Gregmat Group 6 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Admonish
Sternly counsel against something
To warn or reprimand firmly
Reprimand | rebuke | chide
The teacher had to reprimand the class for repeatedly disturbing the class
The judge admonished the lawyer for misconduct.
Aesthetic
Pertaining to beauty or the appreciation thereof
Artistic | stylish | tasteful
She has an aesthetic sense of fashion that always impresses her friends
The museum’s aesthetic emphasized minimalism.
Affectation
A pretense or show meant to impress others; pretentious
Pretention | artificiality | insincerity
His french accent was an affectation as he had never been to France
The aristocrat’s affectations annoyed genuine scholars.
Alleviate
Lessen the intensity or severity of something
To relieve (pain or difficulty)
Ease | mitigate | soothe
Taking a warm bath can alleviate the symptoms of cold
Donations alleviated the famine’s impact.
Analogous
comparable or similar in some respect
Comparable | similar | corresponding
The relationship between a painter and their canvas is analogous to a writer and their blank page
A heart is analogous to a pump.
The two legal cases are analogous.
Bolster
Lend support or boost
🛌🏻
To support or strengthen
Reinforce | sustain | buttress
She brought her best friend along to bolster her confidence
The wall was bolstered with steel beams.
Chauvinistic
Excessively patriotic or biased in favor of a group or cause
Biased | Partisan | Bigoted
His chauvinistic comments about women made him unpopular made him unpopular among his female peers
Chauvinism blinded him to other cultures’ merits.
Connoisseur
A discerning expert in manners of taste
Expert judge in matters of taste
Expert | aficionado | virtuoso
As a connoisseur of fine wine, he asled to select the vintages for the royal driver
The connoisseur identified the 18th-century violin.
Wine connoisseurs detected subtle flavors.
Dissemble
hide or misrepresent ones true feelings or beliefs
To conceal one’s true motives
dissumulate | pretend | fegn
Despite his anger, he had to dissemble in order to maintain his composure
The spy dissembled his intentions perfectly.
Her smile dissembled anger.
dogged
demonstrating tenacity and persistence
Persistent in effort
tenacious| persistent | stubborn
Despite the challenges she persued her goal with dogged determination
Her dogged pursuit of justice inspired others.
The doggedness of the researchers led to a breakthrough.
Dupe
Trick or deceive someone
deceive | hoodwink | cheat
He was duped into singing the contract without reading the fine print
Scammers duped elderly people into fake investments.
He was a dupe in the Ponzi scheme.
Empirical
based on observation or experience rather than theory
observational | practical | experimental
Her empirical research data that supported her hypothesis
The theory lacked empirical evidence.
Engender
produce or stimulate the development of something
Generate | Provoke | stimulate
The politicians controversial statement engendered a wave if criticism
The law engendered widespread protest.
Entitled
Assuming oneself to be deserving of special treatment or privileges
Believing oneself deserving of privileges
Overbearing | Pompous | Presumptious
His entitled attitude put off his colleagues
His entitled attitude alienated coworkers.
Entitlement often stems from privilege.
Pertinacious
Firmly holding onto an opinion or course of action
Persistent | tenacious | resolute
Her pertanious efforts to get the law changed eventually paid off
The pertinacious lawyer never gave up.
Presumptious
Oversteeping boundaries often in an overconfident way
arrogant
Overconfident | arrogant | audacious
It would be presumptious of me to comment on the matter without knowing all the facts
His presumption of victory angered rivals.
Probity
the characteristics of having strong ethical standards
Integrity and honesty
integrity | honesty | uprightness
His reputation for probity in all aspects of his life is well known
The judge was respected for his probity.
Financial probity prevents fraud.
Proliferate
Rapidly increase or multiply in number
multiplly | expand | escalate
*Once introduced to the lake, the non-native species began to proliferate *
Fake news proliferates on social media.
Cancer cells proliferate unchecked.
Specious
Seemingly reasonable but actually wrong
Misleadingly attractive but false
Her argument, though specious convicned many people due to her charisma
The specious argument sounded plausible but was flawed.
Specious reasoning undermines debates.
Spurious
Not genuine, false or fake
Bogus | fraudulent | counterfeit
The spurious document was quickly debunked.
Spurious correlations mislead researchers.
The art dealer could tell immediately that the painting was spurious
Subjective
influenced by personal feelings or opinions
personal | personalized | individual
Art is highly subjective with beauty truly lying in the eyes of the beholder
Art appraisal is inherently subjective.
Subvert
Undermine the power and authority of a system or institution
To undermine or overthrow
Destabilize | undermine | sabotage
The rebels subverted the government.
The rebels plan was to subvert the government by spreading propaganda
Timorous
displaying nervousness or lack of confidence
fearful | frightened | apprehensive
The timorous rabbit hid in its burrow at the sound of a human voice
His timorous approach hindered leadership.
Tortuous
Marked by numerous twists or turns
Full of twists; complex
Twisting | winding | meandering
the mountain road was tortuous and required careful driving
The contract’s tortuous clauses confused everyone.
