted or bent to one side; 2. dryly humorous’]
wrest[1]: [‘obtain by seizing forcibly or violently
also metaphorically’]
wraith[1]: [‘a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his/her death’]
wispy[1]: [‘flimsy; frail; delicate’]
winnow[1]: [‘sift
analyze critically
wince[1]: [‘draw back
as with fear or pain’]
willful[1]: [‘stubborn’]
whittle[1]: [‘1. carve with knife; 2. reduce step by step’]
whitewash[1]: [‘a substance used to whiten walls
wood
whereas[1]: [‘(conjunction) while on the contrary
considering that’]
whelp[1]: [‘young dog’]
wheddle[1]: [‘influence or urge by gentle urging
caressing
welter[1]: [‘confused mass or pile
jumble; confusion or turmoil (noun); roll around
weighty[1]: [‘serious’]
waylay[1]: [‘ambush; lie in wait’]
warranted[1]: [‘(adj) justified
authorized (warrant can mean to justify or a justification
wanting[1]: [‘lacking’]
waive[1]: [‘surrender; give up’]
wag (n)[1]: [‘a witty person’]
wag[1]: [‘(noun) wit
joker’]
waft[1]: [‘drift smoothly (v); whiff; smell (n)’]
vulpine[1]: [‘like a fox [compare with bovine (cow-like); porcine (pig-like)
etc.] .’]
vulnerable[1]: [‘capable of being wounded or hurt’]
volubility[1]: [‘excessive talkativeness [voluble (a)]’]
volition[1]: [“the faculty or power of using one’s will”]
vogue[1]: [‘a current state of general acceptance and use; fashion’]
vivify[1]: [‘enliven’]
vivacity[1]: [‘liveliness; animation’]
vivacious[1]: [‘vigorous and animated’]
vituperation[1]: [‘abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure’]
vital[1]: [‘essential; alive; important’]
viscid or viscous[1]: [‘thick
adhesive
virtuoso[1]: [‘an accomplished musician’]
virtual[1]: [‘(adj) existing only in the mind or by means of a computer network; existing in results or in essence but not officially or in name’]
virile[1]: [‘characterized by energy or vigor’]
virago[1]: [‘an ill-tempered or violent woman’]
vintage[1]: [‘(adj
n) related to items of high quality from a previous era
vindictive[1]: [‘to have a very strong desire for revenge’]
villify[1]: [‘spread negative information about’]
vilification[1]: [‘slanderous defamation; abuse’]
vignette[1]: [‘small sketch’]
vigil[1]: [‘a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe’]
vie[1]: [‘compete for something’]
vicarious[1]: [‘experiencing through another’]
via[1]: [‘through
by means of
vexatious[1]: [‘causing irritation or annoyance’]
vexation[1]: [‘(noun) irritation; annoyance (verb form’]
vestigial[1]: [‘not developed’]
verisimilitude[1]: [‘the appearance of truth; ?????????????’]
verbosity[1]: [‘using too many words’]
verbiage[1]: [‘excessive or meaningless wordiness’]
venturing[1]: [‘proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; risking’]
venom[1]: [‘toxin secreted by animals’]
veneration[1]: [‘worship; respect [venerable (a)
venerate (v)]’]
venality[1]: [‘the condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption; ???????????’]
venal[1]: [‘corrupt; can be bribed’]
vehemently[1]: [‘in fierce manner’]
vehemence[1]: [‘violence; fervor; forcefulness’]
vaunted[1]: [‘much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way; ?????????’]
variance[1]: [‘difference
disagreement’]
vanquish[1]: [‘come out better in a competition
race
vanguard[1]: [‘leading units at the front of an army; leaders in a trend or movement
people on the “cutting edge”; the forefront of a trend or movement’]
valor[1]: [‘courage when facing danger’]
vain[1]: [‘full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; (vanity)’]
vagrant[1]: [‘person wandering without a home’]
vagary[1]: [‘something unaccountable; freak’]
utopian[1]: [‘a believer in an ideal world’]
utopia[1]: [‘ideally perfect state’]
utilitarian[1]: [‘useful’]
upshot[1]: [‘outcome’]
uproarious[1]: [‘hilarious; hysterical; very funny’]
unwitting[1]: [‘not deliberate; unconscious’]
unwieldy[1]: [‘difficult to use or handle because of size or weight’]
unviable[1]: [‘not able to work
survive
untrammeled[1]: [‘not confined or limited’]
untempered[1]: [‘not toned down; not moderated
controlled
unstinting[1]: [‘very generous’]
unsparing[1]: [‘generous
lavish (as in not sparing any help or gifts to others); unmerciful
unscrupulous[1]: [‘without scruples or principles’]
unscathed[1]: [‘unharmed; intact; without a scratch’]
unsavory[1]: [‘morally offensive’]
unruly[1]: [‘noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; unwilling to submit to authority’]
unpropitious[1]: [‘unlikely to be successful’]
unnerve[1]: [‘to make nervous or upset’]
unmitigated[1]: [‘not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity’]
unkempt[1]: [‘not properly maintained or cared for’]
universal[1]: [‘applicable to or common to all members of a group or set’]
unimpeachable[1]: [‘beyond doubt or reproach; ??????????’]
unfrock[1]: [‘to remove a priest from his position’]
unforthcoming[1]: [‘uncooperative
not willing to give up information’]
unflappable[1]: [‘always knows what to do in any situation; cannot be made nervous or anxious’]
unfettered[1]: [‘set free; not bound by shackles and chains’]
unfeigned[1]: [‘(adj.) genuine; not false or hypocritical’]
unearth[1]: [‘(v) dig up
uncover
undermined[1]: [‘damaged; attacked’]
undergird[1]: [‘support; strengthen’]
undercutting[1]: [‘offering a lower price; undermining’]
uncompromising[1]: [‘not making concessions’]
uncanny[1]: [‘strange
mysterious
unassailable[1]: [‘undeniable; ??????????????’]
unalloyed[1]: [‘undiluted; total’]
ultimate[1]: [‘furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme’]
tutelary[1]: [‘serving as a guardian [tutelage (n)]’]
turbulent[1]: [‘characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination’]
tumultuous[1]: [‘riotous
violently agitated
truncated[1]: [‘cut short in duration’]
truculence[1]: [‘aggressiveness
ferocity’]
truant[1]: [‘absent without permission’]
trinket[1]: [‘something of little value; knick-knack’]
trilogy[1]: [‘set of three (literary works etc.); tetralogy = set of four’]
trifling[1]: [‘(adj) trivial
not very important; so small as to be unimportant; frivolous
tribulation[1]: [‘something
especially an event
trepidation[1]: [‘fear’]
trend[1]: [‘a general tendency to change
as of opinion’]
tremulous[1]: [‘quivering as from weakness or fear’]
traverse[1]: [‘to move across’]
travail[1]: [‘use of physical or mental energy; hard work; agony or anguish’]
transmute[1]: [‘to transform; ?????????????’]
transgression[1]: [‘violation of a law
moral rule
transgress[1]: [‘go astray; disobey; commit a sin’]
transcribe[1]: [‘copy’]
transcendental[1]: [‘supernatural; going beyond normal experience [transcendent (a)]’]
trait[1]: [‘specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another’]
tradition[1]: [‘a specific practice of long standing’]
toy[1]: [‘to play with’]
touting[1]: [‘advertising; supporting [tout (v)]’]
totter[1]: [‘walk unsteadily’]
torque[1]: [‘(noun) a force that causes rotation’]
tolerate[1]: [‘put up with something or somebody unpleasant’]
token[1]: [‘sign
symbol
to corrupt
to debase
titter[1]: [‘giggle quietly’]
tinge[1]: [‘color lightly’]
timely[1]: [‘(adj) well-timed
happening at a suitable time’]
throwback[1]: [‘exhibiting primitive
or ancestral
throng[1]: [‘a large gathering of people’]
thrifty[1]: [‘careful about money; economical’]
thoroughgoing[1]: [‘very thorough; complete.’]
therapy[1]: [‘the act of caring for someone’]
therapeutic[1]: [‘medicinal; curative’]
the setting right of what is wrong[1]: []
testiness[1]: [‘irritability; irascibility [testy (a)]’]
terminus[1]: [‘a place where something ends or is complete’]
terminate[1]: [‘bring to an end or halt’]
tentative[1]: [‘not certain’]
tenacity[1]: [‘(noun) the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination (adj. form’]
tenable[1]: [‘based on sound reasoning or evidence’]
tempestuous[1]: [‘turbulent
stormy’]
tempers[1]: [‘moderates’]
tempered[1]: [‘moderated in effect’]
temperate[1]: [‘moderate’]
temper[1]: [‘to moderate; soften’]
telltale[1]: [‘revealing’]
telling[1]: [‘significant and revealing of another factor’]
teetotalism[1]: [‘total abstinence from alcoho’]
tedium[1]: [‘boredom’]
technology[1]: [‘the practical application of science to commerce or industry’]
taxing[1]: [‘use to the limit; exhaust’]
taut[1]: [‘pulled or drawn tight’]
taunt[1]: [‘mock; tease’]
tarnished[1]: [‘made dull; spoil (reputation)’]
tarnish[1]: [‘make dirty or spotty
as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically’]
tare[1]: [‘1. weed; 2. allowance made for container when weighing’]
tardy[1]: [‘slow
retard
tantalizing[1]: [‘arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable’]
tangent[1]: [‘going off the main subject
touching’]
tamp[1]: [‘to plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g. pack explosives into a hole)’]
talisman[1]: [‘lucky charm’]
taint[1]: [‘place under suspicion or cast doubt upon’]
tactile[1]: [‘concerned with the sense of touch’]
tact[1]: [‘consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense’]
taboo[1]: [‘a ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion’]
synthesis[1]: [‘(noun) the combination of parts to make a whole (verb form’]
syntax[1]: [‘the rules governing grammar and how words join to make sentences (or how words and symbols join in writing computer code)
the study of these rules
synoptic[1]: [‘relating to a synopsis or summary; giving a general view’]
synchronous[1]: [‘(adj) happening at the same time; occurring at the same rate and thus happening together repeatedly’]
synapse[1]: [‘junction between two nerve cells’]
symptomatic[1]: [‘relating to sensations experienced by a patient’]
symphony[1]: [‘type of musical composition’]
syllogism[1]: [‘type of logical reasoning; deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises’]
suspect[1]: [‘doubtful’]
surrogate[1]: [‘substitute
person who acts for another (noun); acting as a replacement (adj)’]
surreptitiously[1]: [‘secretly; furtively; stealthily’]
surge[1]: [‘rise and move
as in waves or billows’]
supposition[1]: [‘assumption
hypothesis
supplication[1]: [‘the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly’]
supplicate[1]: [‘(v) pray humbly; ask
beg
supplicant[1]: [‘person who requests or begs for something [supplicate (v)]’]
supersede[1]: [‘(v) replace
take the position of
superlative[1]: [‘extremely good; the best’]
sumptuous[1]: [‘rich and superior in quality’]
summit[1]: [‘the top point of a mountain or hill’]
sultry[1]: [‘sexually exciting or gratifying’]
sullied[1]: [‘made dirty or impure [opposite unsullied; sully (v)]’]
suffragist[1]: [‘someone who campaigns for voting rights’]
succumb[1]: [‘consent reluctantly’]
succulent[1]: [‘full of juice’]
succeeding[1]: [‘(adj) coming after or following’]
subterranean[1]: [‘being or operating under the surface of the earth’]
subsume[1]: [‘to include
incorporate’]
subside[1]: [‘(v) sink
settle down
subservient[1]: [‘compliant and obedient to authority’]
suborn[1]: [‘bribe’]
subliminal[1]: [‘below the threshold of consciousness’]
subjugate[1]: [‘make subservient; force to submit or subdue’]
subjective[1]: [“(adj) existing in the mind or relating to one’s own thoughts
opinions
stymie or stymy[1]: [‘(v
n) block
stupor[1]: [‘marginal consciousness’]
stupefying[1]: [‘astonishing; shocking; stunning into silence’]
stupefy[1]: [‘(verb) to stun
baffle
stunt[1]: [‘check the growth or development of’]
stultify[1]: [‘to make ineffective or useless
cripple; to have a dulling effect on; ??????? ?? ???’]
strife[1]: [‘bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension’]
stratum[1]: [‘one of many layers (such as in a rock formation or in the classes of a society)’]
stomach[1]: [‘to tolerate’]
stoke[1]: [‘add fuel to; strengthen’]
stoic or stoical[1]: [‘(adj
n) indifferent to pleasure or pain
stipple[1]: [‘cover with dots of paint etc.’]
stinting[1]: [‘holding back; limiting the supply (of supplies/money etc.) [stint (v)]’]
stint[1]: [‘period of time spent doing something
or a specific
stingy[1]: [‘(adj) not generous with money
reluctant to spend or give’]
stifle[1]: [‘suppress’]
stickler[1]: [‘one who is strict about rules or details’]
stevedore[1]: [‘dockworker’]
stem[1]: [‘to hold back or limit the flow or growth of something’]
steeped[1]: [‘immersed (in)
saturated (with)’]
steadfast[1]: [‘marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable’]
statute[1]: [‘law [statutory (a)]’]
status quo[1]: [‘(n) existing state or condition’]
start[1]: [‘to suddenly move in a particular direction’]
stark[1]: [‘(adj) complete
total
stanza[1]: [‘section of a poem’]
standing[1]: [‘(n
adj) status
stand[1]: [‘(noun) a group of trees’]
stanch[1]: [‘stop the flow of a liquid’]
stalwart[1]: [‘strong and sturdy’]
squeamish[1]: [‘excessively fastidious and easily disgusted’]
spurn[1]: [‘reject with contempt’]
spontaneous[1]: [‘said or done without having being planned in advance’]
splenetic[1]: [‘irritable; easily angered;’]
speculate[1]: [‘(v) contemplate; make a guess or educated guess about; engage in a risky business transaction
gamble’]
spectrum[1]: [‘(n) a broad range of nevertheless related qualities or ideas
esp. those that overlap to create a continuous series (as in a color spectrum
speckled[1]: [‘spotted; freckled; dotted’]
spearhead[1]: [‘(v) be the leader of’]
spear[1]: [‘a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon’]
sound[1]: [‘(v) measure the depth of (usually water) as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of
understand (usually as sound the depths)’]
sophomoric[1]: [‘juvenile; immature’]
sophistry[1]: [‘a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving’]
soothsayer[1]: [‘fortuneteller’]
somnambulist[1]: [‘sleepwalker’]
somber[1]: [‘grave or even gloomy in character’]
solvent[1]: [‘(adj.) able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance’]
soliloquy[1]: [‘solo speech’]
solidarity[1]: [‘fellowship in interests
feelings
solicitude[1]: [‘a feeling of excessive concern; ????????????’]
sojourn[1]: [‘a temporary stay’]
soak[1]: [‘absorbabate’]
snub[1]: [‘refuse to acknowledge; reject outright and bluntly’]
snide[1]: [‘expressive of contempt; derogatory or mocking in an indirect way’]
smug[1]: [‘marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction’]
smorgasbord[1]: [‘a swedish buffet of cold dishes’]
smelt[1]: [‘refine an ore’]
smattering[1]: [‘a slight or superficial understanding of a subject; a small amount of something’]
sluggard[1]: [‘slow-moving; lethargic person’]
slovenly[1]: [‘negligent of neatness especially in dress and person’]
slapdash[1]: [‘carelessly and hastily put together’]
slack[1]: [“(adj
v
skittish[1]: [‘shy
fickle
skirt[1]: [‘(v) border
lie along the edge of
skiff[1]: [‘small boat’]
skeptical[1]: [‘doubting; not gullible’]
skeptic[1]: [‘(adj) person inclined to doubting or questioning generally accepted beliefs’]
site[1]: [‘the piece of land on which something is located’]
sinistral[1]: [‘left-handed (or counterclockwise) [dextral - right handed]’]
sinister[1]: [‘stemming from evil characteristics or forces’]
sinewy[1]: [‘brawny’]
simultaneous[1]: [‘(adj) at the same time’]
simulacrum[1]: [‘a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)’]
sidereal[1]: [‘relating to the stars’]
sibyl[1]: [‘prophetess; fortuneteller’]
shirk[1]: [‘avoid (esp. work)’]
shibboleth[1]: [‘a favorite saying of a sect or political group’]
shallow[1]: [‘not deep’]
serration[1]: [‘jagged edge’]
serrated[1]: [‘jagged; saw-like’]
serenity[1]: [‘the absence of mental stress or anxiety’]
sere[1]: [‘withered; old’]
sequester[1]: [‘isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude’]
sentinel[1]: [‘guard; sentry’]
sentimental[1]: [‘showing or causing a lot of emotion’]
sensuous[1]: [‘appealing to the senses’]
senile[1]: [‘mentally or physically infirm with age’]
seminary[1]: [‘an institution in which priests are trained’]
seminal[1]: [‘containing seeds of later development; formative’]
semblance[1]: [‘a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition’]
semantic[1]: [‘relating to the different meanings of words or other symbols’]
self-effacing[1]: [‘not drawing attention to oneself; modest; ??????????????’]
seine[1]: [‘type of fishing net’]
seemly[1]: [‘appropriate (of behavior); decorous’]
sedulity[1]: [‘thoroughness; perseverance [sedulous (a)]’]
sedentary[1]: [‘requiring sitting or little activity’]
sedate[1]: [‘characterized by dignity and propriety’]
secure[1]: [‘1. to fix firmly; 2. to obtain’]
secular[1]: [‘(adj) not religious or holy; pertaining to worldly things’]
secrete[1]: [‘produce and release a substance from a cell or gland of the body for a functional purpose’]
searchingly[1]: [‘in a searching or penetrating manner; while examining closely or probing for answers’]
scuttle[1]: [‘sink’]
scurry[1]: [‘to move about or proceed hurriedly’]
scurrilous[1]: [‘expressing offensive approach’]
screed[1]: [‘an abusive rant (often tedious)’]
scotch (v)[1]: [‘to prevent; stop; disable’]
score[1]: [‘written form of music (n)’]
scoff[1]: [‘laugh at with contempt and derision’]
scion[1]: [‘a descendent or heir’]
scintillating[1]: [‘sparkling
twinkling
schism[1]: [‘division of a group into opposing factions’]
schadenfreude[1]: [‘joy from watching the suffering of others’]
scathing[1]: [‘(adj) severe
injurious; bitterly harsh or critical (as a remark)’]
