Group 25 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Adept
Well skilled; completely versed
mnemonic: a+depth. Person who has deep knowledge
Adverse
Unfavorable or opposed to one’s interests or desire
Appropiate
- Take something forcefully, usually without the owner’s agreement
- Suitable or fit a situation
Archetype
A typical example of something
Articulate
Able to express ideas or feelings fluently and clearly
Auspicious
Favorable and indicative of good luck
Bereft
Lacking or mourning something or someone
Captious
Fault-finding (expecially petty ones)
Conclusive
Without doubt
Conspire
Secretly work together for something bad
Delineate
Describe or depict precisely; outline
Disentangle
Free from entanglement or confusion; make clear
Exhort
Strongly persuade, encourage, or urge
Frailty
Quality or state of being weak; weakness
Grievance
An issue or problem
a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly:
Harangue
A long angry rant
Ploy
A strategy or tactic used to gain an advantage
Poise
A state of balance, equilibrium or stability
Pomposity
The quality of being pompous; self importance
Proxy
A substitue (usually for a person) that is compatible
Relent
- Abandon a harsh intention or attitude by giving in
- Reduce in intensity
Rhetoric
Persuasive speech or writing
Rigor
Thoroughness and strictness
Sparse
Not dense and meager; having widely speaced intervals