September 2012 16-22 Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
Imperative
A
urgent
2
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Inadvertent
A
not attentive
3
Q
Exultation
A
triumphant joy
4
Q
Culminate
A
reach the highest point
5
Q
Lurid
A
sensational
6
Q
Delude
A
to fool
7
Q
Perspicacious
A
acutely perspective, shrewd
8
Q
Obsequious
A
seeking favor
9
Q
Unabated
A
without reducing
10
Q
Levity
A
lacking seriousness
11
Q
Temerity
A
foolish boldness
12
Q
Embellish
A
adorn, touch up
13
Q
Truncated
A
cut short
14
Q
Countenance
A
tolerate, approve
15
Q
Equanimity
A
calmness
16
Q
Effrontery
A
boldness
17
Q
Refute
A
prove wrong or false
18
Q
Contemptuous
A
expressing a feeling that something is worthless
19
Q
Prognosticate
A
Foretell the future
20
Q
Debilitate
A
weaken
21
Q
Genre
A
a certain form of style in literature
22
Q
Candid
A
honest
23
Q
Unsavory
A
disagreeable
24
Q
Degrade
A
lower
25
Venial
pardonable
26
Epitome
person or thing that represents the best
27
Dexterity
mental or physical skill
28
Grotesque
fantastic
29
Compassion
kindness
30
Repugnant
distasteful
31
Acme
peak
32
Copious
abundant
33
Vehemently
violently
34
Depict
portray
35
Naive
unworthy
36
Perfidious
false
37
Covet
charm
38
Ingratiate
want
39
Penury
poverty
40
Ignominious
humiliating
