VOCAB 18 Flashcards
(20 cards)
sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) SYN: acuteness
acuity
to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially SYN: picture, render
delineate
marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles SYN: perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt
depraved
to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring SYN: impair, cripple, paralyze
enervate
intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret SYN: cryptic, arcane, recondite
esoteric
fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive SYN: fertile, teeming, prolific
fecund
an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness SYN: dictum, ukase
fiat
a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion SYN: invention, fancy
figment
to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
garner
to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere SYN: venerate, bless
hallow
a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify SYN: quirk, mannerism
idiosyncrasy
shame and disgrace SYN: humiliation, disrepute, odium
ignominy
earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary SYN: prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary
mundane
a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference SYN: shade, nicety, refinement
nuance
conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate SYN: arrogant, unbridled, inflated
overweening
a strong attraction or inclination SYN: proclivity, predilection
penchant
according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; alleged SYN: putative, reputable
reputed
reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy SYN: specious reasoning
sophistry
costly, rich, magnificent SYN: lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid
sumptuous
present or existing everywhere SYN: pervasive, universal
ubiquitous
