Advanced Vocab Words - Set 7 Flashcards Preview

v. to consider as separate
v. to break away

When news of the company's fraud broke out, former affiliates tried to dissociate themselves from the partnership.

adj. not in agreement; discordant
adj. unpleasant or harsh sounding

The first song the group performed surprised the audience with its dissonant chords and unusual length.

v. to swell or widen

The children watched in fascination as the frog distended its throat and croaked.

v. to make pure
v. to take out from

The essence of the substance was distilled through a complicated process.

v. to deprive or dispossess
v. to dispose of assets

He was divested of his privileges and title after breaking the club's most important rule.

adj. following theory without regard for practical reality

The new president's doctrinaire attitude towards economics led him to go through with some harmful policies.

v. to fill with optimism or excitement

Activists were elated to hear about the passage of the civil rights legislation.

n. a mournful poem or song

At her father's funeral, Linda chose to read an elegy by his favorite poet, Keats.

v. to make easier to understand

The company introduced simplified diagrams on its packaging to elucidate its new environmentally-friendly manufacturing process.

v. to make or become thin

He emerged from the prisoner camp emaciated by months of inadequate rations.

adj. having the effect of softening

The cream was popular for its moisturizing and emollient properties.

adj. capable of being bought or bribed; mercenary; corruptible

Naturally, the case was declared a mistrial when its venal judge was shown to have sought bribes from both the prosecution and the defense.

n. trivial, poorly constructed verse

adj. comic, burlesque; loose and irregular

The doggerel found in some publications is often a result of lazy editing.

n. a clergyman's house
n. a mansion

The architect just finished the plans for the minister's new manse.

n. a connected series; a tie or link
n. the center or focus

The detective pursued several corrupt police officials and so uncovered the nexus of the city's violent crime.

v. to make openly known; to officially announce

The governor promulgated the new building code by special courier to each of the state's municipalities.

n. rubbish, waste, or foreign matter; impurity

Fred dismissed the criticisms of his portfolio, pointing out that the gold had far outweighed the dross through his long career.

v. to take exception; to object
n. an objection

Though he was essentially in favor of freedom of speech, he demurred at certain types of hate speech.

adj. appropriate, suitable (as of a comment); well-chosen

Though Zhang and Eric are nothing alike, their complementary strengths made for a felicitous pairing as lab partners.

adj. authentic, real, true

In such a moderate district, winning more than 60 percent of the vote is a veritable landslide.

dissociate
(dih-soh-see-ate)

synonyms: separate, detach

dissonant
(diss-ih-nunt)

synonyms: discordant, clashing

distend
(dih-stend)

synonyms: bulge, swell, bloat

distill
(dih-still)

synonyms: boil down, condense, extract

divest
(dahy-vest)

synonyms: release, give up possession, rid

doctrinaire
(dock-truh-nair)

synonyms: dogmatic, unrealistic

elate
(ee-late)

synonyms: uplift, exalt, to make very proud or happy

elegy
(ell-ih-djee)

synonyms: death song, lament

elucidate
(ih-loo-sih-dehyt)

synonyms: clarify, simplify, expose

emaciate
(ih-mehy-shee-ehyt)

synonyms: decrease, starve, weaken