Set 2 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Scrupulous
conscientious and exact; extremely thorough; principled; painstaking
Exacerbate
worsen; embitter, aggrevate
Preclude
make impossible; prevent; keep from happening; exclude the possibility
Debilitate
make weak; enfeeble; sap the strength of; enervate
Surreptitious
secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
Frivelous
lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant; silly; trivial
Specious
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; superficially plausible; misleading (often intentionally)
Extol
praise highly; glorify; laud; exalt; eulogize
Rebuttal
response with contrary evidence; reply pointing out flaws in opponent’s argument
Disparge
belittle; run down; sneer at
Mollify
soothe; moderate in intensity; soften
Capricious
impulsive and unpredictable; erratic; fickle; changeable
Furtive
sneaky; secret; surreptitious
Taciturn
habitually silent; disinclined to talk
Disparity
condition of inequality; difference; dissimilarity
Recluse
hermit; loner; someone who withdraws from society
Criterion
standard used in judging; basis for comparison
Arbitrary
determined by impulse or whim; capricious; unrestricted by law
Equicovial
ambiguous; intentionally misleading; open to more than one interpretation
Reticent
uncommunicative; reserved; inclined to be silent; taciturn
Nonchalance
composure; lack of concern; indifference
Coercion
use of force to compel someone to obey; threat of violence or reprisal
Zealot
fanatic; person who shows excessive religious or political fervor
Immutable
unchangeable; changeless; static
