PCAT VOCAB Flashcards
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Lumber
Move in slow, heavy, awkward way
Scamper
Run with Quick, light steps out of fear or excitement
Applies to small animals
Amerliorate
Make something bad or unsatisfactory Better
Aggravate
- make a (problem, injury, offense) worse or more serious
2. intensifying the problem.
Cloying
- too sweet, pleasant, or emotional
2. corny
Saccharine
- Excessively sweet or sentiment
2. Sweet or sentimental in a way that does not seem sincere or genuine
Acerbic
- expressing Harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way
2. acid in temper , mood,
Banality
Lacking in originality as being too obvious or boring
Trite
overused and lacking originality or freshness
Aphorism
A concise observation that contains a general truth
“if it aint broke dont fix it”
Apt
- likely to do something : having a tendency to do something
- Appropriate or suitable
- quick to learn
Hackneyed
not interesting, funny, etc., because of being used too often : not fresh or original
Emaciated
Abnormally thin or weak because of lack of food or illness
Turgid
- very complicated and difficult to understand
- Swollen due to pressure from inside (bloated) or congested
- larger or fuller than normal because of swelling
Corpulent
a fat person; obese
Plump
having a full rounded shape
Euphony
pleasing combination of sounds
Eulogy
speech or writing that praises someone (meant for someone who just died)
Cacophony
Unpleasant loud sounds
Lethargy
Lack of energy, and enthusiasm
lack of interest in doing things
the quality or state of being lazy, sluggish, or indifferent
Verbosity
Quality of using more words than needed
Ephemeral
Very short lived ; lasting a short time
Perennial
living for several years or for many years : having a life cycle that is more than two years long
Reappearing each year; happening again and again
Eternal
having no beginning and no end in time : lasting forever