Words 101-200 Flashcards
Condone
Overlook, disregard, excuse, pardon, forgive
Conformity
Compliance, obedience, accord; common behavior, conventionality, orthodoxy
Confound
Confuse, puzzle, mystify
Conjecture
Guess, speculate, surmise
Consensus
Agreement, concord, unanimity
Consistency
Absence of contradictions, harmony; steadiness, reliability; density, texture, thickness
Constraint
Limitation, restriction, embarrassment
Contend
assert, maintain; compete, vie
Contention
Dispute, strife, conflict; claim, thesis, assertion; rivalry
Contract
Compress, shrink; incur, be affected by (disease)
Converge
Congregate, approach, unite
Conviction
Sentence guilty, condemnation; opinion, persuasion; assurance, certainty
Corroborate
Confirm, substantiate, back up
Credulity
Gullibility; naïveté
Criterion
Standard; benchmark; measure
Cryptic
Have secret meaning, Mysterious. Hidden, obscure
Culpable
Blameworthy, reprehensible
Cursory
Hastily done, Perfunctory, casual, superficial
Debilitate
Weaken, enfeeble, enervate
Debunk
Discredit, disprove, refute
Decry
Criticize, condemn
Deference
Consideration; honor, esteem
Definition
Meaning, denotation; clearness, sharpness; delimiting, boundaries, distinctness
Definitive
Authoritative, conclusive, exhaustive
Deleterious
Harmful, detrimental, pernicious
Delineate
Describe, portray, depict
Denounce
Condemn, criticize, accuse
Depict
Portray, represent, describe
Deprecate
Disapprove, protest, belittle
Deride
Ridicule, mock, scoff
derivative
Copied, imitative, unoriginal
Detachment
Disengagement, distance, aloofness, objectivity; group sent away, contingent; separation
Determination
Firmness, decision, resolution, resolve; calculation; ascertainment; verdict, conclusion
Deterrent
Curb, discourager, disincentive, restraint, check
Detrimental
Harmful, damaging
Devious
Roundabout, cunning
Devise
Invent, think up
Didactic
Instructional, preachy, moralizing, edifying
diffuse
Rambling, verbose; dispersed, scattered
Digression
, detour, aside, divergence
Dilemma
Predicament,p roblem
Diligence
Effort, industry, assiduousness
Diminuition
Decrease, lessening
Discerning
Sharp, insightful, astute, perceptive
Disclose
Make known, reveal, divulge
Discordant
Dissonant, unmelodic, jarring; conflicting, disagreeing, inharmonious
Discount
Ignore, disregard; mark down in price, deduct
Discourse
Converse, debate, talk
Discredit
Hurt the reputation of, defame, detract from, disgrace, disbelieve
Discrepancy
Inconsistency between claims, difference, divergence
Discriminating
Inequitable, biased; discerning, able to see small differences, perceptive, astute
Disdain
Scorn, despise, disparage
Disinclination
Unwillingness, reluctance
Dismiss
Fire, discharge, sack; reject, discard, refuse to consider
Disparage
Belittle, ridicule, mock
Disparity
Inequality, difference, dissimilarity, discrepancy
Disperse
Scatter, dissolve, dissipate
Disposition
Distribution, settlement; character, personality, temperament
Disputatious
Argumentative, pugnacious, contentious
Disseminate
Distribute, spread, broadcast, circulate
Dissent
Disagree
Distinction
Excellence, merit; differentiation, contrast
Divergent
Differing, deviating, contrary
Doctrine
Teaching, belief, dogma, tenet; policy
Document
Record, detail; authenticate
Dogmatic
Opinionated, arbitrary, dictatorial, doctrinaire
Dormant
Inactive, quiescent, latent
Dubious
Uncertain, suspicious; questionable, suspect
Duplicity
Deceit, deception, dishonesty, hypocrisy
Eclectic
Assorted, diverse, heterogeneous
Economy
Financial syste; frugality, thrift, prudent with resources; concise use of words, brevity, succinctness
Edify
Enlighten, inform, uplift
Egotism
Self-centerednes, egocentricity
Elaborate
Develop, enlarge, amplify, expand
Elated
Overjoyed, ecstatic, thrilled, jubilant
Elicit
Extract, evoke, obtain, draw out
Eloquence
Expressiveness, articúlatenes, fluency in speech
elucidate
Explain, clarify
Elusive
Evasive, baffling
Embellish
Beautify, adorn, ornament, decorate; embroider, exaggerate (a story)
Eminent
Famous, prominent, renowned, conspicuous
Emulate
Imitate, copy, rival, outdo
Endorse
Approve, back, champion, sponsor, support
Engage
Pledge, promise, betroth, affiance; employ, retain; absorb, occupy; attract, involve; participate; set upon, battle, attack, encounter
Enhance
Increase, improve, intensify, magnify
Enigma
Puzzle, mystery, riddle, closed book
Enmity
Hatred, hostility, antagonism
Enumerate
Count, name, detail, spell out, itemize
Ephemeral
Short-lived, fleeting, transient
Epitome
Example, embodiment, personification, quintessence, exemplar
Equitable
Fair, just, impartial, evenhanded, unbiased
Equivocal
Ambiguous, unclear, evasive, shifty, misleading
Erudite
Knowledgeable, learned, scholarly, well-educated
Erroneous
Wrong, incorrect, mistaken, invalid
Exacerbate
Worsen, intensify, embitter, aggravate
Excerpt
Extract, selected passage, selection
Execute
Implement; perform, accomplish; dispatch, kill
Exemplary
Model, commendable, estimable, worthy
Exemplify
embody, illustrate, demonstrate, represent
Exempt
Excused, excepted