Vocabulary week 2 Flashcards
(16 cards)
involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other’s policies.
Bipartisan
“the reforms received considerable bipartisan approval”
make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
satisfy (an appetite or desire).
Assuage
“the letter assuaged the fears of most members”
“an opportunity occurred to assuage her desire for knowledge”
holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority.
holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority.
Titular
“the queen is titular head of the Church of England”
“the work’s titular song”
making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.
Conducive
“the harsh lights and cameras were hardly conducive to a relaxed atmosphere”
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
Vapid
“tuneful but vapid musical comedies”
(of distress, exhaustion, or illness) reduce (someone) to extreme physical weakness.
Prostrate
“she was prostrated by a migraine that she could scarcely get up the stairs”
sternness or severity of manner or attitude.
extreme plainness and simplicity of style or appearance.
Austerity
“he was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism”
“the room was decorated with a restraint bordering on austerity”
subject to chance.
occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on.
Contingent
“the contingent nature of the job”
“resolution of the conflict was contingent on the signing of a ceasefire agreement”
feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.
Contrite
“a broken and a contrite heart”
having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.
commonplace; unromantic.
Prosaic
“prosaic language can’t convey the experience”
“the masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns”
all future generations of people.
Posterity
“the victims’ names are recorded for posterity”
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
Sanguine
“he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy”
overcome (a problem or difficulty), typically in a clever and surreptitious way.
Circumvent
“I found it quite easy to circumvent security”
intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
Esoteric
“esoteric philosophical debates”
a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.
the smallest amount (used to emphasize the absence of something).
Vestige
“the last vestiges of colonialism”
“he waited patiently, but without a vestige of sympathy”
kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
Surreptitious
“they carried on a surreptitious affair”
