30/08 Flashcards

Hit Parade 4 (46 cards)

1
Q

Contiguous

A

(Adj) sharing border; touching; adjacent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Credulous

A

(Adj) tending to believe too readily; gullible

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Cynicism

A

(N) an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Decorum

A

(N) polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Fawn

A

(V) to flatter or praise excessively

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Flout

A

(V) to show contempt for, as in rule or convention

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Glib

A

(Adj) marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Glib

A

(Adj) marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Hubris

A

(N) overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Impetuous

A

(Adj) harshly or rashly energetic;impulsive and vehement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Inimical

A

(Adj) damaging; harmful; injurious

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Inimical

A

(Adj) damaging; harmful; injurious

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Laconic

A

(Adj) using few words; terse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Maverick

A

(N) an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Mercurial

A

(Adj) characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Mollify

A

(V) to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Neophyte

A

(N) a recent convert; a beginner; a novice

NOOB

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Obfuscate

A

(V) to deliberately obscure; to make confusing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Obstinate

A

(Adk) stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising

20
Q

Ostentatious

A

(Adj) characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy

21
Q

Pervade

A

(V) to permeate throughout

22
Q

Presumptuous

A

(Adj) overstepping due bounds (as of proprietary or courtesy) ; taking liberty

23
Q

Pristine

A

(Adj) pure; uncorrupted; clean

24
Q

Proclivity

A

(N) a natural predisposition or inclination

25
Profligate
(Adj) excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
26
Propensity
(N) a natural inclination or tendency; penchant
27
Penchant
(Adj) a strong habitual liking for something or tendency to do something
28
Quixotic
(Adj) foolishly practical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
29
Quotidian
(Adj) occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
30
Rarefy
(V) to make thin; less dense ; refine
31
Recondite
(Adj) hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
32
Refulgent
(Adj) radiant; shiny; bri
33
Renege
(V) to fail to honor a commitment; go back on a p
34
Sedulous
(Adj) diligent; persistent; hardworking
35
Tacit
(Adj) implied; not explicitly stated
36
Tout
(V) to publicly praise or promote
37
Trenchant
(Adj) sharply perceptive; keen: penetrating
38
Trenchant
(Adj) sharply perceptive; keen: penetrating
39
Unfeigned
(Adj) genuine; not false or hypocritical
40
Untenable
(Adj) indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
41
Vacillate
(Adj) to waver indecisively between one course of action and opinion and another
41
Vacillate
(Adj) to waver indecisively between one course of action and opinion and another
42
Variegated
(Adj) multicoloured; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
43
Vexation
(N) annoyance; irritation
44
Vigilant
(Adj) alertly watchful
45
Vituperate
(V) to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely;