Words I Don’t Know 10 Flashcards
Disputatious
Adj, fond of or causing heated arguments
Ex: Though I don’t think she was being malicious, people did grow resentful at Adrianne’s disputatious mentoring style.
Injudicious
Adj, showing very poor judgement
Ex: My decision to stay invested in cryptocurrency demonstrated both an addiction to risk and injudicious financial planning.
Delineate
Verb, to describe something precisely, or I indicate the exact position of something.
Ex: To move forward cohesively as a team, I delineated our position so thoroughly, even the new intern could explain our business philosophy at the drop of a hat.
Interlocutor
Noun, a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
Ex: I was privileged to be an interlocutor in the discussion about funding allocations for new equipment in the IFNH.
Extirpate
Verb, to root out and destroy completely
Ex: My first spring in my house, I was determined to extirpate the English Ivy invading my yard.
Salutary
Adj, to produce good or beneficial effects from something bad or unpleasant
Ex: The dead baby birds were a sad find, but a salutary sign that spring was on its way.
Dyadic
Adj, relating to a dyad or pair and their interactions
Ex: The dyadic outcome of my paired exercise and nutrition intervention was quite favorable to weight loss.
Determinant
Noun, a factor which decisively decides the outcome of something
Ex: The biggest determinant about whether or not I make it to the gym is my sleeo quality the night before.
Soporific
Adj, tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
Ex: I found statistics boring anyways, but my professor’s soporific monotonal lectures were especially sleep-inducing.
Countenance
Noun
1) a person’s face or facial expression
Ex: His placid countenance belied his anxiety about the plan.
2) suppor
Ex: I knew my lab mate had a lot of work ahead of her, so I offered my countenance to lighten the workload.
Gainsaid
Verb, to deny or contradict (past tense is still just gainsaid)
Ex: His gainsaid about the value of the new technique i was pioneering left me feeling defeated.
Capricious
Adj, given to sudden and unaccountable changes in mood and behavior
Ex: I used to think I was capricious and unpredictable, but then I realized my mood swings coincided with my hunger.
Acerbic
Adj, sharp and forthright, or sour/bitter
Ex: I tried to control my acerbic tone in the email, but my disapproval about the undergrad’s actions shone through.
Impetuous
Adj, acting or done quickly without thought or care
Ex: My impetuous garden planning came back to haunt me when my poor water management planning left me watering the garden for an hour a day.
Obeisance
Noun, deferential respect
Ex: I was careful to always offer my obeisance when CCing Adrianne on an email, I knew her time was valuable and didn’t want to fome across as wantonly grabbing her attention.
Pellucidity
Adj, free from obscurity and easy to understand
Ex: When writing my first review article, I strove to write with clarity and pellucidity.
Iconoclasm
Noun, the actuon of attacking or rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions, religious and not, and destroying them or denouncing them as heretical
Ex: The Skupdates iconoclasm required the rejection of lame lib sentimentality and embracing the new skinny social order.
Sonorous
Adj
1) of a person’s voice or other sound, imposingly deep and full
Ex: My professor’s somorous voice, though barely raised above talking level, easily carried to the back of the classroom, silencing all students.
2) using imposing language
Ex: The sonorous review article was dense with inscrutable scientific terminology, and every sentence required several google definition searches to get through.
Syncretic
Adj, characterized or brought about by a combination of different forms of belief or practice
Ex: The syncretic combination of social marketing ideals and conscious eating practices revolutionized our approach to health and weight loss.
Sacrosanct
Adj, regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with
Ex: My workout routine was sacrosanct; it took a true lab emergency to break me away from that habit.
