AFOQT Flashcards
(482 cards)
1
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abase
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humiliate, degrade
2
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abdicate
A
relinquish
3
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aberration
A
not normal, eccentricity
4
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abet
A
aid, help
5
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abhor
A
hate
6
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abject
A
miserable, utter
7
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abjure
A
reject, renounce
8
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abnegation
A
rejection
9
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abrogate
A
abolish, repeal
10
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abscond
A
hide, escape
11
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absolution
A
pardon, forgiveness
12
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abstruse
A
obscure
13
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accede
A
agree
14
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acclaim
A
high praise, approbation, adulation
15
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accost
A
confront, waylay
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accretion
A
lump, small growth
17
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acerbic
A
bitter, mordant
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acquiesce
A
agree without protesting, assent
19
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acrimony
A
bitterness, discord
20
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adept
A
extremely skilled
21
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adroit
A
skillful, dexterous
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aesthetic
A
artistic, beauty
23
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affable
A
friendly, amiable
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affinity
A
empathy, attraction
25
affront
insult, slur
26
aggrandize
increase, exaggerate
27
aggregate
whole
28
aggrieved
distressed, wronged
29
alacrity
eagerness, speed
30
allay
soothe, ease
31
aloof
reserved, distant
32
amalgamate
unite
33
ambiguous
uncertain, equivocal
34
ambivalent
unsure
35
ameliorate
improve
36
amenable
willing, acquiescence
37
amenity
facility, comfort
38
amiable
friendly, amicable
39
amorous
showing love, ardent, enamored
40
amorphous
formless, nebulous
41
anachronistic
outdated
42
analgesic
painkilling, palliative
43
analogous
similar, akin
44
anathema
cursed, loathing
45
antecedent
precursor, forefunner
46
antediluvian
ancient
47
anthology
collection, omnibus
48
antipathy
repugnance, aversion
49
antiquated
old, outdated
50
apathetic
emotionless, listless
51
apocryphal
fictitious, false
52
appropriate
suitable
53
arbiter
mediator
54
arbitrary
random, capricious
55
arbitration
settlement
56
arcane
secret, esoteric
57
ardor
vigor, energy
58
arid
dry, unfertile
59
arrogate
claim, annex
60
artisan
craftsman
61
ascetic
austere, frugal
62
ascribe
assign credit to
63
aspersion
curse
64
assail
attack - who was the assailiant?
65
assiduous
hard working, diligent
66
assuage
to ease, pacify
67
atrophy
decay
68
audacious
impudent, bold
69
auspicious
positive, propitious
70
austere
bare, bleak
71
avarice
greed
72
aversion
dislike, loathing
73
banal
dull
74
bane
burden
75
bard
poet, singer
76
beguile
trick
77
benevolent
kind, benign
78
benign
mild
79
bequeath
give, bestow - I bequeath this to you
80
bereft
without, bereaved
81
bilk
cheat
82
blight
plague, disease
83
bombastic
confident, pompous
84
boon
gift
85
bourgeois
staid, middle-classed
86
brusque
short, dismissive
87
buffet
attack, pound
88
burnish
polish
89
buttress
support
90
cacophony
disharmony, strident
91
cajole
urge, coax
92
calumny
slander, libel
93
candor
honesty
94
canny
shrewd
95
capitulate
surrender, cede
96
carouse
party
97
carp
annoy, grouse
98
catalyze
inspire
99
caucus
conclave, group
100
caustic
bitter, acidic
101
cavort
frolic, gambol
102
censure
criticism, disapproval
103
cerebral
intellectual
104
chide
reproach, reprimand
105
circumlocution
periphrasis, indirectness
106
circumscribed
marked off, bounded
107
circumspect
cautious, prudent
108
clairvoyant
intuitive, psychic
109
clamor
loud noise
110
cleave
slice, smite
111
cloying
syrupy, saccharine
112
coalesce
amalgamate, merge
113
cogent
forceful, clear, lucid
114
colloquial
idiomatic, conversational
115
collusion
conspiracy, involvement
116
commodious
roomy
117
compunction
regret, scruple
118
conciliatory
friendly, agreeable
119
concomitant
associated
120
concord
agreement
121
condone
overlook, pardon
122
conflagration
inferno
123
confluence
convergence, union
124
confound
frustrate, confuse
125
congenial
amiable, friendly
126
consonant
harmony
127
constituent
essential, voter
128
contemporaneous
concurrent
129
contentious
quarrel, dispute
130
contrite
penitent, remorseful
131
convivial
pleasant, genial
132
copious
profuse, abundant
133
cordial
warm, affectionate
134
corpulence
fatness
135
corroborate
validate, support
136
coup
overthrow
137
credulity
gullible, imprudence
138
culpable
blame
139
cultivate
improve, refine
140
cupidity
greed, avarice
141
curt
abrupt, terse
142
dearth
scarcity, drought
143
debauch
degrade
144
decorous
appropriate
145
decry
disparage, criticize
146
defamatory
insulting
147
deferential
respectful, obsequious
148
deft
skillful, capable
149
defunct
obsolete, invalid
150
deleterious
harmful
151
delineate
outline, explain
152
demarcation
delineation, separation
153
demure
quiet
154
denigrate
belittle, deprecate
155
depravity
wickedness
156
derelice
abandoned
157
deride
scorn
158
desiccated
dehydrated
159
despondent
discouraged, hopeless
160
despot
dictator, tyrant
161
diaphanous
light, transparent
162
didactic
moral, instructional
163
diffident
shy
164
diffuse
scatter
165
dilatory
delay
166
dirge
elegy, song
167
disaffected
rebellious
168
discomfit
thwart, baffle
169
discordant
not agreeing
170
discursive
rambling
171
disdain
scorn
172
disparate
differing
173
dissemble
fake, conceal
174
dissent
disagreement, discord
175
distend
swell, bloat
176
dither
hesitate, vacillate, irresolute
177
divisive
discorn, troublesome
178
docile
quiet, submissive
179
dogmatic
rigid, inflexible
180
dour
stern joyless
181
duplicity
crafty, dishonest
182
ebullient
lively, effervescent
183
eclectic
heterogeneous, varied
184
edict
order, decree
185
efface
obliterate
186
efficacious
effective
187
effrontery
impudence, nerve
188
effulgent
radiant
189
egregious
bad
190
elegy
eulogy
191
elicit
evoke, draw out
192
elucidate
explain
193
emaciated
thin
194
eminent
distinguished, conspicuous
195
emollient
soothing
196
empathy
understanding
197
empirical
pragmatic, observed
198
encumber
burden
199
enervate
exhause, weaken
200
engerder
create, generate
201
enigmatic
mystifying, cryptic
202
ennui
boredom
203
enthrall
charm
204
ephemeral
fleeting
205
equanimity
composure
206
equivocal
ambiguous, uncertain
207
erudite
learned
208
eschew
shun, avoid
209
esoteric
obscure
210
espouse
support
211
ethereal
heavenly
212
evanescent
fleeting, momentary
213
evince
reveal
214
exacerbate
intense
215
exasperate
irritate, irk
216
exculpate
exonerate
217
exevrable
loathsome, detestable
218
exhort
urge, spur
219
exigent
urgent, critical
220
exorbitant
excessive
221
expedient
advisable, advantageous
222
expiate
atone, compensate
223
expurgate
purge
224
extant
existing
225
extol
revere, praise
226
exult
rejoice
227
facile
easy
228
fallacious
incorrect, mileading
229
fastidious
meticulous, demanding
230
fatuous
silly, foolish
231
fecund
fruitful, fertile
232
felicitous
apt, delightful
233
feral
wild, savage
234
fervent
ardent, passionate
235
fetid
rotten, fusty
236
fetter
restrain
237
fickle
inconstant
238
fidelity
devotion
239
figurative
symbolic
240
flout
disreguard
241
forbearance
patience, tolerance
242
forestall
prevent
243
forlorn
lonely, abandoned
244
foster
stimulate, promote
245
fractious
irritable
246
fraught
tense, anxious
247
frivolous
little importance, trifling
248
furtive
secretive, sly
249
garish
gaudy, in bad taste
250
garrulous
talkative
251
genial
friendly, affable
252
goad
to urge, spur
253
gourmand
fond of eating and drinking
254
grandiloquence
lofty, pompouse language
255
grandiose
exaggerated scale
256
gratuitous
uncalled for, unwarranted
257
gregarious
sociable
258
grievous
injurious, hurtful
259
guile
deceitful, cunning
260
hackneyed
unoriginal, trite
261
hallowed
revered, consecrated
262
hapless
unlucky
263
harangue
speech
264
hardy
robust
265
harrowing
distressing, vexing
266
haughty
disdainfully proud
267
hegemony
dominate
268
heinous
wicked, repugnant
269
heterogeneous
varied
270
iconoclast
attacks common beliefs
271
idiosyncratic
individualized
272
idolatrous
worshipping one object
273
ignominious
humiliating
274
illicit
forbidden
275
immerse
absorb
276
immutable
not changeable
277
impassive
stoic, not susceptible to suffering
278
impecunious
poor
279
imperious
commanding
280
impertinent
rude, insolent, impudent
281
impervious
impenetrable
282
impetuous
rash, hastily done
283
impinge
impact, affect
284
implacable
cant be appeased
285
implement
utensil, tool; to put into effect
286
implicit
implied
287
impudent
casually rude, insolent, impertinent
288
impute
ascribe, blame
289
inane
silly and meaningless
290
incarnate
embodied
291
incediary
person who agitates; inflammatory
292
incessant
unending
293
inchoate
unformed
294
incisive
clear
295
inclination
tendency, propensity
296
incontrovertible
indisputable
297
incorriglible
incapable of correction, delinquent
298
increment
an enlargement
299
incumbent
one who holds an office; obligatry
300
indefatigable
incapable of defeat, failure, decay
301
indigenous
originating in a region
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indigent
poor, improverished
303
indignation
anger by unfairness
304
indolent
lazy, malinger
305
indomitable
not conquerable
306
ineffable
unspeakable
307
inept
unqualified
308
inexorable
not persuaded
309
inextricable
entangled
310
infamy
notoriety
311
ingenuous
not devious
312
inimical
hostile
313
iniquilty
wickedness or sin
314
injunction
official warning
315
innate
inborn, native
316
innocuous
harmless
317
innuendo
insinuation
318
inoculate
vaccinate
319
inquisitor
inquire
320
insatiable
cant be satisfied
321
insidious
harmful, seductive
322
insinuate
suggest indirectly
323
insipid
dull
324
insolent
rude, arrogant
325
goad
instigate
326
insular
narrow-minded, closed-off
327
interlocutor
participates in conversation
328
interminable
not ending
329
intimation
an indirect suggestion
330
intractable
unmanageable
331
intransigent
refusing to compromise
332
intrepid
brave
333
inundate
flood with abundance
334
inure
become accustomed to
335
invective
angry verbal attack
336
inveterate
habit
337
inviolable
secure from assault - The batcave is inviolable
338
irascible
easily angered
339
irreverence
disrespect
340
judicious
exercising sound judgement
341
knell
solemn sound of a bell
342
laconic
terse in speech or writing
343
languid
sluggish
344
largess
giving lavish gifts
345
latent
hidden but can be exposed
346
laudatory
praise
347
legerdemain
deception
348
lenient
tolerance
349
lethargic
state of sluggishness or apathy
350
licentious
dissolute, profligate, lack of moral restraint
351
limpid
clear, transparent
352
lithe
graceful, flexible
353
litigant
plantiff, accuser
354
lucid
clear, easily understandable
355
lurid
ghastly, sensational
356
maelstrom
destructive whirlpool
357
magnanimous
noble, generous
358
malediction
a curse
359
malevolent
wanting harm on others
360
malleable
shaped or transformed
361
manifest
obvious
362
manifold
diverse, varied
363
maudlin
weakly sentimental
364
mawkish
sick sentimentality
365
medley
mixture of different things
366
mendacious
lying, false character
367
mercurial
rapid change or temperamental
368
modicum
small amount
369
mollify
to soften in temper
370
morass
wet swampy bog
371
mores
moral attitudes of a group of people
372
morose
gloomy
373
multifarious
diverisity
374
mundane
concerned with the world rather than heaven, commonplace
375
munificent
generosity
376
mutable
able to change
377
myraid
big
378
nadir
lowest point of something
379
nascent
process of being born
380
nebulous
vaguely defined, cloudy
381
nefarious
villainous
382
neophyte
young, inexperienced
383
noisome
unpleasant
384
nomadic
wandering from place to place
385
nominal
trifling, insignificant
386
nondescript
lacking distinctive character
387
nuance
slight variation in meaning, tone, expression
388
obdurate
unyielding to moral influences
389
obfuscate
render incomprehensible
390
oblique
diverging from a straight line
391
obsequious
submissive
392
obstinate
stubborn
393
obstreperous
noisy, unruly
394
obtuse
lacking sensibility or intellect
395
odious
instilling hatred or displeasure
396
officious
meddlesome, obtrusive, intrusive
397
onerous
burdensome
398
oration
formal speech
399
ornate
elaborate, decorated
400
oscillate
sway
401
ostensible
seemingly, apparent, sham
402
ostentatious
glitzy
403
ostracism
exclusion from group
404
pacific
soothing
405
palliate
to reduce the severity of, deoderize, extenuate
406
pallid
lacking color
407
panacea
elixir, nostrum
408
paradigm
mold, standard, paragon
409
paradox
anomaly, puzzle
410
paragon
paradigm, mold
411
pariah
outcast
412
parsimony
frugality
413
partisan
follower, adherent
414
patent
understood, clear
415
pathology
deviation from normal
416
pathos
pity, commiseration
417
paucity
small in quantity
418
pejorative
derogatory
419
pellucid
easily intelligible, clear
420
penchant
preference
421
penitent
remorseful, regretful
422
penultimate
next to last
423
penurious
miserly, stingy
424
perfidious
disloyal
425
perfunctory
showing little interest
426
permeate
spread throughout
427
pernicious
destructive
428
perspicacity
shrewdness, perceptiveness
429
pert
flippant, bold
430
pertinacious
persistent
431
perusal
review
432
pervasive
permeant, to spread throughout
433
petulance
rudeness
434
phlegmatic
uninterested, unresponsive
435
pithy
meaningful
436
pittance
small amount
437
placate
sooth
438
placid
calm, peaceful
439
platitude
cliche
440
plaudit
applause
441
poignant
deeply affecting, moving
442
portent
omen, augury, presage
443
potentate
great power, leader
444
pragmatic
practical
445
precipice
face of cliff
446
precocious
advanced
447
preclude
to prevent
448
predilection
a preference
449
preponderance
superiority
450
prepossessing
occupying the mind
451
presage
omen, augury, portent
452
prescient
have foreknowledge of
453
presumptuous
disrespectfully bold
454
pretense
shamming, mask
455
privation
lacking basic necessities
456
probity
virtue, integrity
457
proclivity
bent, disposition
458
profligate
dissolute, extravagant
459
promulgate
proclaim
460
propagate
multiply, spread out
461
propensity
preference
462
propitious
favorable
463
propriety
decent, etiquiette
464
prosaic
plain
465
proscribe
to condemn, outlaw
466
protean
variable
467
prowess
extraordinary ability
468
prudence
cautious, circumspect
469
puerile
juvenile, immature
470
pugnacious
quarrelsome, combative
471
pulchritude
physical beauty
472
punctilious
precise, demeaning, conscientious
473
pungent
pointed, sharp quality
474
punitive
involving punishment
475
putrid
rotten, foul
476
quagmire
difficult situation
477
quaint
charmingly old-fashioned
478
quandary
perplexed state
479
quell
suppress, extinguish
480
querulous
whiny, complaining
481
quixotic
idealistic, impractical
482
quotidian
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