August Flashcards
(95 cards)
1
Q
staunch
A
faithful
2
Q
steadfast
A
not faithful
3
Q
recalcitrant
A
uncooperative
4
Q
redoubtable
A
daunting
5
Q
trecherous
A
deceptive
6
Q
fickle
A
changing frequently
7
Q
duplicitous
A
untrustworthy
8
Q
soporific
A
sleep inducing
9
Q
ingenuous
A
trustworthy
10
Q
gossamer
A
delicate; gauze like
11
Q
mellifluous
A
sweet soundin
12
Q
enigmatic
A
mysterious
13
Q
cumbersome
A
difficult to manipulate physically
14
Q
unwieldy
A
difficult to manipulate physically
15
Q
demur
A
to object or hesitate
16
Q
disparage
A
to speak poorly of
17
Q
circumspection
A
exercise with caution
18
Q
taciturn
A
uncommunicative
19
Q
reticient
A
uncommunicative
20
Q
furtive
A
sneaky
21
Q
plaintive
A
melancholy
22
Q
gratuitous
A
unnecessary
23
Q
proscribed
A
prohibited
24
Q
abolish
A
prohibit
25
pronounced
said
26
supersede
replaces
27
supplanted
replace
28
relegate
lower position
29
tout
attempt to sell or promote
30
truculent
harsh or combative
31
superfluous
unnecessary
32
tenous
unimportant
33
transient
temoporary
34
noxious
harmful
35
succinct
to express in a short and to the point manner
36
terse
expression that is short and to the point
37
cardinal
important
38
predominant
important
39
anomalous
irregular
40
spurious
not genuine
41
scrupulous
detail oriented
42
obstinate
stubborn
43
mundane
ordinary
44
apt
appropriate/fitting
45
debacle
catastrophe
46
austere
without excess or luxury
47
alluring
tempting
48
assuage
down play
49
mitigate
down play
50
mollifying
to appease or give in
51
waffled
avoid taking a direct position
52
evasive
avoid taking a direct position
53
equivocated
avoid taking a direct position
54
orate
give speech
55
beligerent
combative
56
eccentric
peculiar
57
curtail
stop
58
subsidize
provide some of the funds
59
impugned
cast doubt
60
corroborated
to confirm
61
despondent
sad
62
innocuous
harmless
63
infelicitous
innappropriate
64
magnanimous
generous
65
prosaic
unimaginative
66
loquacious
talkative
67
garrulous
talkative
68
noisome
foul smelling or harmful
69
prattles
babbles
70
71
sagacious
wise
72
judicious
wise
73
lauded
praised
74
extolled
praised
75
stymied
blocked
76
harangued
scolded
77
derided
mocked
78
exhorted
warned
79
cantankerous
disagreeable
80
affable
friendlyn and easy going
81
genial
friendly and easy to get along with
82
faceituous
humorous
83
irreverent
lacking respect
84
vigilant
watchful
85
pedestrian
ordinary
86
duplicity
deception
87
scruples
strong morals
88
erudition
learnedness
89
probity
honesty
90
trecheary
dishonest behavior
91
attainment
achievement
92
bombast
pompous speech
93
censure
formal blame
94
castigation
formal blame
95
