451-500 Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
Q
Imprudent
A
Not careful
2
Q
Prohibition
A
Act of forbidding certain behaviour
3
Q
Taboo
A
Forbidden by customs or religious practice
4
Q
Taint
A
Contamination
5
Q
Abhor
A
To detest
6
Q
Absurd
A
Ridiculous
7
Q
Bigot
A
A person who is intolerant to other people’s ideas
8
Q
Contemptuous
A
Expressing a feeling that something is worthless
9
Q
Originate
A
Begin
10
Q
Inviolable
A
Safe
11
Q
Universal
A
Present everywhere
13
Q
Vulnerable
A
Capable of being injured
14
Q
Entreaty
A
Plea, appeal
15
Q
Imperative
A
Necessary, compulsory
16
Q
Awesome
A
Inspiring terror, wired
17
Q
Debris
A
Ruin, fragments
18
Q
Eruption
A
Bursting out
19
Q
Puny
A
Weak
20
Q
Obliterate
A
Erase
21
Q
Deplorable
A
Sad
22
Q
Initiate
A
Start
23
Q
Conflagration
A
Great fire
24
Q
Sage
A
Wise man
25
Q
Tradition
A
Custom
26
Doddering
Trembling
27
Rue
Regret
29
Congenial
Sympathetic
30
Aegis
Shield, protection
31
Detriment
Injury, damage
32
Longevity
Long duration of life
33
Lethargic
Lazy
34
Imbibe
Drink
35
Hoard
Accumulate
36
Prevalent
Prevailing
37
Remiss
Negligent
38
Hostile
Angry
39
Superficial
On the surface
41
Rebuke
Criticise
42
Aversion
Opposition
43
Evince
Reveal, show
44
Vogue
Fashion
45
Senile
Weak from old age
46
Jettison
Discard
47
Inevitable
Unavoidable
48
Lucrative
Profitable
49
Tussle
A rough struggle
50
Intrinsic
Inborn
56
Paramount
Supreme
62
Virile
Manly
66
Dispersed
Scattered
