Week 4: CPD + SC, Loose Sentence Flashcards
Corroborate
To make certain or give support
Authenticate, substantiate
The students had a hypothesis and conducted an experiment; they tested, corroborated, and celebrated for being right.
Inexorable
Unalterable; not to be persuaded or moved by prayers or entreaties
Adamant, implacable
The inexorable destruction was unpreventable; the meteor came, landed, and destroyed Earth.
Insipid
Without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities
banal, jejune
The insipid music had no distinctive rhythm; it lacked lyrics, a chorus, and induced everyone to go back home.
Nefarious
Extremely wicked or villainous
Abominable, opprobrious
Casper lacked nefarious qualities; most kids laughed, smiled, and enjoyed his amiable company.
Akin
Related by family; allied by nature
Similar, Related.
Akin to depression and prone to accidents, Lisa cried, blew her nose, and tripped on her tissue box.
Physiognomy
The face, especially as it pertains to showing character
Appearance, countenance
His physiognomy showed disgust; the facade showed happiness, pleasure, and fooled everyone
Retinue
A body of retainers in attendance upon an important person
Band, crew
A president walked into a bar; his retinue followed and protected him from unexpected trouble.
Tedium
The quality or state of being boring
Boredom, irksome
The tedium of the tests began to wear down on the student, but he studied, learned, and prevailed.
Suppliant
A person who makes humble plea to someone in power or authority
Petitioner, solicitor
The suppliant asked to for the father’s blessing; he received it and bought the ring.
Torrid
Full of passionate or highly charged emotions
Ardent, erotic
The husband had a torrid love affair; his wife would be angry if she caught him.
