Vocabulary Flashcards
(128 cards)
1
Q
Lubricant
A
To minimize friction
2
Q
Nomad
A
A person who wanders from place to place
3
Q
Durable
A
Long lasting
4
Q
To abstain
A
To refuse
5
Q
Anachronism
A
A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists (Shakespeare typing)
6
Q
Ornate
A
To decorate
7
Q
Ravenous
A
Extremely hungry
8
Q
Extravagant
A
A person who spends a great deal of money in a short time
9
Q
Impoverished
A
Make (a person or area) poor
10
Q
Aversion
A
A strong dislike or disinclination
11
Q
Raconteur
A
A good storyteller
12
Q
Bauble
A
A small trinket
13
Q
Aggregate
A
A total
14
Q
Allocated
A
Assigned
15
Q
Caustic/vitriolic
A
Stinging, sarcastic, bitter way
16
Q
Zenith
A
The time at which something is most powerful or successful
17
Q
Epilogue
A
A section at the end of a book or play
18
Q
Audacity/impudence
A
Willingness to take a bold risks
19
Q
Despotism
A
The exercise of absolute power in a cruel way
20
Q
Tyranny
A
Cruel and oppressive government rule
21
Q
Penchant
A
A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something
22
Q
Antediluvian
A
Old-fashioned, out of date
23
Q
Affable
A
Behaving in a pleasant and polite manner
24
Q
Stipend
A
A fixed regular sum paid as a salary or allowance
25
Charatan
A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud
26
Vivacious
Attractively lively and animated
27
Callow
Someone who lacks sophistication and maturity
28
Pristine
In its original condition; unspoiled
29
Exacerbate
Aggravate
30
Jocund
Cheerful and lighthearted
31
Mirthful
Merry or amusing
32
Synthesis
The combination of ideas to form a theory or system
33
Confection
A dish or delicacy made with sweet ingredients
34
Quaff
A drink
35
Postscript
An added note at the end of a letter "p.s."
36
Emulate
To imitate
37
Milieu
Environment
38
Neophyte
Beginner
39
Umbrage
Offense or annoyance
40
Vociferous
Showing strong feeling; passionate or intense
41
Foreboding
Dread
42
Solvent
Able to dissolve other substances
43
Fuselage
Airplane
44
Monetary
Money
45
Recluse
A person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people; hermit
46
Knoll
Mound
47
Eroded
Diminished
48
Under duress
Compulsion by threat or force
49
Fruition
The point at which a plan or project is realized or fulfilled
50
Purported
Rumored
51
Apathy
Indifference
52
Perverse
Behaving in an unreasonable way
53
Contrary
Opposite in nature, direction or meaning
54
Negligible
So small or unimportant as to not be worth considering ; insignificant
55
Gibes
Taunts
56
Chicanery
Trickery
57
Animosity
Hatred
58
Partisan
Strongly supporting one side
59
Menial
Not requiring much skill
60
Candid
Truthful or straightforward
61
Vacillated
Wavered
62
Ascetic
Self-denying
63
Dissident
A person who opposes official policy
64
Taciturn
Saying little or uncommunicative in speech
65
Mundane
Dull
66
Commonplace
Ordinary
67
Mercenary
A person who takes part in an armed conflict only for personal gain
68
Laudable
Deserving praise
69
Squalid
Extremely dirty
70
Supercilious
Behaving as though one thinks one is superior to others
71
Obfuscate
Unclear, unintelligible; confusing
72
Lurid
Sensational
73
Pusillanimous
Cowardly
74
Pathos
Quality that shows pity or sadness
75
Tacit
Understood or implied without being stated
76
Indomitable
Unconquerable
77
Conversant
Familiar with
78
Gamut
Range
79
Guile
Sly or cunning intelligence
80
To infer
To deduce or conclude
81
Apex
At the highest point
82
Impotent
Feeling helpless and powerless
83
Abstemious
A person who eats and drinks sparingly
84
Bedlam
Uproar and confusion
85
Scurrilous
Statements containing course and abusive language
86
Florid
Having a reddish complexion
87
Vicissitudes
Unpredictable changes
88
Pensive
Thoughtful
89
Veracity
Truthfulness
90
Indolent
Lazy
91
Biennial
Once every two years/ every other year
92
Increment
A large amount
93
Surly
Bad tempered
94
Nomenclature
Set of words and phrases
95
Suppurated
To form and discharge pus
96
Sudorific
To cause sweating
97
Abrasions
Scrapes
98
Celestial
Heavenly
99
Essence
Nature
100
Adversaries
Opponents
101
Convalescence
Time spent recovering from medical treatment
102
Castes
Distinct social classes
103
Lien
Right to keep possession of a property until debt owed by owners is discharged
104
Incumbent
Holder of an office or post
105
Labyrinth
A maze
106
Caterwauling
Howling
107
Domicile
Residence
108
Flippant
To make light of a serious topic
109
Zealots
Fanatics
110
Itinerant
Traveling from place to place;migrant
111
Obdurate
Refusing to change ones opinion
112
Quixotic
Idealistic, unrealistic and impractical
113
Obstreperous
Noisy and difficult to control
114
Impediment
Hindrance
115
Rigidity
Stiffness
116
Esthetics
A set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist
117
Expiate
To make up for
118
Lassitude
Weariness
119
Passé
Outdated
120
Hiatus
A break in the usual routine
121
Feasable
Possible
122
Impasse
When no progress is possible because of disagreement
123
Complicit
Involved
124
Fastidious
A person who is difficult to please
125
Recalcitrant
Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
126
Edicts
Commands
127
Gauntlet
Glove
128
Ambiguous
To have a double meaning
