Vocab - Set 8 Flashcards
(95 cards)
1
Q
unstinting
A
generous
2
Q
untenable
A
not capable of being defended
3
Q
untoward
A
unexpected and unpleasant
4
Q
untrammeled
A
not deprived of freedom of action or expression
5
Q
vaunted
A
boasted, bragged
6
Q
venial
A
worthy of forgiveness
7
Q
verisimilitude
A
something seems real (maybe not)
8
Q
vicissitude
A
tragedy and no control over situation
9
Q
vitriol
A
bitterness
or
abusing language
10
Q
vituperate
A
criticize harshly
11
Q
zeitgeist
A
spirit or mood of a particular period of history
12
Q
congenial
A
enjoyable or pleasant
OR
amicable
13
Q
cursory
A
hasty
14
Q
deify
A
worship, venerate or glorify
15
Q
flout
Barron’s 333
A
ignore disrespectfully
16
Q
misanthropic
A
a person who hates or avoids other people
17
Q
misnomer
A
wrong name
18
Q
proclivity
A
penchat, affinity, habitual attraction
19
Q
aggrandize
A
assign a high status or value to
or
expand, make large
20
Q
caustic
Barron’s 333
A
sarcastic and hurtful
21
Q
covet
A
crave, desire, want, wish
22
Q
deft
A
skillful, often with hands
23
Q
desiccate
Barron’s 333
A
deprives something of zing and makes it dull
or
dehydrate, dry
24
Q
abate
Barron’s 333
A
decline, decrease, downsize, dissolve, abort
25
canonize
dote
or
glorify
26
chicanery
Barron's 333
trickery
27
deference
Barron's 333
submissiveness, obedience
28
desultory
Barron's 333
aimless plan or action
or
digressive
29
approbation
Barron's 333
approval, recognition
30
fervid
great feeling, passionate
or
high temp, boiling
31
incendiary
arsonist
32
invigorate
energize, spike
33
paradigmatic
being the prime/ideal example of something
"Monet's paintings are paradigmatic of impressionism"
34
profundity
deepness, depth, profoundness
35
prudent
cautious, shrewd about stuff
36
clangor
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
37
fanciful
fantastical but also imagination/non-sensical
38
zealous
enthusiastic
39
empirical
Barron's 333
based on observation or experience
40
pertinacious
persevering, persistent, tenacious
41
proliferate
Barron's 333
grow rapidly
42
subvert
cheapen, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, demean something
43
venal
bribable, corruptible, dirty
44
clamorous
loud and insistent cries especially of protest/ noise
45
explicable
explainable, solvable
46
hyperbole
Barron's 333
exaggeration, overstatement
47
indolent
Barron's 333
lazy, slothful
48
neophyte
Barron's 333
persuaded to become religious convert
49
prescient
foresighted, forethoughtful, prepared for future
50
salubrious
healthy for body and mind
51
conjectural
hypothetical, speculative
52
decadent
decayed, washed-up
or
corrupt
or
overindulgent, self-indulgent
53
flamboyant
brilliant, pronounced, showy
54
indiscriminate
without judgment
55
obviate
Barron's 333
prevent something from happening
56
palpable
easily perceptible, noticeable
57
utilitarian
designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive
58
vapid
lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat, dull
59
circumspect
close attentiveness, wary
60
comity
peaceful coexistence
61
dichotomy
Barron's 333
contrast between two things
62
felicitous
Barron's 333
enjoyable
or
appropriate
63
forbear
abstain (from), keep (from), refrain (from)
64
mercenary
selfish desire especially for material possessions
or
professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
65
outstrip
outperform/greater, better, or stronger than
66
trifling
lacking importance
67
antithesis
opposite, reverse
68
exculpate
Barron's 333
exonerate, vindicate
69
feign
act, bluff
70
pensive
contemplative, thoughtful
71
portend
sign or warning - something bad will happen
72
salutary
good for the health
73
slight
HF
small, unimportant, disrespect, ignore, lacking bodily strength
74
somnolent
needing sleep
75
stoic
tolerance to hardships
or
emotionless
76
clandestine
sneak, done secretly
77
droll
comical
78
obeisance
homage, respect
79
rapacious
huge appetite, ravenous, voracious
80
acrimonious
deeply resentful
81
beneficent
Barron's 333
altruistic, benevolent
82
canny
sharp-witted, shrewd, smart
83
exasperated
aggravated, annoyed, bothered
84
fungible
exchangeable, interchangeable, substitutable, switchable
85
lucrative
profitable
86
onerous
Barron's 333
burdensome, difficult to endure
87
opprobrium
Barron's 333
vilification, public shame
88
peripheral
supplementary
89
renounce
give up
90
tenable
defendable
91
transgression
Barron's 333
lawbreaking, offense
92
vitiate
stain, tarnish something or someone
93
baroque
characterized by grotesqueness, extravagance, complexity, or flamboyance
"a truly baroque act of sabotage"
OR
irregularly shaped
94
conciliatory
Barron's 333
pacified
95
countenance
someone's face, expression (given a face)
"He managed to keep his countenance through the ordeal. The photograph showed his somber countenance"
or
calm/composure
