03 Vocabulary - Set C (122 of 700) Flashcards
(122 cards)
1
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to brandish
as in to wave
1408
A
Brandishing a wad of bills, he ordered everyone drinks.
2
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to canvass
as in
1409
A
The candidate visited local homes to canvass support in the election.
3
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to slump
as in
1414
A
Following a rise in the value of currency, exports slumped immediately.
4
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to blanch
as in
1416
A
The woman’s face blanched when she heard the news.
5
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to purvey
as in to supply
1422
A
The information had been purveyed to them by a concerned worker.
synonyms: to provide
6
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to jostle
as in
1424
A
The fans jostled each other as they tried to get nearer to the stage.
7
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to eschew
as in
1428
A
The man did not eschew even blackmail to achieve his ends.
8
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to eulogize
as in
1439
A
After his death, many people eulogized him at the funeral.
9
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to annoint
as in
1442
A
In a traditional ritual, the new king was annointed by a priest.
10
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to waylay
as in to ambush
1451
A
The fan managed to waylay the pop star in the corridor of his hotel.
synonyms: to surprise
11
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to rankle
as in to infuriate
1457
A
The fact that he had not been promoted rankled him.
synonyms: to anger, to enrage
12
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to niggle
as in
1461
A
She felt niggled by the fact he had forgotten her birthday.
13
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to pare
as in
1466
A
The couple did their best to pare their expenses to a minimum.
14
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to equivocate
as in
1471
A
When asked if he would resign, the minister equivocated on the issue.
15
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to embroil
as in
1477
A
Through no fault of his own, he became embroiled in a scandal.
16
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to preclude
as in
1481
A
His intransigent attitude does not completely preclude a final reconciliation.
17
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to prevaricate
as in
1483
A
The police officer told him to stop prevaricating and to answer the question.
18
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to expiate
as in
1486
A
He did his best to expiate his original mistake.
19
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to debar
as in
1490
A
After the fight, he was debarred from the club permanently.
20
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to harry
as in
1491
A
The soldiers’ job was to harry the advancing army.
21
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to assail
as in
1493
A
He was about to sign the contract when he was suddenly assailed by doubts.
22
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to stymie
as in
1501
A
Their boss did his best to stymie their project but he failed.
23
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to foist
as in
1506
A
Local people resented and attempt to foist foreign customs on them.
24
Q
Make a short sentence with the verb
to revile
as in
1510
A
The man was reviled for cooperating with the enemy.
25
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to snatch
| as in
## Footnote
1518
A thief suddenly **snatched** her purse and ran out of the restaurant.
26
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to relinquish
| as in
## Footnote
1513
Although he had lived abroad for years, he never **relinquished** his citizenship.
27
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to pilfer
| as in
## Footnote
1520
It seemed that someone was **pilferring** small change from students' purses.
28
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to dissemble
| as in
## Footnote
1529
The spy said that he had grown tired of **dissembling** his true identity over the years.
29
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to molt
| as in
## Footnote
1532
Some creatures **molt** at regular intervals.
30
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to expunge
| as in
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1537
People could not **expunge** the shocking incident from their memories.
31
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to scour
| as in
## Footnote
1548
They **scoured** the apartment looking for the missing earring but were unable to find it.
32
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to scrabble
| as in
## Footnote
1549
The old man **scrabbled** on the floor for his spectacles.
33
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to wrangle
| as in
## Footnote
1551
He paid up because he hated **wrangling** with people over money.
34
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to drawl
| as in
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1552
Ex-President Jimmy Carter **drawled** in typical Georgian dialect when he spoke.
35
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to percolate
| as in
## Footnote
1554
They cleaned the water by **percolating** it through a layer of sand.
36
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to pervade
| as in
## Footnote
1555
Rumors of the illness **pervaded** a large section of the city.
37
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to upend
| as in
## Footnote
1557
The woman **upended** her bag and spilled the contents on the table.
38
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to dribble
| as in
## Footnote
1558
Because he was teething, the baby **dribbled** saliva constantly.
39
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to swill
| as in
## Footnote
1561
The students set **swilling** tea and munching the homemade cookies.
40
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to faze
| as in
## Footnote
1563
It seemed that nothing could **faze** his sense of self-confidence.
41
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to strut
| as in
## Footnote
1566
The coach **strutted** up and down, shouting at his team.
42
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to glean
| as in
## Footnote
1572
He **gleaned** from his boss's expression that she did not agree with him.
43
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to hobble
| as in
## Footnote
1573
To stop the prisoner escaping, his legs were **hobbled** with chains.
44
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to jilt
| as in
## Footnote
1577
Just before the wedding, she was suddenly **jilted** by her fiance.
45
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to snub
| as in
## Footnote
1579
She deliberately **snubbed** him at the party by refusing to dance with him.
46
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to sojourn
| as in
## Footnote
1580
During his trip, he **sojourned** for a few days on the tropical island.
47
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to beguile
| as in
## Footnote
1587
He was **beguiled** by the attractive saleswoman into buying a complete set of the encyclopedia.
48
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to clobber
| as in
## Footnote
1588
He picked up the ball and ran, but was immediately **clobbered** by the opposing team.
49
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to frazzle
| as in
## Footnote
1592
She felt completely **frazzled** after looking after her grandchildren all day.
50
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to parry
| as in
## Footnote
1598
He cleverly **parried** the criticism by turning it back on his opponent.
51
# Make a short sentence with the verb
to malign
| as in
## Footnote
1617
He complained that he was being **maligned** for no reason.
52
# Make a short sentence with the noun
spur
| as in
## Footnote
1625
The coach predicted that the loss would act as a **spur** to the team.
53
# Make a short sentence with the noun
array
| as in
## Footnote
1628
The shop displayed an **array** of different kinds of cloth.
54
# Make a short sentence with the noun
dictum
| as in
## Footnote
1630
Socrates, like Confucius, is famous for his pithy **dictums**.
55
# Make a short sentence with the noun
propriety
| as in
## Footnote
1636
Rules of **propriety** have changed a great deal over the past century.
56
# Make a short sentence with the noun
consortium
| as in
## Footnote
1646
I once worked for the Midwest University **Consortium** of international Affairs.
57
# Make a short sentence with the noun
indictment
| as in
## Footnote
1663
The articles led to the detective's **indictment** for corruption.
58
# Make a short sentence with the noun
larceny
| as in
## Footnote
1681
Eventually, the thief was found guilty of **larceny** and imprisoned.
59
# Make a short sentence with the noun
felony
| as in
## Footnote
1683
Anyone convicted of a **felony** in the United States may lose some of his rights as a citizen.
60
# Make a short sentence with the noun
abstention
| as in
## Footnote
1690
In the vote on the appointment, there were three **abstentions**.
61
# Make a short sentence with the noun
preclusion
| as in
## Footnote
1713
The aim of the system was the **preclusion** of strangers from the campus.
62
# Make a short sentence with the noun
prevarication
| as in
## Footnote
1715
After some **prevarication**, the clerk finally admitted losing the application.
63
# Make a short sentence with the noun
onrush
| as in
## Footnote
1739
The sudden **onrush** by the enemy took them by surprise.
64
# Make a short sentence with the noun
rapprochement
| as in
## Footnote
1752
The recent **rapprochement** between India and the United States augurs well for peace in the region.
65
# Make a short sentence with the noun
divulgence
| as in
## Footnote
1775
The **divulgence** of the secret agreement was a blow to the minister.
66
# Make a short sentence with the noun
entreaty
| as in
## Footnote
1801
Despite his colleagues' **entreaties**, he insisted on resigning.
67
# Make a short sentence with the noun
savvy
| as in
## Footnote
1816
Everyone admire the **savvy** with which the foreman solved problems.
68
# Make a short sentence with the noun
arrears
| as in
## Footnote
1826
The tenant still had not paid the **arrears** on his rent.
69
# Make a short sentence with the noun
clamor
| as in
## Footnote
1829
There was a huge public **clamor** over the recent political scandals.
70
# Make a short sentence with the noun
contrivance
| as in
## Footnote
1830
Although she tried by every **contrivance** to fool me, I didn't believe her.
71
# Make a short sentence with the noun
subsidence
| as in
## Footnote
1853
The earthquake had led to widespread **subsidence** in the area.
72
# Make a short sentence with the noun
upshot
| as in
## Footnote
1858
The **upshot** of his confession was that he was responsible for the crime he had been accused of.
73
# Make a short sentence with the noun
diatribe
| as in
## Footnote
1861
The doctor delivered the **diatribe** against the evils of smoking.
74
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
aboveboard
| as in
## Footnote
1864
He insisted that the negotiations had been fair and **aboveboard**.
75
# Make a short sentence with the adverb
fatally
| as in
## Footnote
1865
His answer in the interview **fatally** ruined his chances of getting the job.
76
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
hefty
| as in
## Footnote
1875
After eating a **hefty** lunch, he began to feel sleepy at his desk.
77
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
idiosyncratic
| as in
## Footnote
1883
His **idiosyncratic** approach to teaching annoyed some of his colleagues.
78
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
profane
| as in
## Footnote
1905
It seemed unlikely that the priest would be interested in such a **profane** matter.
79
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
probationary
| as in
## Footnote
1907
Eventually, they agreed to employ the girl on a **probationary** basis.
80
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
despondent
| as in
## Footnote
1928
**Despondent** and sullen, she finally realized she needed psychiatric help.
81
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
imperious
| as in
## Footnote
1939
The chief nurse spoke in an **imperious** way to her subordinates.
82
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
stalwart
| as in
## Footnote
1945
He had been a **stalwart** supporter of the labor union for many years.
83
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
stolid
| as in
## Footnote
1947
She was a **stolid**, hard-working girl, who showed little emotion.
84
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
intrepid
| as in
## Footnote
1957
The **intrepid** exploits of Superman exemplify a classic American hero.
85
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
wanton
| as in
## Footnote
1960
The critics said the action showed a **wanton** disregard for human rights.
86
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
precipitous
| as in
## Footnote
1972
The White cliffs of Dover are **precipitous** rock formations above the sea.
87
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
cagey
| as in
## Footnote
1976
His **cagey** response immediately made the police suspicious of him.
88
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
truculent
| as in
## Footnote
1982
As he spoke, the crowd began to grow increasingly **truculent**.
89
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
statutory
| as in
## Footnote
1988
There were **statutory** penalties for breaking the regulations.
90
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
pernicious
| as in
## Footnote
1993
Certain kinds of **pernicious** viruses thrive even in sanitary conditions.
91
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
haggard
| as in
## Footnote
2000
Many people were shocked at the **haggard** faces of the survivors.
92
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
glib
| as in
## Footnote
2002
Critics condemned the book as **glib** and insubstantial.
93
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
loquacious
| as in
## Footnote
2004
Many traditional cultures claim that girls are more **loquacious** than boys.
94
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
languid
| as in
## Footnote
2013
The boy seem so **languid** we wondered if he was healthy.
95
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
sullen
| as in
## Footnote
2014
The little girl stood with a **sullen** expression on her face.
96
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
morose
| as in
## Footnote
2016
sHis Superior was a **morose**, pessimistic person with a bad temper.
97
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
fastidious
| as in
## Footnote
2017
Joe's **fastidious** attention to detail is often a waste of time.
98
# Make a short sentence with the adverb
askew
| as in
## Footnote
2026
Despite their careful planning, the concert went **askew** from the beginning.
99
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
burnished
| as in
## Footnote
2033
The **burnished** metal statue shown brightly in the sunlight.
100
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
bungling
| as in
## Footnote
2034
He's **bungling** attempts to fix the car had only made the problem worse.
101
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
inveterate
| as in
## Footnote
2036
Few believed his story because he was known to be an **inveterate** liar.
102
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
fiendish
| as in
## Footnote
2038
Many people were horrified by the use of such **fiendish** weapons.
103
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
fortuitously
| as in
## Footnote
2039
He was beginning to feel lost when for **fortuitously** he spotted a friend.
104
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
ignominious
| as in
## Footnote
2041
His resignation was an **ignominious** and to an once promising career.
105
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
onerous
| as in
## Footnote
2052
He found dealing with students parents an especially **onerous** duty.
106
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
pallid
| as in
## Footnote
2053
After months of severe dieting, her face looks drawn and **pallid**.
107
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
upscale
| as in
## Footnote
2058
On their wedding anniversary, he took his wife to an **upscale** restaurant.
108
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
bent
| as in
## Footnote
2061
He found a **bent** official and bribed him to give him a passport.
109
# Make a short sentence with the adverb
berserk
| as in
## Footnote
2062
The man lost his temper and went **berserk**, attacking anyone in sight.
110
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
demure
| as in
## Footnote
2066
It was hard to believe that the **demure** young woman before them was on trial for murder.
111
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
droll
| as in
## Footnote
2067
His **droll** sense of humor made him popular with everyone.
112
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
gaunt
| as in
## Footnote
2069
I was concerned at his **gaunt** appearance after hearing of his long illness.
113
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
gluttonous
| as in
## Footnote
2070
They spent a **gluttonous** week in Paris sampling local restaurants.
114
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
munificent
| as in
## Footnote
2072
We were astonished by the **munificent** gifts he had given us.
115
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
obtrusive
| as in
## Footnote
2076
An **obtrusive** poster warned students not to smoke on campus.
116
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
sleek
| as in
## Footnote
2085
She brushed the cat's fur until it looked **sleek** and tidy.
117
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
snide
| as in
## Footnote
2086
When the man promoted his own son, there were many **snide** comments.
118
# Make a short sentence with the adverb
sturdily
| as in
## Footnote
2087
The little boy answered the teacher's questions **sturdily**.
119
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
sumptuous
| as in
## Footnote
2088
We sat down to a **sumptuous** dinner with our guests.
120
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
taut
| as in
## Footnote
2089
A **taut** rope above the river allowed us to cross without getting wet.
121
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
terse
| as in
## Footnote
2091
Proverbs are typically **terse** but wise expressions of traditional values.
122
# Make a short sentence with the adjective
upstage
| as in
## Footnote
2091
He moved into an **upstage** position in order to deliver his speech.
