Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

informal words > informal words > Flashcards

informal words Flashcards

(78 cards)

Start Studying
1
Q

Beckon

A

invite or attract someone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Apt

A

perfectly appropriate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Irrefutable

A

impossible to deny

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Forge

A

create something strong with large effort

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Hamper

A

slow down progress

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Inept

A

wrong, unable to do well

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Brittle

A

hard but easy to crack

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Exacting

A

requiring and demanding accuracy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Morph

A

change in shape; to become something new

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Baffles

A

confused

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Profuse

A

grow or produce in a large number

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Augment

A

enlarge or improve

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Urbane

A

sophisticated, confident and polite

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Rebound

A

increase after a low point

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Nuance

A

small detail, small difference in detail

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Pseudonym

A

false name used in public

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Fastidious

A

giving attention to detail

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Iull

A

short period of calm or inactivity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Erode

A

slowly destroy by rain or wind

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Craze

A

something popular for a short period of time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Plausible

A

possibly true, realistic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Perpetuate

A

to cause to continue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Agile

A

move quickly and lightly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Oblong

A

longer in one direction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Oblivious
unaware unconscious
26
Arduous
difficult and requiring a lot of effort
27
Abstain
to chose not to do something
28
Ensue
to happen as a result
29
Dreary
sad and boring or colorless
30
Sheer
only, nothing other than, outright, completely
31
Predominant
common. Most frequent
32
Subsume
contain or include
33
Anomalous
not normal, aberrant, | Backassward.
34
Elude
not to be caught
35
Stall
to delay to get more time
36
Confer
meet and discuss before deciding
37
Ominous
giving a feel that something bad will happen
38
Refute
to prove something to be false
39
Innate
existing from birth, not learned
40
Intrinsic
belonging to the most basic nature of something, impossible to remove
41
Thrive
to go strong and healthy
42
Jagged
uneven and sharp
43
Proliferate
to grow in number quickly
44
Blatant disregard
showing no regard
45
Jolt
setback or reverse, move abruptly, sharp movement
46
Consensus
agreement, unity, unison
47
Dazed and speechless
unable to think clearly
48
Miniature
small scale or reduced scale
49
Treasure trove
a collection or store of valuable or delightful things
50
surreal
unreal, bizarre, unusual
51
Flagship product
the best or most important thing owned or produced by aparticular orgz
52
nitwit | urchins
stupid person
53
Superfluous
more than it is needed
54
Harness
take control and use it
55
Affluent
wealthy
56
Elicit
to cause feelings to come out
57
Pivotal
extreme important in order to succeed
58
Profound
extremely strongly felt
59
Ragged
uneven edges, torn
60
Meager
not enough
61
Implausible
describing a statement that is not true
62
Colossal
extremely large
63
Paradox
a situation that seem impossible because it is made of two opposite things
64
Viable
possible to do
65
Ingenuity
quality of being clever or original.
66
Potent
with a very strong effect
67
Brisk
energetic and quick
68
Apprehension, apprehensive-
feeling that something bad will happen
69
Novel
interestingly new or different
70
Interspersed
to place among or in-between things
71
Remnants
a small piece that is left when most is gone
72
Tenacious
unchanging and stubborn.
73
Waive
to say officially that a requirement isn't required
74
Upheaval
a sudden and large change.
75
Irrevocable
impossible to reverse
76
Dormant
inactive now but will be later
77
Feature
to break something esp.hard
78
Obsolete
old, not in use again

informal words (10 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions