Day 39 Flashcards by Kristen Sohn

depreciation

any decrease or loss in value caused by age, wear or market conditions

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base

contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality

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saturnine

morose; gloomy

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status quo

the condition of staying the same

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secrete

conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism

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enthrall

to fascinate, to hypnotize

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prodigy

highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder

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reconnaissance

survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering

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legato

played smoothly

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acrimony

bitterness, harsh words

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serpentine

winding; twisting; of or like a serpent

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headfirst

moving with the head leading; headlong

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effeminate

having womanly traits

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propinquity

nearness

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insensible

unconscious, unresponsive; insensitive; unaware; imperceptible

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pique

to excite or irritate

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aphorism

adage, common saying

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bilked

cheated

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brawn

human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness

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vanquish

to defeat

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vilify

slander, malign

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contingent

dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance

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galvanize

to kindle, to spark

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attrition

rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength

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splice

join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite

rotundity

roundness; sonorousness of speech

tardy

slow; sluggish; not on time; late

verbalize

put into words

repress

hold back (the natural expression of); restrain; crush; oppress

reprove *

to mildly criticize

ruminant

animal that ruminated

penetrate

enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand

sprightly

energetic, perky

knotty

intricate; difficult; tangled

aourier

messenger

arch-

chief; first

acoustics

science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

channel

to direct or guide along a desired course

fid

trust, faith

apprehension *

worry, doubt

exacerbate *

to worsen or aggravate

nettle

irritate; annoy; vex

founder

to sink

hulking

massive; bulky; great in size

clientele

body of customers

equity

fairness; injustice

simile

comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as

manifest (n)

a statement of intent

reverence

respect, veneration

portly

stout; corpulent

bog

soft wet land v. hinder or be hindered

detractor

a person who give negative criticism

resort

turn to for help

subterfuge

scheme, guile, trick

ashy

pale

indispensable

necessary, required

odorous

having an odor

ruffle

to agitate, to irritate

kleptomaniac

person who has a compulsive desire to steal

check

stop motion; curb or restrain

tightwad

miser; excessively frugal person

amiss

wrong; faulty

watershed

area between two river basins turning point

flotsam

discarded or thrown away items

baleful

malignant, cruel

menial

suitable for servants; lowly; mean

parched

extremely thirsty or dry

aptitude

fitness; talent

crystallize

to bring together, to give shape to

moodiness

fits of depression or gloom

versatility

ability to do many things

contentious *

quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments

zenith

peak, highest point

respite *

break (from work etc.)

pyromaniac

one who loves setting fires

institutionalize

make into an institution; put or confine in an institution

sleight

dexterity

niggle

spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault); find fault

clot

half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood)

discourse *

serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion

ire

anger

repine

fret; complain; be annoyed

inkling

hint; slight indication

gloat

express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction

libertarian

tolerant, open-minded, believer in liberty

fetish

object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence

homburg

small village

profiteer

someone who seeks to make unjustified profits

recline

lie down

relapse

return to former state (esp. after improvement)

disposition

tendency; personality

exsanguinate

to remove all the blood, to bleed out

morass

mess; tangled mass

postmortem

autopsy adj. occurring after death

queue

a line of waiting people

inopportune

untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen

casualty

serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle

perfunctory *

cursory, hastily done

feckless

useless, ineffective

acrid *

bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent