Level IV Flashcards
(50 cards)
Provident
Thrifty, economical, saving or providing for future needs
Synonyms: prudent, frugal
After the birth of their first child, Sam and Sarah vowed to be (blank), and start putting aside some money every month for college and retirement
Impute
To charge, or attribute, especially with a fault or misconduct, lay the responsibility or blame upon
Synonyms: ascribe, assign
To credit someone for something positive but you (blank) someone for something negative
Some (blank) their losses to lack of sales
Some people (blank) the decline in vocabulary to to video games
Astute
Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage
“an (blank) businessman”
Shrewd, clever, perceptive, discerning, acute, keenly aware, quick witted,
Neophyte
a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
a new convert to a religion.
Synonyms: A beginner, novice, amateur, tyro,
Enigma
A mystery, puzzle, riddle, perplexing problem, something or someone hard to understand or explain
Something that is baffling, inexplicable, or inscrutable
She is an (blank) to me
Their motives are an (blank) to everyone
Credence
belief in or acceptance of something as true;
especially believe in a published report or acceptance of another’s opinion or testimony
Synonyms: belief, acceptance
Venerate
To respect deeply, revere, regard with awe and adoration
Garrulous
Talkative, especially in a rambling, annoying, pointless, or long-winded way
Synonyms: verbose, loquacious, voluble, and prolix
Trenchant
Keen, penetrating, vigorously effective, sharp and to the point
Synonyms: forceful, acute, and incisive
Autonomous
Independent, self-governing, not under the control of something or someone else
Panacea
A cure-all, universal antidote, remedy for all diseases and difficulties
Ephemeral
Short-lived, passing, fleeting, lasting only for a short time
Onerous
Burdensome, troublesome, oppressive, hard to bear, difficult to accomplish or endure
Laity
Nonprofessionals, laypeople collectively, all the people outside of a given profession or specialized field
Pungent
Sharp, penetrating, biting, acrid, caustic
Prosaic
Dull, ordinary, uninteresting, unimaginative
Charlatan
a person who pretends to have a special skill or knowledge. A fake, quack, imposter, fraud.
Perfunctory
Mechanical, routine, done merely as a duty, performed in an indifferent, halfhearted, superficial, and often careless way, without interest or enthusiasm
Morass
Literally: an area of muddy or boggy ground; a swamp
Figuratively: something that traps, confines, or confuses; a sticky situation, or troublesome state of affairs
Sophistry
Deceptive reasoning, a subtle and misleading argument
Prolific
producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring
Fruitful, fertile, productive
Mundane
of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one
Of the world, worldly, earthly, material as distinguished from spiritual
Myriad
Countless, innumerable, infinite, consisting of a great or indefinite number
Dissident
Noun: a person who opposes official policy
Adjective: in opposition to official policy.
