11 Flashcards by Alicia Lee

panacea

cure-all; remedy for all diseases

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

pernicious

very destructive

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

plethora

excess; overabundance

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

protuberance

protrusion; bulge

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

rampart

a fortification, a bulwark or defense

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

relentless

unyielding, severe, strict harsh, uncompromising

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

retrench

cut down; economize

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

scanty

meager; insufficient

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

snicker

half-stifled laugh

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

stolid

unruffled; impassive; dull

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

sustenance

means of support, food, nourishment

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

throttle

to choke or strangle; to enlarge or reduce the flow of fuel in an engine

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

tussle

a vigorous struggle or contest; scuffle

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

vagabond

wanderer; tramp

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

waggish

mischievous; humorous; tricky

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

acrimonious

bitter in words or manner

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

anecdote

short account of an amusing or interesting event

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

astute

shrewd, clever, keen

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

bereft

deprived of; lacking; desolate because of a loss

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

caliber

ability; quality

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

clandestine

secret

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

congenial

pleasant; friendly

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

counterpart

a thing that completes another; things very much alike

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

deity

a god or goddess; someone or something worshipped as a god

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

diffident

lacking self-confidence; timid

distraught

twist out of shape

embroider

decorate with needlework; ornament with fancy or fictitious details

espouse

adopt; support

extrapolation

projection; conjecture

flaunt

display ostentatiously

gambit

opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed

hamper

obstruct

impassive

without feeling; imperturbable; stoical

inundate

overwhelm; flood; submerge

languish

lose animation; lose strength

maladjusted

poorly adjusted; unable to adjust properly to the stresses of daily life

mire

entangle; stick in swampy ground

nascent

incipient; coming into being

oligarchy

government by a privileged few

panache

flair; flamboyance

perorate

to lecutre

provident

frugal

ramshakle

rickety; falling apart

relic

surviving remnant; memento

retribution

vengeance; compensation; punishment for offenses

schism

division; split

sobriety

moderation; seriousness

stout

plump; stocky

swagger

behave arrogantly or pompously; strut or walk proudly

thunderstruck

struck with amazement; terror

tutelage

guardianship; training

vagary

wild notion

waif

homeless child or animal

acronym

a word created from the initials of other words

astute

wise; shrewd; keen

besiege

surround with armed forces; harass

callous

hardened

clasp

fastening device; firm grip

congenital

existing at birth

countervail

to counteract; to be useful or successful

dejected

lacking hope; in low spirits; depressed

distraught

upset; distracted by anxiety

embroil

thrown into confusion; involve in strife; entangle

espy

discover; to glimpse; to catch sight of

extricate

free; disentangle

fledgling

inexperienced

gamely

bravely; with spirit

haphazard

random; unsystematic; aimless

impeach

charge with crime in office; indict

incense

enrage; infuriate

inflated

exaggerated; pompous; enlarged

inure

to get used to something undesirable; harden

languor

lassitude; depression

maladroit

clumsy; bungling

mirth

merriment; laughter

nauseate

cause to be come sick; fill with disgust

ominous

threatening

pandemic

widespread; affecting the majority of people

perpetrate

commit and offense

pliant

flexible; easily influenced

pretext

excuse

rancor

bitterness; hatred

relish

savor; enjoy

retrieve

recover; find and bring in

scoff

mock; handle

sociopathic

characterized by antisocial behavior lacking sense of moral responsibility

stratagem

deceptive scheme

swarm

dense moving crowd; large group of honeybees

thwart

prevent; frustrate; oppose and defeat

ubiquitous

being everywhere; omnipresent

vagrant

a homeless wanderer

waive

give up a claim or right voluntarily; refrain from enforcing; postpone considering

acrophobia

fear of heights

angst

strong anxiety and unhappiness; a feeling or dread

asymmetric

not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

bestial

beastlike; brutal

candor

frankness; open honesty

cleave

split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to

diurnal

daily

emend

correct; correct by critic

11 Flashcards

(100 cards)