Vocab 5 Flashcards by Jeremy Intal

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Wry

adj. expressing dry, especially mocking humor

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Dramaturgy

n. the study of dramatic composition

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Parvenus

n. a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity

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Sardonic

adj. grimly mocking or cynical

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Covey

n. a small group of people or things

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Mote

n. speck or small amount

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Trove

n. a store of valuable or delightful things

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Denouement

n. the final part of a play, movie, or narrative

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Abettor

n. one who encourages or assists someone to commit a crime

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Abeyance

n. state of inactivity, disuse, or suspension

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Abiding

adj. (of a feeling or a memory) lasting a long time

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Abjured

v. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)

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Abrade

v. to scrape or wear away by friction or erosion

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Abrogate

v. to repeal or do away with; cancel

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Circumspect

adj. wary and unwilling to take risks; cautious; considering all sides

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Circumscribe

v. to restrict (something) within limits

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Circumambulate

v. walk all the way around (something)

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Cicatrix

n. the scar of a healed wound

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Chorales

n. a choir or choral society; simple hymns

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Choleric

adj. bad-tempered or irritable

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Chimerical

adj. of or related to a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve

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Chide

v. to scold or rebuke

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Chauvinist

n. someone excessively patriotic, prejudiced for a particular group, cause or gender

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Chary

adj. cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something

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# Define: Charlatan

n. trickster who claims knowledge he doesn’t have

# Define: Chantey

n. type of song sung by sailors

# Define: Execrable

adj. extremely bad or unpleasant

# Define: Exceptionable

adj. open to objection; causing disapproval or offense

# Define: Apprising

v. to value highly or put a price on or inform someone

# Define: Unctuous

adj. (of a person) using excessive flattery

# Define: Utilitarian

adj. useful

# Define: Malapropism

n. use of similar sounding but incorrect word

# Define: Equivocate

v. use ambiguous language to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself

# Define: Gauche

adj. lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward

# Define: Maladroit

adj. unskillful; clumsy

# Define: Plenary

adj. unqualified, absolute

# Define: Fitfully

adv. Not regularly or continuously; unpredictably

# Define: Fickle

adj. changing frequently, esp. as regards to one's loyalties, interests, or affection; unpredictable

# Define: Profane

adj. relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; (of language) blasphemous or obscene

# Define: Hapless

adj. (esp. of a person) unfortunate

# Define: Unpropitious

adj. (of a circumstance) not giving or indicating a good chance of success; unfavorable

# Define: Vicissitude

n. an unexpected change in fortune or circumstances; alternation between opposite or contrasting things

# Define: Untoward

adj. unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient

# Define: Unalloyed

adj. undiluted and pure; total

# Define: Fallow

adj. uncultivated

# Define: Presentiment

n. an intuitive feeling about the future

# Define: Sophistry

n. the use of fallavious arguments, esp. with the intention of deceiving

# Define: Rabble

n. a mob; a disorderly crowd

# Define: Malediction

n. a curse

# Define: Clangor

n. a continuous loud banging or wringing sound

# Define: Sequelae

n. a condition that is the consequence of a previous disease or injury

# Define: Cache

n. a collection of items stored

# Define: Blunderbuss

n. an action or way of doing something regarded as lacking in subtlety and precision; a clumsy person

# Define: Earmark

n. a characteristic or identifying feature

# Define: Vicissitude

n. a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant; alternation between opposite or contrasting things

# Define: Encumbrances

n. a burden or impediment

# Define: Contusion

n. a bruise

# Define: Contrapuntal

adj. of or in counterpoint; (of a piece of music) with two or more independent melodic lines

# Define: Wanton

adj. sexually immodest or promiscuous; (a cruel and violent act) deliberate and unprovoked

# Define: Maven

n. an expert

# Define: Opus

n. an artistic work

# Define: Patricians

n. a member of a long-established wealthy family; an aristocrat or nobleman

# Define: Farce

n. an absurd event

# Define: Mirth

n. amusement esp. as expressed in laughter

# Define: Tare

n. allowance made for container when weighing

# Define: Palliate

v. to make less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause;

# Define: Desultory

adj. lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; aimless; inconsistent with effort

# Define: Pugnacious

adj. eager or quick to argue or quarrel; aggressive, ready to fight

# Define: Garland

v. adorn or crown with a garland; n. a wreath of flowers and leaves

# Define: Puffery

n. exaggerated or false praise

# Define: Pathos

n. a quality that evokes pity or sadness evoking sadness or pity

# Define: Equable

adj. calm and even-tempered

# Define: Ensconce

v. establish or settle someone in a comfortable, safe, or secret place

# Define: Seminal

adj. essential; formative

# Define: Belletristic

adj. of or relating to essays, particularly of literary and artistic criticism, written and read primarily for aesthetic effect

# Define: Efface

v. to erase from the surface

# Define: Parity

n. equality

# Define: Milieu

n. a person's social environment

# Define: Vim

n. energy or enthusiasm

# Define: Coltish

adj. energetic but awkward in one’s movements or behavior

# Define: Emollient

adj. something that softens

# Define: Salutary

adj. (esp. with reference to something unqelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial

# Define: Vagary

n. something unaccountable; an inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior; freak

# Define: Discrepancy

n. something which does not match up; inconsistency

# Define: Provenance

n. something’s origin

# Define: Liniment

n. soothing lotion intended to relieve pain

# Define: Urbane

adj. (of a person, esp. a man) sauve, courteous, and refined in manner; sophisticated

# Define: Plaintive

adj. sounding sad or mournful

# Define: Capacious

adj. spacious

# Define: Mince

v. speak in an affected manner; walk with an affected delicacy or fastidiousness

# Define: Prevaricate

v. to speak misleadingly or in an evasive way

# Define: Expatiate

v. speak or write at length or detail

# Define: Drawl

v. speak slowly with words running together; n. a slow, lazy way of speaking or an accent with unusually prolonged vowel sounds

# Define: Picayune

adj. petty, worthless

# Define: Epithet

n. an adjective or descriptive phrase used as a label to express the essential nature of

# Define: Asperity

n. harshness of tone or manner

# Define: Noxious

adj. harmful; poisonous

# Define: Inveterate

adj. (of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change

# Define: Credulous

adj. gullible

# Define: Credulity

n. gullibility

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. expressing dry, especially mocking humor

Wry

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. the study of dramatic composition

Dramaturgy

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity

Parvenus

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. grimly mocking or cynical

Sardonic

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a small group of people or things

Covey

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. speck or small amount

Mote

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a store of valuable or delightful things

Trove

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. the final part of a play, movie, or narrative

Denouement

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. one who encourages or assists someone to commit a crime

Abettor

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. state of inactivity, disuse, or suspension

Abeyance

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. (of a feeling or a memory) lasting a long time

Abiding

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)

Abjured

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to scrape or wear away by friction or erosion

Abrade

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to repeal or do away with; cancel

Abrogate

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. wary and unwilling to take risks; cautious; considering all sides

Circumspect

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to restrict (something) within limits

Circumscribe

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. walk all the way around (something)

Circumambulate

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. the scar of a healed wound

Cicatrix

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a choir or choral society; simple hymns

Chorales

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. bad-tempered or irritable

Choleric

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. of or related to a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve

Chimerical

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to scold or rebuke

Chide

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. someone excessively patriotic, prejudiced for a particular group, cause or gender

Chauvinist

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something

Chary

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. trickster who claims knowledge he doesn’t have

Charlatan

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. type of song sung by sailors

Chantey

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. extremely bad or unpleasant

Execrable

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. open to objection; causing disapproval or offense

Exceptionable

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to value highly or put a price on or inform someone

Apprising

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. (of a person) using excessive flattery

Unctuous

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. useful

Utilitarian

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. use of similar sounding but incorrect word

Malapropism

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. use ambiguous language to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself

Equivocate

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward

Gauche

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. unskillful; clumsy

Maladroit

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. unqualified, absolute

Plenary

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adv. Not regularly or continuously; unpredictably

Fitfully

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. changing frequently, esp. as regards to one's loyalties, interests, or affection; unpredictable

Fickle

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; (of language) blasphemous or obscene

Profane

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. (esp. of a person) unfortunate

Hapless

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. (of a circumstance) not giving or indicating a good chance of success; unfavorable

Unpropitious

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. an unexpected change in fortune or circumstances; alternation between opposite or contrasting things

Vicissitude

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient

Untoward

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. undiluted and pure; total

Unalloyed

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. uncultivated

Fallow

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. an intuitive feeling about the future

Presentiment

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. the use of fallavious arguments, esp. with the intention of deceiving

Sophistry

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a mob; a disorderly crowd

Rabble

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a curse

Malediction

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a continuous loud banging or wringing sound

Clangor

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a condition that is the consequence of a previous disease or injury

Sequelae

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a collection of items stored

Cache

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. an action or way of doing something regarded as lacking in subtlety and precision; a clumsy person

Blunderbuss

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a characteristic or identifying feature

Earmark

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant; alternation between opposite or contrasting things

Vicissitude

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a burden or impediment

Encumbrances

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a bruise

Contusion

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. of or in counterpoint; (of a piece of music) with two or more independent melodic lines

Contrapuntal

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. sexually immodest or promiscuous; (a cruel and violent act) deliberate and unprovoked

Wanton

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. an expert

Maven

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. an artistic work

Opus

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a member of a long-established wealthy family; an aristocrat or nobleman

Patricians

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. an absurd event

Farce

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. amusement esp. as expressed in laughter

Mirth

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. allowance made for container when weighing

Tare

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to make less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause;

Palliate

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; aimless; inconsistent with effort

Desultory

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. eager or quick to argue or quarrel; aggressive, ready to fight

Pugnacious

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. adorn or crown with a garland; n. a wreath of flowers and leaves

Garland

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. exaggerated or false praise

Puffery

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a quality that evokes pity or sadness evoking sadness or pity

Pathos

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. calm and even-tempered

Equable

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. establish or settle someone in a comfortable, safe, or secret place

Ensconce

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. essential; formative

Seminal

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. of or relating to essays, particularly of literary and artistic criticism, written and read primarily for aesthetic effect

Belletristic

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to erase from the surface

Efface

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. equality

Parity

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. a person's social environment

Milieu

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. energy or enthusiasm

Vim

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. energetic but awkward in one’s movements or behavior

Coltish

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. something that softens

Emollient

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. (esp. with reference to something unqelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial

Salutary

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. something unaccountable; an inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior; freak

Vagary

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. something which does not match up; inconsistency

Discrepancy

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. something’s origin

Provenance

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. soothing lotion intended to relieve pain

Liniment

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. (of a person, esp. a man) sauve, courteous, and refined in manner; sophisticated

Urbane

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. sounding sad or mournful

Plaintive

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. spacious

Capacious

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. speak in an affected manner; walk with an affected delicacy or fastidiousness

Mince

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to speak misleadingly or in an evasive way

Prevaricate

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. speak or write at length or detail

Expatiate

# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. speak slowly with words running together; n. a slow, lazy way of speaking or an accent with unusually prolonged vowel sounds

Drawl

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. petty, worthless

Picayune

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. an adjective or descriptive phrase used as a label to express the essential nature of

Epithet

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. harshness of tone or manner

Asperity

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. harmful; poisonous

Noxious

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. (of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change

Inveterate

# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. gullible

Credulous

# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. gullibility

Credulity

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