Barrons List 5 Flashcards
mordant
adj
لاذع
Then she added, mordantly: “And I would just say to all of Canada’s American friends … Seriously?”
In the opening essay of “Meaty,” she mordantly surveyed the damage.
abrasive
adj
قاس
خشن
“Society in general is becoming more cynical and abrasive,” he said.
wrangle
n,v
A long, hard, intense argument,l
quarrel
Journalists often must wrangle with state agencies and local governments for access to important information
Sparse
adj
not dense.
Utah, North Dakota, and Wyoming were never in much danger of being overcome by a large outbreak, given their sparse populations
provenance
n
Origin
Relatively little is known about the provenance of this DNA, but it is thought to be released by dying cancer cells and seems to be remarkably representative of tumour genomic diversity
Catcall
n,v
Noun: A shrill whistle or shout of disapproval, typically one made at a public meeting or performance.
Verb: Make such a whistle, shout, or comment.
When she walked unaccompanied through the nearby town, catcalls and the groping hands of local men followed.
Inception
n
Inception is a noun that means an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events.
The inception is the beginning. Since its inception, Wikipedia has been created by its users.
Inception sounds like conception, but their meanings are distinct. Conception usually refers to the moment of becoming pregnant. Inception refers more to the beginning, to entering upon an undertaking. Inception implies the start of a specific thing like a campaign or a company. Subsequent events take place after the inception. At the moment of conception, most women are at the inception of motherhood.
morbid
adj
It may seem morbid to us, especially with the coronavirus pandemic still raging, but during the Victorian period, post-mortem photography was a popular way to commemorate the dead.
Concomitant
adj
Concomitant is an adjective that means following or accompanying as a consequence
Concomitant means accompanying.
Such harms are likely exacerbated by concomitant longer term social isolation, which in of itself is associated with a 30 percent increase in mortality risk.
buoyant
adj
Cheerful
Optimistic
The first time I spoke with Destiny, she sounded buoyant, hopeful
Witless
adj
Foolish
And no other president would be so witless as to waste precious time and resources with magical thinking about quick miracle cures.
Declivity
n
Declivity is a noun that means a downward slope or bend
If you’re standing at the top of a hill looking down to the bottom, you’re staring down a declivity, a downward
slope of any kind.
effete
adj
marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
“a group of effete self-professed intellectuals”
I am an effete quasi-intellectual with no practical skills of any kind
exiguous
adj
exiguous
extremely scanty
“an exiguous budget”
Synonyms
meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy
deficient in amount or quality or extent
dignitary
n
A dignitary is a very important person (VIP), usually from another country. Major dignitaries from other countries might get to meet the President when they visit the U.S.
n an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
