Vocab Flashcards by Gloria Mora

v. to become less active, less intense, or less in amount

Abate

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adj. existing purely in the mind; not representing actual reality

Abstract

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adj. extremely bad

Abysmal

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adv. in accordance with

Accordingly

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n. the act of gaining a skill or possession of something

Acquisition

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v. to make suit a new purpose

v. to accommodate oneself to a new condition, setting, or situation

Adapt

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adj. having knowledge or skill (usu. in a particular area)

Adept

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adj. having sufficient qualifications to meet a specific task or purpose

Adequate

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n. the arrival or creation of something (usu. historic)

Advent

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adj. relating to hostile opposition

Adversarial

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n. someone who promotes or defends something

v. to defend or promote something (usu. a belief, theory, opinion, etc.)

Advocate

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adj. relating to beauty or refined taste

Aesthetic

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v. to be able to buy

v. to be able to spare

Afford

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v. to promote something (usu. a cause)

Agitate

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v. to permit or consent to

Allow

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v. to make a secretive mention of something

Allude

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n. a noisy argument or confrontation

Altercation

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adj. unclear or vague in meaning

Ambiguous

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adj. having a powerful desire for success or achievement

Ambitious

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n. the state of being uncertain or stuck between two or more options

Ambivalence

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adj. similar but not identical

Analogous

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v. to destroy or cause devastating destruction

Annihilate

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n. something different from the norm

Anomaly

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v. assume to be likely to happen

Anticipate

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n. a strong feeling of dislike

Antipathy

n. the highest point of something

Apex

n. fearful expectation of something

Apprehension

v. to clearly express in words

Articulate

adj. something made; not occurring naturally

Artificial

n. a strong declaration

Assertion

adj. extremely plain adj. stern and forbidding adj. relating to self-denial

Austere

n. the quality of being real and true instead of fake and contrived

Authenticity

n. an intangible path or approach to something

Avenue

adj. actively interested in or enthusiastic about something

Avid

adj. relating to the foundation or basis of something

Basic

v. to have as a characteristic v. to have (a child) v. to bring forth v. to put up with

Bear

adj. kind, generous

Benevolent

n. a preconception that prevents objectivity

Bias

adj. tinged with a feeling of sadness

Bittersweet

v. to support, strengthen, or fortify

Bolster

n. an increase or growth | v. to increase or make grow

Boost

n. an intense, loud fight | v. to fight loudly and disruptively

Brawl

n. the quality of being brief or terse

Brevity

adj. direct, blunt

Candid

n. the trait of being honest and frank

Candor

v. to use to your advantage

Capitalize

v. to trap or take possession of v. to successfully represent or imitate v. to captivate, mesmerize v. to catch or seize

Capture

adj. relating to the city or citizens

Civic

adj. emotionally unattached (usu. used in medical or scientific setting)

Clinical

n. special advantage or power

Clout

adj. indicating a rough texture | adj. lacking refinement or sophistication

Coarse

v. to happen at the same time

Coincide

n. the use of payment to request something (e.g., a service or product)

Commission

adj. able to be compared

Comparable

adj. sufficiently qualified

Competent

adj. satisfied, with no desire to change or improve

Complacent

v. to make perfect or complete

Complement

v. to be forced to agree or surrender | v. to admit to a transgression

Concede

v. to imagine or come up with

Conceive

v. to overlook, approve, or allow

Condone

adj. able to bring about or be suitable for

Conducive

v. to control or manage | v. to behave a certain way

Conduct

v. to share something secretive with someone

Confide

v. to put limits on; to restrict

Confine

n. overall agreement

Consensus

v. to form or compose (part of) something

Constitute

v. to think deeply about

Contemplate

v. to maintain or assert (an opinion)

Contend

v. to be in contrast with

Contradict

adj. highly debatable and causing contention

Controversial

adj. abiding by accepted standards

Conventional

v. to pass on or transfer (information)

Convey

n. a firm belief in something

Conviction

v. to provide evidence for; to back up (a claim)

Corroborate

v. to work in opposition to

Counteract

n. an argument used to criticize or dismantle another argument

Counterargument

adj. hindering the achievement of a goal

Counterproductive

n. the final act or climax

Culmination

v. to foster the growth of

Cultivate

v. to declare formally and with authority

Decree

n. respect; regard

Deference

adj. not enough in degree or amount

Deficient

v. to do as an example | v. gives evidence for

Demonstrate

v. to object to

Demur

v. to (over)use over time (usu. resources)

Deplete

adj. bare, barren, empty

Desolate

v. to come up with (a plan)

Devise

n. a problem, usually requiring a choice between two options

Dilemma

n. conscientiousness; the quality of being committed to a task

Diligence

v. to become smaller in scope or degree

Diminish

adj. hopeless and dangerous or fearful

Dire

n. disagreement

Discord

n. a lack of respect and strong dislike (toward something or someone)

Disdain

n. hopelessness, stress, or consternation | v. to fill with woe or apprehension

Dismay

v. to belittle or speak down to

Disparage

v. to send off a message or messenger

Dispatch

n. the act of becoming diverse

Diversification

n. a principle, theory, or position, usu. advocated by a religion or gov’t

Doctrine

n. power and authority (usu. over a territory) | n. a legal territory

Dominion

adj. sad, gloomy, dull

Dreary

adj. doubtful, questionable

Dubious

adj. peculiar or odd; deviating from the norm

Eccentric

adj. extremely bad

Egregious

adj. having refined or expressive communication skills (in speaking or writing)

Eloquent

adj. superior or distinguished; high in position or status

Eminent

v. to discharge, give forth, or release

Emit

adj. very expressive; using emphasis

Emphatic

adj. derived from experience, observation, or an experiment

Empirical

v. to equip or bestow (usu. a quality or ability)

Endow

v. to withstand, sustain, or hold out against

Endure

v. to involve or include

Entail

adj. firmly established

Entrenched

v. to specify or count

Enumerate

n. excessive jealousy | v. to admire and be jealous of

Envy

adj. having no fixed course; deviating from the norm

Erratic

v. to enact | v. to found (a business, group, school, etc.)

Establish

v. to draw forth or call up

Evoke

v. to make worse or increase the severity of

Exacerbate

v. to do something extremely well or to be superior in

Excel

v. to put into use (usu. as effort)

Exert

adj. invigorating, stimulating, or exciting

Exhilarating

v. to use up (as in energy or money)

Expend

v. to use selfishly or for profit

Exploit

v. to aid the progress of

Facilitate

n. the practicality or possibility of something

Feasibility

n. viciousness, violence

Ferocity

adj. related to (government) money

Fiscal

v. to prosper, grow, or make fast progress

Flourish

v. to be unstable; to rise and fall

Fluctuate

v. to stir up

Foment

adj. capable of being predicted or anticipated

Foreseeable

adv. directly, clearly

Frankly

adj. carefree

Freewheeling

adj. the most essential or most basic part

Fundamental

adj. thrilling, exciting, stimulating

Galvanizing

adj. relating to old age

Geriatric

adj. harmful, dangerous

Hostile

adj. supposed; related to a hypothesis

Hypothetical

adj. publicly shameful or humiliating

Ignominious

v. to transmit, bestow, or disclose

Impart

n. the equal and objective treatment of opposing views

Impartiality

adj. impressive (esp. in size or appearance)

Imposing

n. an unnecessary burden

Imposition

adj. not cautious or prudent; rash

Imprudent

v. to encourage or stir up

Incite

n. apathy, emotional detachment

Indifference

adv. randomly; with little or no distinction

Indiscriminately

v. to give into; to satisfy or gratify

Indulge

v. to guess, conclude, or derive by reasoning

Infer

adj. novel or new (esp. as an idea or invention)

Innovative

adj. can’t be satisfied

Insatiable

n. a reversal

Inversion

v. to call on; to appeal to (e.g., a higher power)

Invoke

adj. incapable of being in harmony or agreed upon

Irreconcilable

v. to feel sorrow for; to mourn

Lament

n. movement

Locomotion

adj. capable of making a lot of money; profitable

Lucrative

adj. harmful, spiteful

Malicious

adj. capable of being molded or changed

Malleable

adj. superficial; focus on material possessions

Materialistic

adj. extravagant or exaggerated (as of a melodrama)

Melodramatic

adj. simple and humble | adj. small in size or amount

Modest

v. to change, alter, or tweak

Modify

adj. historically significant

Momentous

adj. new, innovative

Novel

n. a subtle difference in meaning

Nuance

adj. legally void and ineffective

Null

n. judgment based on observations instead of emotions or opinions

Objectivity

adj. no longer used; rare or uncommon

Obsolete

adj. almighty and all powerful

Omnipotent

n. the beginning or early stages

Onset

adj. highly detailed and decorated

Ornate

v. to openly express an opinion

Opine

v. to remove or force out of (usu. a position or office)

Oust

adj. predominant, superior, most important

Paramount

adj. strange, bizarre

Peculiar

v. to die; to pass away

Perish

v. to cause suffering to

Persecute

adj. cranky, pouty, irritable

Petulant

n. highest level or degree

Pinnacle

adj. deserving pity

Pitiable

adj. reasonable and possibly true

Plausible

v. to assert

Postulate

dj. having great influence | adj. having a strong, chemical effect

Potent

adj. practical, useful

Pragmatic

n. an example or subject from earlier in time

Precedent

n. someone who comes before you (usu. in position or office)

Predecessor

v. to command orders | v. to issue authorization for medications

Prescribe

n. basic truth, assumption, or rule

Principle

v. to command against, to outlaw

Prohibit

adj. punctual, on time n. a cue to begin something; instructions v. to incite, propel, or cause to act

Prompt

v. to put into law or formally declare

Promulgate

v. to bring criminal action against someone (in a trial)

Prosecute

adj. intending to provoke, inspire, or arouse

Provocative

adj. involving qualities of something (features and content)

Qualitative

adj. involving quantities (numbers and amounts)

Quantitative

n. a strange habit

Quirk

v. to split into two or more branches

Ramify

adj. without attention to danger or risk

Rash

adj. unrefined | adj. not processed; uncooked (as in food)

Raw

adv. right away and without difficulty

Readily

n. thinking again about a previously made choice

Reconsideration

n. a change for the better; improvement | v. to improve via change

Reform

v. to prove to be untrue, unfounded, or incorrect

Refute

v. to strengthen or add support to

Reinforce

adv. somewhat unwillingly

Reluctantly

v. to give up (usu. power or a position) | v. to cast off

Renounce

v. to criticize

Reproach

v. to refuse to recognize as true | v. to cast off

Repudiate

n. the act of keeping something

Retention

adj. satisfied (usu. in hunger)

Satiated

adj. having practical intelligence or knowledge

Savvy

adj. morally offensive, often causing damage to one’s reputation

Scandalous

v. to look down on with disdain

Scorn

adj. paying great attention to detail

Scrupulous

v. to examine carefully and critically

Scrutinize

v. to produce or release (a substance)

Secrete

n. opinion | n. a tender or moving gesture

Sentiment

adj. so thin that light can shine through

Sheer

adj. easy; not complex | adj. undecorated

Simple

adj. ominous, evil

Sinister

n. the joining of commonalities or common purposes among a group

Solidarity

adv. insufficiently, meagerly, or in a restricted manner

Sparingly

v. to release eggs | v. to call forth or generate

Spawn

v. to stimulate or incite

Spur

adj. run-down, sordid, or sleazy

Squalid

adj. very plain; devoid of any details or features

Stark

adj. motionless | adj. changeless

Static

adj. lower in rank n. someone lower in rank v. to make dependent on or put at a lower rank

Subordinate

adv. happening later or after something

Subsequently

adj. very large in amount or degree

Substantial

v. to strengthen with new evidence or facts

Substantiate

adj. hard to detect or analyze

Subtle

adj. enough; just meeting a requirement

Sufficient

adj. unfriendly; inclined to anger

Surly

v. to get on top of or overcome

Surmount

adj. to be vulnerable (to something)

Susceptible

adj. skilled at dealing with people

Tactful

adj. pulled tight

Taut

adj. abundantly filled (usu. with living organisms)

Teeming

n. usual mood or feelings

Temperament

adj. not yet finalized

Tentative

adj. see-through; so thin that light can shine through | adj. truthful or easy to perceive

Transparent

adj. dangerous and unstable

Treacherous

adj. very large, good, or bad in degree or size

Tremendous

adj. being everywhere at once

Ubiquitous

adj. undecorated, plain

Unadorned

v. to weaken or subvert (usu. gradually or secretly)

Undermine

v. to emphasize or give additional weight to

Underscore

v. to move as ripples or in a wavy pattern

Undulate

adj. one-sided

Unilateral

adj. unfair; not justified

Unjust

adj. downright, utter, total

Unmitigated

adj. completely new and never having happened before; historic

Unprecedented

v. to make visible; to reveal

Unveil

n. desire or impulse | v. to encourage or persuade

Urge

v. to prove or declare valid

Validate

n. ability to be done in a practical or useful way

Viability

adj. urgently necessary

Vital

v. to promise

Vow

v. to prove to be reasonable

Warrant

n. production of an amount v. to give way to or surrender to v. to produce or supply

Yield

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