Hit Parade 1 Flashcards
(25 cards)
abscond
verb - to steal off and hide
After robbing the museum, the criminal absconded with his plunder.
aberrant
adjective - deviating from the norm (noun = aberration)
Aberrant behavior in children, such as violent outbursts or hallucinations, often subjects them to psychologist visits.
alacrity
noun - eager and enthusiastic willingness
Despite the difficult task in front of them for the day, she approached the work with alacrity, smiling and volunteering for every sub division of the task.
anomaly
noun - abnormality (adjective = anomalous)
People with 11 fingers and 11 toes are considered to be an anomaly.
approbation
noun - an expression of approval or praise
She showed warm approbation when her daughter shared she had been accepted into medical school.
arduous
adjective - strenuous; taxing
After their arduous journey across ten states and two continents, they were ready to sleep for three days.
assuage
verb - to ease or lessen; to pacify
Taking the GRE left Jon stressed and anxious; her assurances he did well on the test assuaged his worries.
audacious
adjective - daring/fearless; recklessly bold
She was known for her audacious behavior, such as bungee jumping and motorcycle riding.
austere
adjective - severely simple, ascetic
Her room was austere in appearance, with only her bed, a dresser, and a small desk inside of it.
axiomatic
adj - taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun = axiom)
The absolute separation of the legislative and executive powers had been an axiom throughout the revolution.
The heresy of an elder day has come to seem almost an axiomatic truth.
canonical
adj - following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun = canon)
Sandra Cisneros’ novels are not considered canonical literary works because her work is not that of an 18th century British man.
capricious
adj - unpredictable, impulsively changing one’s mind
Adults sometimes admire the capricious nature of children, who are able to play as much as they want and act without reason.
censure
verb - criticize severely
Her parents censured her for even thinking about becoming an elementary school teacher instead of a dentist, mainly because of the pay.
chicanery
noun - trickery or subterfuge
You can smell the chicanery from a dishonest politician.
connoisseur
noun - an expert
She was a wine connoisseur, able to tell the type of a wine simply by smelling it.
convoluted
adj - complex/complicated
When attempting to lie to her mother about where she had been, she offered a convoluted story involving six friends, two robbers, and three vehicles.
disabuse
verb - to undeceive/set right
She disabused her younger sister’s belief in Santa Clause by showing her where their parents had hid their gifts.
discordant
adj - conflicting; dissonant/harsh in sound
The little boy’s mashing of the piano key’s resulted in a discordant cacophony of sound.
disparate
adj - fundamentally dissimilar
The two girls’ stories were so disparate regarding where they had been and what they had done, their mother knew they were lying.
effrontery
noun - extreme boldness; presumptuousness
I was shocked by the mugger’s effrontery to kiss me after stealing my bag.
eloquent
adj - well spoken, articulate
He is a very eloquent man, able to enthrall his readers with his writing.
enervate
verb - to weaken
Running six miles had enervated her; she collapsed at the finish line.
ennui
noun - restlessness resulting from boredom
An old fashioned man would have lost his senses or died of ennui before changing his ways.
equivocate
verb - to use ambiguous language with deceptive intent (adj = equivocal)
When asked by his mother where he had been all night, the teenager equivocated, mentioning no specific friends or locations.
