301-400 Flashcards

Question

Oblique

Answer 1

Indirect or evasive; misleading or devious *Rossie has been acting oblique around me and my family*

Answer 2

Overly submissive and eager to please *as a new hire I definitely leaned into an obsequious role without thinking*

Answer 3

Stubborn; unyielding *Rossie can be pretty obstinate on issues that she has caused and is denying*

Answer 4

To prevent; to make unnecessary *getting the no tools required build set made tools obviated*

Answer 5

To stop up; to prevent the passage of *The amount of hair in the drain occluded the drain from working properly*

Answer 6

Too helpful; meddlesome *She was shifting from an outside partner to an officious participant in my life*

Answer 7

Troublesome and oppressive; burdensome *The trouble of figuring out the price of two pairs of work pants seemed onerous and not beneficial for filing my taxes*

Answer 8

Impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light *The sunglasses looked to be almost opaque expect when on*

Answer 9

To express an opinion *The assistant opined about her boss’s personal life and crossed a line*

Answer 10

Public disgrace *The criminal faced opprobrium when taken out of the courthouse*

Answer 11

Pompous; full or rich in sound *Jazz music feels a little orotund with all the wind instruments*

Answer 12

To change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern *My muscle cramped in a way that it felt like it was ossifying and I would never move the same way again*

Answer 13

Apparent *her ostensible reason for going to local business coffee shops was to support them but she really just got tired of the regular franchise ones*

Answer 14

Excessive showiness *She walked in with such a ostentation vibe that everyone went silent*

Answer 15

Agitated; overdone *My voice became overwrought after getting that response from my mother*

Answer 16

Relating to a palace; magnificent *We decided on a palatial inspired build to have a great place to entertain*

Answer 17

To make less serious; to ease *Her attempts to palliate the situation were not effective since the accident involved his sister*

Answer 18

Lacking color or liveliness *The pallid ice cream looked unappealing*

Answer 19

Flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve *She has such an intricate panache to her character I knew I would never meet someone like her again*

Answer 20

Elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise *I read Britt’s work and saw only panegyric sayings and it made me feel appreciated*

Answer 21

Impressive array *My goal is to have a panoply of marvel legos to put around my house*

Answer 22

A contradiction or dilemma *It’s a paradox that opioids are life threatening but so cheap to come by on the streets*

Answer 23

Model of excellence or perfection *I believe Olivia Pope is a paragon of a strong independent woman that can take complete control of a room*

Answer 24

To trim off excess; to reduce *my dad decided to pare the palm trees out front to prepare for visitors*

Answer 25

Outcast *Jimmy really forced himself to be a pariah, he should have talked to his friends*

Answer 26

Discussion, usually between enemies *The parley between the rival college basketball players was getting heated and needed to get broken up*

Answer 27

To ward off or deflect, especially by a quick witted answer *In front of her prosecutor she parried almost every important question and did not incriminate herself*

Answer 28

A piece of literature or music imitating other works *The scary movie parodies are really bad pastiches*

Answer 29

Causing disease *The pathogenic factor related back to exposure from birds*

Answer 30

A minor sin or offence *Honestly Tj stealing my clothes was a peccadillo compared to the more heinous acts he has done*

Answer 31

Someone who shows off learning *Vicky was very much a pedant in the moment and embarrassed me later*

Answer 32

Having bad connotation; disparaging *The constant pejorative comments from my coworker made me dislike working with them*

Answer 33

An oppressive lack of resources (as money); severe poverty *Homeless people are very unhygienic people in a state of penury*

Answer 34

To wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot *I wish I had the personality to peregrinate around the world in most continents*

Answer 35

Willing to betray someone’s trust *I had a bad feeling about her I never knew she was the perfidious type*

Answer 36

Done in a routine way; indifferent *The scene in zootopia perfectly depicted the perfunctory routine of MDV workers as sloths*

Answer 37

Wandering from place to place, especially on foot *My peripatetic adventure over the summer took me to many countries and gave me the ability to experience different cultures*

Answer 38

To penetrate *The fentanyl permeated through the glove and made me feel lightheaded*

Answer 39

Shrewd, astute, or keen-witted *When the perspicacious thought entered my mind I responded instantly to the interviewer*

Answer 40

To be present throughout; to permeate *Honestly soup should have a good cube of bouillon and pervade through the different types*

Answer 41

A compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things *The phalanx of people in the mosh pit made the whole ground shake*

Answer 42

A person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values *The philistine couldn’t figure out the fake piece from the artist and proved her lack of knowledge*

Answer 43

Calm and unemotional in temperament *I envied the phlegmatic type because I cry in most arguments*

Answer 44

Profound or substantial yet concise, succinct, and to the point *The pithy brochure really went over highlights of the city life*

Answer 45

To soothe or pacify *I tried to placate my anxiety by going through some exercises*

Answer 46

Crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners *although the general consensus of the plebeian supervisor job was wrong and they dealt with so much*

Answer 47

Courageous; spunky *The plucky puppy stood on all fours and growled at the dog 4x its size*

Answer 48

Controversy; argument; verbal attack *The public polemic disaster occurred between two actors leaving an award show*

Answer 49

Shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic *Unprepared for the event, she was able to work through it in a politic moment*

Answer 50

A speaker of many languages *A polyglot probably has a much easier time traveling than typical tourists*

Answer 51

To assume as real or conceded; to propose as an explanation *I thought I noticed a trend and needed to posit whether it was related to something else*

Answer 52

To assume as real or conceded; to propose as an explanation *I thought I noticed a trend and began to posit whether it was related to another event*

Answer 53

A monarch or ruler with great power *The day he became a potentate was the day that his life would change forever*

Answer 54

Practical, as opposed to idealistic *I decided to take a pragmatic approach in order to talk to my sister about my feelings*

Answer 55

Meaningless, foolish talk *If someone lets me I will prattle until my jaw falls off telling random stories*

Answer 56

Thrown violently or brought about abruptly; lacking deliberation *They really precipitated Haley and Nathan getting married, especially in high school*

Answer 57

Short summary of facts *I kept my argument concise and used précis of my point*

Answer 58

Having foresight *I had a bad feeling before the weekend, I never knew I could be prescient*

Answer 59

To lie or deviate from the truth *Every time she prevaricated, it just made me respect her less*

Answer 60

Complete honesty and integrity *Her once prestige reputation for probity was cut through, it was all because of a lie*

Answer 61

A natural inclination or predisposition *She showed a proclivity for art when she was drawing decent sketches at the age of 3*

Answer 62

Lavish; wasteful *The prodigal son was the opposite of how his parents raised him to be*

Answer 63

Corrupt; degenerate *The profligate Gilbert goonies were gonna have to be served justice*

Answer 64

To increase in number quickly *Rabbits are a very good at proliferating and multiplying*

Answer 65

To conciliate; to appease *I described to propitiate my hunger with the tenders but I did not enjoy them*

Answer 66

The quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs *Tj was rebellious at home but with his friend’s family always acting with such propriety*

Answer 67

Wisdom, caution, or restraint *I need to exhibit more prudence by limiting my extracurricular activities while studying*

Answer 68

Childish, immature, or silly *His constant puerile antics were starting to make me feel like a mother instead of a girlfriend*

Answer 69

Boxing *Pugilism as a sport doesn’t interest me much, I prefer ones with clear points and goals*

Answer 70

Beauty *The true raw pulchritude of the red rocks in Sedona was breathtaking*

Answer 71

Sharp and irritating to the senses *The pungent smell emanating from the rotting meat made me get sick*

Answer 72

Cowardly; without courage *I was a bit pusillanimous when trying to ask the guy for his number*

Answer 73

Inclined to complain; irritable *The EMT was querulous, making nobody want to work with them for 12 whole hours*

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