Vocabulary words Flashcards
(23 cards)
keen insight, shrewed judgement
He possessed the finiacial ___ to go with his engineering brilliance he would have made a fortune.
ACUMEN
unyielding, inflexible, obstinate
the doctors had been absoultly ____ that she wasn’t going to get better
Adament
improve, upgrade, enrich
a solution to ___ the negative impact of these areas
Amerliorate
a deviation from the usual, out if the ordinary
anomaly
dislike of, hatred for, aversion to
there was an obviously a lot of potiental ___ expressed by the natives toward the refugees coming to the area.
antipathy
voter ___ in the last election led to a low turnout in the district
Apathy
she was an ____ student commonly spending sixteen hours a day among her books.
Assiduous
self governing, independent of outside control
according to law, greek city states were set up to be ___ and free
autonomous
commonplace, uninspired
the store was filled with ____ mass produced objects
banal
aggressive, quarrelsome
the tribal council ensured that he was going to pay for his ___ behavior
belligerent
frankness, honesty, outspokenness
danny can be quite blunt; he gives no consideration to others feelings with his constant ___
Candor
whimsical random
the winds from the north and those from the south are at constant feud and blow cold and hot in the most ___ manner often in the same day
Capricous
severly critize
the angry employer aimed to _____ terry in front of whole team because of his chronic tardiness.
Castigate
trickery, subterfuge
the local residents were angered once they had discovered the traveling salesman _____
Chicanery
convincing, persuasive, clear
the governor made several ___ points in his effective inaugural speech.
Cogent
incorribly evil
the villain in the novel demonstrated her ___ mind through her plans for world domination.
depraved
rambling, disgressive
the task force recorded the entirely of their feelings in an extremely ____ report
discursive
discord, unharmnous effects
tommys team never reached the play offs that year mostly because of the high levels of ___ experienced among the players in the locker room.
dissonance
sour, sullen, gloomy
upon his return the enstranged husband was greeted with a ___ expression on his wifes face
Dour
full of enthusiasm, bubbling with energy
many aspiring actors from texas embrace their southern roots. while others are less ____ about their birthplace.
ebullient
overpowered by delight
once the groom finally arrived at the chapel, his bride experienced an ____ lift in her spirit.
ecstatic
deprive of nervous energy weaken
the recession will only serve to ____ the vitality of not only the market but stockbrokers everywhere.
enervate
cause, produce
the aim of this new documentary is to ___ feelings of patriotism in the citizens of our country.
engender
