Words I need to learn for English (1st Term) Flashcards
Abate
Abated
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): abat·ed; abat·ing
: to make or become less
- abat·er noun
adventitious
adventituousness
happening as a result of an external factor or chance rather than design or inherent nature.
coming from outside; not native
BIOLOGY:
formed accidentally or in an unusual anatomical position.
Aplomb
self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.
-complete freedom from nervousness or uncertainty
Bedlam
- A house for the insane
- a scene of uproar and confusion.
Cadaverous
Cadaverously
- Resembling a corpse
- very pale, thin, or bony
Circuitous
Circuitousness
Circutiously
1 : not saying what one means in simple and sincere language
2 : having a circular or winding course <a></a>
-a route longer than the most direct way
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Debase
Debasement
Debaser
to lower in character, dignity, quality, or value; degrade
desecrate
desecrater
desecration
to treat a sacred place or sacred object shamefully or with great disrespect
Efficacious
Efficaciously
Efficaciousness
(of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective.
equanimity
evenness of emotions or temper; composure
ferment
fermenter
fermentable
- to undergo or cause to undergo fermentation
- To be or cause to be in a state of unrest or exitement
gauche
gaucheness
- unsophisticated and socially awkward.
- lacking grace or social experience
Hackneyed
worn out from too much use
ignoble
ignobly
1 : not of noble birth
2 : not noble or honorable
incisive
incisively
incisiveness
impressively clear and direct
jade
jaded
jading
1 a : WEAR OUT 1, tire b : to become weary
2 : to make dull or uninterested by too much of something
Mawkish
Mawkishly
Mawkishness
1 : having a weak often unpleasant taste
(Maudlin:
1 : drunk enough to be tearfully silly
2 : weakly and overly sentimental)
Nebulous
Nebulously
Nebulousness
1 : of, relating to, or resembling a nebula
2 : not clear or sharp : VAGUE
Palpable
Palpability
Palpably
1 : capable of being touched or felt : TANGIBLE
2 : easily sensed : NOTICEABLE
3 : easily understood or recognized : OBVIOUS <a> </a>
Pillage
Pillageable
: the act of robbing by force especially in war
Recapitulate
Recapitulation
: to give a brief summary : SUMMARIZE
Sadistic
Sadism
1 : abnormal behavior in which sexual pleasure is obtained by hurting another
2 a : pleasure taken in cruelty b : very great cruelty
Scurrilous
scurrilously
1 : vulgar and evil
2 : containing indecent words or harsh abuse
slovenly
slovenliness
sloven
1 a : untidy especially in dress or person b : lazily careless
2 : characteristic of a sloven
sloven: person who is untidy or careless
tenuous
tenuously
: having little substance or strength : FLIMSY, WEAK <a></a>
