Vocab Workout - Set 1 Flashcards
(21 cards)
Define:
odium
(oh-dee-um)
n. blame
n. strong dislike
The popular odium of attorneys is often unmerited.
Define:
officious
(uh-fish-us)
adj. assertive of authority in a domineering way
adj. prone to give unwanted advice
The security people at the concert were very officious.
I make a habit of giving honest opinions, but I try to avoid being officious with my friends.
Define:
opaque
(owe-peyk)
adj. blocking all light; not transparent
adj. hard to understand
The windows became so dirty they were almost opaque.
Define:
opportune
(opp-er-tune)
adj. happening under fitting circumstances
The students waited for an opportune moment to surprise their teacher with the bouquet of flowers they had prepared.
Define:
superfluous
(suh-per-flu-us)
adj. more than necessary; unnecessary
The student’s essay was full of superfluous phrases that needed to be deleted.
Define:
supersede
(sue-per-seed)
v. to substitute; to take precedence over
It had been my understanding that the new tax code supersedes the old one, but actually both are in vigor simultaneously.
Define:
supplant
(suh-plant)
v. to replace
The higher-ups tried to supplant rebellious teachers with conformists.
Define:
supplicate
(sup-lih-kate)
v. to humbly ask
The churchgoers then bowed their heads and supplicated God to answer their prayers.
Define:
surmount
(ser-mount)
v. to overcome
v. to rise above
Through sheer determination, he was able to surmount his disadvantages and win the contest outright.
Define:
surreptitious
(ser-up-tish-us)
adj. secretive
(especially because it would not be approved of)
Since they were not allowed to speak, the couple exchanged surreptitious glances from across the room.
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. blame
n. strong dislike
odium
(oh-dee-um)
synonyms: shame, dishonor; disgust, detestation
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. prone to give unwanted advice
officious
(uh-fish-us)
synonyms: forward, meddlesome
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. blocking all light
adj. hard to understand
opaque
(owe-peyk)
synonyms: blurred, darkened, lusterless; baffling, cryptic
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. happening under fitting circumstances
opportune
(opp-er-tune)
synonyms: advantageous, favorable
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. more than necessary; unnecessary
superfluous
(suh-per-flu-us)
synonyms: extra, excessive, overdone
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to substitute; to take precedence over
supersede
(sue-per-seed)
synonyms: usurp, succeed
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to replace
supplant
(suh-plant)
synonyms: substitute, usurp
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to ask humbly
supplicate
(sup-lih-kate)
synonyms: ask, pray for, desire
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to overcome
v. to rise above
surmount
(ser-mount)
synonyms: vanquish, transcend
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. secretive
surreptitious
(ser-up-tish-us)
synonyms: sneaky, secret, covert
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