Good to know vocab Flashcards
(122 cards)
1
Q
adverse
A
unfavorable or harmful
2
Q
aggravate
A
make (something bad) worse
3
Q
ambivalent
A
having mixed feelings about something
4
Q
anomaly
A
something that is abnormal/unusual
5
Q
antipathy
A
a strong dislike or aversion
6
Q
arcane
A
known or understood by only a few people
7
Q
arduous
A
requiring great physical or mental effort
8
Q
aromatic
A
having a pleasant or strong smell
9
Q
assuage
A
to make (an unpleasant feeling or situation) less severe or intense
10
Q
austere
A
severe or strict in manner or appearance
11
Q
autonomous
A
able to operate independently
12
Q
belligerent
A
aggressively hostile, warlike
13
Q
benevolent
A
strong desire to help others
14
Q
berate
A
to scold or criticize someone severely
15
Q
bolster
A
to support or encourage
16
Q
buttress
A
support or strengthen something
17
Q
cacophony
A
a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
18
Q
censure
A
express strong disapproval of something
19
Q
circumvent
A
find a way to avoid or get around (a rule, restriction, or obstacle)
20
Q
coerce
A
force or persuade someone to do something using threats or intimidation
21
Q
cognizant
A
aware of something
22
Q
commission
A
a group of people appointed to do a task
23
Q
complacent
A
feeling satisfied with oneself or one’s situation
24
Q
concede
A
admit something is true after first denying it
25
concur
agree with
26
condescension
an attitude of patronizing superiority
27
congenital
existing or dating from birth
28
conjecture
an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
29
contentious
Controversial
30
contrived
deliberately created or arrange in an artificial way
31
copious
large in quantity or amount
32
culmination
the highest or most important point of something
33
cumbersome
large and heavy, and therefore difficult to handle
34
curtail
to reduce or limit something
35
deter
discourage or prevent someone from doing something
36
devise
create or design something in a clever or ingenious way
37
diatribe
a long, forceful, and angry speech or piece of writing
38
digress
move away from the main point
39
disconcerting
Unsettling
40
dismay
A feeling of distress or surprise
41
dispatch
send someone or something on a mission or errand
42
divulge
reveal or make known
43
dogmatic
To follow a set of rules no matter what
44
eccentric
slightly strange or unconventional
45
egregious
outstandingly bad, shocking
46
elusive
difficult to find
47
eminent
distinguished, prominent
48
emphatic
showing emphasis
49
endemic
(of a disease) regularly occurring within an area or community
50
engender
causing or giving rise to a situation
51
entrenched
firmly established, ingrained
52
ephemeral
lasting for a short time
53
esoteric
understood by only a small amount of people who possess the knowledge
54
exonerate
clear someone from the blame
55
fastidious
very careful and particular about what one does or requires
56
forfeiture
the loss of something as a punishment for a crime or offense
57
frivolous
unserious
58
fruitless
producing no results or benefits
59
garner
obtain or accumulate something over time
60
garrulous
talking a lot, in a tedious way
61
grandiose
impressive
62
grapple with
struggle to deal with
63
gregarious
fond of company or social activity
64
hackneyed
used so often that it has become boring or unoriginal
65
haphazard
done carelessly
66
hindrance
something that makes it difficult to do something
67
imminent
about to happen
68
impart
to give or convey knowledge
69
impartial
unbiased
70
imperative
extremely important or urgent
71
impoverish
make someone poor
72
incessant
continuing without interruption
73
incur
to experience something unpleasant
74
indefatigable
not easily tired or discouraged
75
lampoon
make fun of something in a humorous way
76
latent
existing, but not developed or manifest
77
lucrative
producing a lot of money
78
magnanimous
generous in spirit
79
morose
bad-temperes
80
obviate
Prevent something
81
paradigm
a set of beliefs, values, and assumptions that forms the basis of how people understand the world
82
paramount
of highest importance or rank
83
parsimonious
stingy
84
pinnacle
highest point of something
85
prevail
be victorious
86
progeny
the children or descendants of a person or animal
87
promulgate
make known or public
88
rebut
to argue against something effectively
89
recant
to withdraw a statement or belief
90
reductive
oversimplifying something by only focusing on one aspect of it
91
render
to produce or create something
92
renounce
to give up something formally
93
repeal
cancel or abolish
94
repose
to lay at rest
95
reproach
a severe or angry criticism
96
repudiate
refuse or reject something as valid
97
scrupulous
very careful
98
squalid
dirty
99
subsume
include or contain something as part of a larger whole
100
succumb
to give way to something under pressure or temptation
101
supplant
replace something else
102
surmise
to form an opinion or belief about something without knowledge
103
tenacious
holding on firmly
104
tenuous
weak or unreliable
105
unmitigated
complete or absolute
106
vacillate
to change one's mind frequently
107
venerable
respectable
108
verbose
using too many words
109
verisimilitude
the appearance of being true or real
110
vestige
a small amount or trace of something
111
vilify
to speak maliciously
112
waive
to give up
113
Posit
To suggest or claim as a fact
114
Vindicated
Clear someone from blame
115
Poignant
Causing sadness
116
for all
despite
117
all but
essentially, more or less
118
partisan
strong supporter of a party or cause
119
amateur
someone who engages in a pursuit unprofessionally, acting on their personal enjoyment
120
docile
easily controlled, not aggressive, submissive
121
thwart
prevent
122
granted
admittedly
