Set 4 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Abstain
1) restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something
2) formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion
Approbation
approval or praise
Cherish
1) protect and care for lovingly
2) keep (a hope or ambition) in one’s mind
Corroborate
confirm or give support to
Disparate
essentially different in kind; not able to be compared
Emulate
match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation
Enervate
make (someone) feel drained or energy or vitality
Ephemeral
lasting for a very short time
Fervid
intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree
Garrulous
excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
Incendiary
1) tending to stir up conflict
2) (of a device or attack) designed to cause fires
Inimical
tending to obstruct or harm
Intimate
1) closely acquainted; familiar
2) State or make known
Invigorate
give strength or energy to
Mitigate
Make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful
Obsolete
no longer produced or used; out of date
Opaque
1) not able to be seen through; not transparent
2) (especially of language) hard or impossible to understand
Paradigmatic
1) serving as a typical example of something
2) of or denoting the relationship between a set of linguistic items that form mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles
Pedantic
excessively concerned with minor details or rules;overscrupulous
Placid
1) not easily upset or excited
2) calm and peaceful, with little movement or activity
Polemical
of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech
Precipitate
cause (an event or situation, typically one that is desirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely
Profundity
great depth of insight or knowledge
Prophetic
accurately predicting what will happen in the future
