ENG-101 Flashcards
ENG-101 @ BMCC (100 cards)
1
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ingenuity
A
cleverness,astuteness
2
Q
muzzle
A
gag,wrap,covering for control
3
Q
strut
A
parade with parade
4
Q
oligarchy
A
governed by small group,elite
5
Q
admonish
A
warn,strongly criticize
6
Q
vehement
A
violent,desperate
7
Q
palatable
A
appetizing
8
Q
fidelity
A
loyalty
9
Q
formidable
A
horrible,unpleasant
10
Q
veritable
A
authentic,undoubted
11
Q
penchant
A
liking,
12
Q
refute
A
prove false,contradict,argue against
13
Q
plagued
A
disease that widespread,
14
Q
throng
A
large crowd,assembly.
15
Q
prowess
A
ability,mastery
16
Q
fiasco
A
complete failure,abortion
17
Q
aversion
A
dislike,allergy
18
Q
chagrin
A
displeasure,embarrasment
19
Q
inherent
A
basic,built-in,inborn
20
Q
mundane
A
ordinary,routine
21
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fanfare
A
showy display,cheering
22
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conception
A
idea,clue
23
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perjury
A
false swearing,lie under oath,falsify
24
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plausible
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reasonable,
25
array
collection,decorate,throng
26
grate
irritate,provoke,annoy
27
breach
break,gap,split
28
viable
workable
29
grisly
horrible,bloody
30
amorphous
shapeless,vague,ambiguous
31
imperiled
hazard,jeopardy,
32
inimitable
matchless
33
evoke
stimulate,call forth,recall
34
astute
shrewd,acute,crafty
35
perplexity
confusion
36
clique
exclusive group
37
equivocal
questionable
38
insurgents
rebellous
39
tawny
light brown,tan
40
equilibrium
balance
41
demeaning
degrading
42
ambience
atmosphere,climate
43
nonentity
insignificant person
44
oscillate
vibrate
45
invoke
call upon,initiate
46
commencement
begining,
47
blatant
obvious,flashy,ostentatious
48
astute
shrewd,intelligent
49
languor
letharghy,dull
50
rouse
wake,awaken
51
ravenously
very hungry,could eat a horse
52
decrepit
aged,weak,descend
53
quandary
delicate solution,dilemma,catch-22
54
trauma
injury
55
fortitude
strength of mind,bravery,guts
56
stark
complete,barren,waste
57
pinnacle
peak,top of something
58
allot
distribute,give portion
59
convivial
fun loving,sociable
60
afflict
injure,opress
61
pandemonium
uproar,brawl,chaos
62
eject
expel,throw out
63
tally
record
64
whack
hit,chop
65
maul
beat,abuse
66
animation
liveliness,zest
67
smolder
show suppressed anger
68
protrude
come through,poke,thrust
69
benevolent
charitable,
70
contrite
regreatfull,apolegatic,humble
71
churlish
discoureous,rude
72
avaricious
greedy,selfish
73
transcend
rise above,excell
74
lackluster
dull
75
imperiously
domineering,tyrannous
76
omnipotent
all powerful
77
unnerved
upset
78
scrupulous
ethical,precise,integrity
79
expedite
speed up,quicken
80
guttural
harsh,unkind,cruel
81
induce
cause,urge,persuade,actuate
82
encore
added performance
83
plausible
believabe,credible
84
enhance
intensify,aggravate,increase
85
arrognantly
oberbearing,paramount
86
tainted
contaminate,spoil,corrupt
87
delve
dig into
88
maim
mutilate,
89
jocular
comical
90
cachet
prestige
91
skewing
bias,twisted
92
erosion
decrease
93
barter
burgain,
94
primers
introduction
95
adherents
helper,supporter
96
stalwarts
patron,adherents
97
deterioration
decrease
98
Concession
A thing that is granted,conceded.
99
Obsession
Passion,mania,fetish,
100
Anguish
Severe mental or physical pain or suffering.
