Vocabulary test #2 Flashcards
Allusion
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
Matriarchy
A system of society or government rubes by a woman or women
Smelt
Extract (metal) from its ore by a process involving heating and melting
Circumspect
Wary and unwilling to take risks
Inexorable
Impossible to stop or prevent
Prosaic
Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty
Parsimonious
Unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal
Vacuous
Having or showing lack of thought or intelligence; mindless
Discordancy
Lack of parallelism between adjacent strata
Maverick
An unorthodox or independent-minded person
Suspect
Have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of something without certain proof
Proponents
A person who advocated a theory proposal or project
Apprehensive
Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
Fitful
Active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently not regular or steady
Parsimony
Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources
Foil
Contrasts with another character
Analogy
a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
Arable
(of land) used or suitable for growing crops.
Flagrant
(of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive.
Partisan
a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.
Vapid
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
Discriminate
- recognize a distinction; differentiate.
- make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age.
Inexpedient
not practical, suitable, or advisable.
Circumvent
find a way around (an obstacle).
Proscribe
forbid, especially by law.
Arbitarary
based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
Referendum
a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision.
Discrepancy
a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
Meager
(of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.
Solace
comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
Clairvoyant
a person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.
