Vocab 1 Flashcards
Imperative
( im-per-uh-tiv)
adj. absolutely necessary
n. unavoidable obligation
——–
It is imperative that we leave.
It is an imperative that we help defend friendly nations.
Benign
(bih-nahyn)
adj. pleasant and kind
adj. no harmful effect
—
A a benign old lady.
A benign brain tumor.
Intrepid
(in-trep-id)
A team of intrepid explorers.
Ruminate
(roo-muh-neyt)
v. Think deeply about something; Ponder; repetitive thinking
v. chew repeatedly for an extended period
—
She ruminated for weeks about whether to tell him or not.
Logjam
(lawg-jam)
They broke the logjam by starting a series of discussions.
Disparage / Disparaging
(dih-spar-ij)
v. Belittle
v. Discredit upon
—
Do not disparage good manners.
Your behavior will disparage the whole family.
My distress has not stopped him from making other disparaging remarks.
Hegemony
(hej-uh-moh-nee)
Nvidia aims to upset the Intel-AMD-Windows hegemony by building on a much efficient platform.
Adroit
[ uh-droit ]
She became adroit at dealing with difficult questions.
Devoid
(dih-void)
Their apartment is devoid of all comforts.
He seems to be devoid of compassion.
Spurious
[ spyoor-ee-uhs ]
Some of the arguments in favour of shutting the factory are questionable and others downright spurious.
Which of your vocab word means the following?
adj. absolutely necessary
n. unavoidable obligation
Imperative
syn: compulsory, obligatory, essential
Which of your vocab word means the following?
adj. pleasant and kind
adj. no harmful effect
Benign
syn: benevolent, gentle, friendly
Which of your vocab word means the following?
adj. Fearless; adventurous
Intrepid
syn: courageous, heroic
Which of your vocab word means the following?
v. Think deeply about something; Ponder; repetitive thinking
v. chew repeatedly for an extended period
Ruminate
syn: brainstorm, brood
Which of your vocab word means the following?
n. something that blocks the ability to do other things
Logjam
syn: bottleneck, congestion
