Day 51 Flashcards by Kristen Sohn

rile

irritate; vex; muddy

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delusion

false belief; hallucination; deluding

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extrovert

person interested mostly in external objects and actions

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exiguous

small in amount; minute

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exemplary *

outstanding, setting a good example

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ubiquitous

existing everywhere, omnipresent

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preliminary

introductory, beginning

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vulgar

rude, crude, unsophisticated

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dictum

official order or statement

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pert

impertinent; forward; trim; jaunty

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augmenting

increasing in size or number

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forerunner

predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another

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affix

to attach, to fasten

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intransigence

refusal of any compromise; stubbornness

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permissible

allowed

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belittle

disparage; depreciate

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torso

trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk

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paradoxically

counter to what one would think; contradictory

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sophistry

deceptive reasoning

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derided

mocked

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layman

man who is not cleric; man who is nonprofessional

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qualm

doubt or fear

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navigable

wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through

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ovoid

egg-shaped

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wry

twisted; with a humorous twist (expressing displeasure)

objectivity

being unbiased; scientific attitude

indecipherable

cannot be decoded

wrongheaded

stubbornly wrong

civ

citizen

reserve *

self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence

analgesia

condition of being unable to feel pain

distinct

clearly different; clearly noticed

morph (v)

to change or transform

simil

like, resembling

minuscule

tiny, minute

glitch

mistake, failure (small)

discernment

judgement

rag

scrap of cloth ragged = old and torn

ensemble

troupe (musicians); group; set of clothes

pandemonium

wild tumult (commotion); wild noisy disorder

exalt *

raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire

negotiate

to successfully travel through, around, or over an obstacle or terrain

landmark

an important event or date

trifle

something of little importance or value; small amount v = treat without seriousness

tempo

the speed or pace of something

endear

make beloved

nomadic

wandering n nomad = tribe who migrates from place to place

banal

dull, unoriginal

dissatisfied

unhappy, displeased

resurgence

revival

wallow

roll in mud

demographic

related to population balance

leverage

power or ability to get things accomplished

prohibitive

very expensive

rhetoric

persuasive language

repository

place to deposit

insolvent *

poor, bankrupt

breadth

width; extent

nihilism

belief in nothing; anarchy

seasoned

experienced

finale

conclusion; concluding part

slag

glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter

lank

long and thing

shoot

new growth from a plant

deride *

to belittle, to make fun of

takeoff

burlesque; act of leaving the ground

absolute

complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative

subaltern

subordinate (lower ranking)

anchor

secure or fasten firmly

culinary

relating to cooking

centripetal

tending toward the center

enigmas

puzzles

edible

able to be eaten

devolve

deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property)

resentment

indignation; bitterness; displeasure v resent = feel anger about

soporific *

causing sleep or drowsiness

exhilarate

to excite

felicity

happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc); quality of being felicitous

onomatopoeia

a word which sounds like its meaning

devious *

cunning

academic

related to a school; not practical or directly useful

impious

irreverent, disrespectful

quorum

minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

embed (imbed)

enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass

festive

joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival

remote

distant in manner; aloof

reviled

maligned, rejected harshly

docket

program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done

rue

to regret

icon

religious image; idol

dynamite

an explosive

surreptitious *

done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden

swear-word

word considered offensive

truculence

stubbornness

levee

earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding

grouse

complain; fuss; grumble; grouch

secession

withdrawal v. secede = withdraw formally from membership

numismatist

person who collects coins

absolve

pardon (an offense)

tundra

frozen land

Day 51 Flashcards

(100 cards)