Week 1 Vocab Flashcards
(49 cards)
inchoate
(adj.) Incipient, still developing, or incomplete (adj.) Imperfectly formed, incoherent or lacking order
obdurate
(adj. ) Unyielding to persuasion; Resistant to appeals or softening influences
(adj. ) Persistent in wrongdoing or impenitent; hardened against emotions
amalgamate
(v) To mix, merge, or combine into a whole
effrontery
(n) Insolence, boldness, or presumption
rarefy
(v) To make or become thin, less compact, or less dense
(v) To purify, refine, or make more spiritual
diatribe
(n) Bitter, abusive criticism or denunciation
precipitate
(v) To throw or fall down headlong
(v) To bring about or cause to happen, especially abruptly or prematurely
(v) To cause (a substance) to separate from a solution; To condense or cause to condense and fall from the sky as snow, rain, etc.
(adj. ) Speeding headlong, rapidly, or dangerously; Proceeding with undue haste and without necessary forethought
(adj. ) Occurring abruptly or unexpectedly
(adj. ) Steep or rushing steeply downward
disabuse
(v) To free someone from a misconception or deception
aver
(v) To assert or affirm positively
(v) To formally assert or prove in pleading a case or cause
bolster
(v) To support, uphold, hearten, or boost
undermine
(v) To weaken by washing away the support or foundation underneath
(v) To weaken, injure, or ruin by degrees or a little at the time; to sap
(v) To subvert secretly or insidiously
(adj. ) To dig a mine or tunnel underneath
deliberate
(v) To think carefully or consider
(adj. ) 1. Carefully considered
2. Slowly, unhurriedly decided
3. Done intentionally or with awareness of the consequences
assuage
(v) To make less intense or severe; to ease
(v) To satisfy, appease, or quench
(v) To pacify, sooth, or quiet
laconic
(adj.) Concise, terse, or extremely sparing with words
lucid
(adj. ) Intelligible or readily understandable;
(adj. ) Sane or rational
(adj. ) Translucent or clear; bright or luminous
enervate
(v) To weaken or sap the strength, vigor, or vitality of
morose
(adj.) Sullen, gloomy, or melancholy
eulogy
n) A praising speech or tribute, especially honoring someone who has died
(n) High praise
placate
(v) To soothe the anger of, mollify, or appease
antagonism
(n) Hostility, opposition, or active resistance
skeptical
(adj.) Showing, expressing, or given to doubt or questioning
intrepid
(adj.) Resolutely fearless or undaunted
mollify
(v) To soothe or calm the temper or feelings
(v) To soften or make less rigid; to temper or lessen the intensity of
anomalous
(adj. ) Deviating from the norm or expectations; irregular
(adj. ) Uncertain or incongruous in nature
