Week 6 Flashcards
(125 cards)
1
Q
abase
A
disgrace
2
Q
abate
A
reduce
3
Q
abridge
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shorten
4
Q
agnostic
A
one who doubts the existence of God
5
Q
alleviate
A
relieve
6
Q
ally
A
friend, comrade
7
Q
amalgamate
A
consolidate
8
Q
anemic
A
listless
9
Q
aphorism
A
adage
10
Q
apogee
A
apex
11
Q
apothegm
A
witty aphorism
12
Q
arcane
A
mysterious
13
Q
augur
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foretell
14
Q
auspicious
A
favorable
15
Q
bellicose
A
aggressive
16
Q
belligerent
A
hostile
17
Q
boistrous
A
loud, noisy
18
Q
cacophonous
A
harsh sounding
19
Q
cadre
A
a group of revolutionary military activists
20
Q
callous
A
uncaring
21
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calumny
A
slander
22
Q
cavalier
A
carefree, arrogant
23
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charlatan
A
fake, phony
24
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clandestine
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secret, hidden
25
clemency
mercy, mildness
26
commensurate
proportionate
27
condescending
patronizing
28
corpulent
obese
29
cull
collect, select
30
cupidity
avarice, greed
31
demure
modest, shy
32
desiccated
dull, dried out
33
despondent
dejected
34
dexterous
skilled
35
dirge
funeral hymn
36
disconsolate
hopelessly sad
37
discreet
prudent, careful
38
discrete
separate, distinct
39
disingenuous
crafty, clever
40
disinterested
impartial, uninvolved
41
draconian
ruthless, harsh
42
duress
coercion
43
ecstatic
excited, joyful
44
elation
exhilaration
45
elucidate
explain, explicate
46
expedient
useful, advantageous
47
exuberant
joyous, extravagent
48
exultant
triumphant
49
feral
wild
50
flaunt
show off
51
fledgling
novice, beginner
52
flout
disregard
53
forbearance
tolerance
54
formication
the sensation of ants or snakes crawling on the skin
55
gossamer
sheer, light
56
gullible
naive, easily fooled
57
hedonism
epicurianism
58
humane
kindly, merciful
59
idiosyncrasy
eccentricity
60
impecunious
poor, penniless
61
incumbent
holding a specified office
62
iniquity
wickedness, sin
63
intransigent
uncompromising
64
jargon
technical terminology
65
jovial
joyous, happy
66
kindle
ignite
67
lacerate
cut, tear
68
lame-duck
weakling
69
languor
oppressive quiet
70
lavish
extravagent
71
lethargy
indifferent inactivity
72
macabre
gruesome, ghastly
73
Machiavellian
cunning, calculating
74
meander
wander aimlessly
75
mellifluous
smooth and sweet
76
menagerie
collection of wild animals kept in captivity
77
minuscule
tiny
78
misanthrope
one who hates mankind
79
moribund
dying
80
natal
relating to birth
81
necromancy
black magic
82
nefarious
infamously wrecked
83
noxious
corrupting
84
obstreperous
noisily and stubbornly defiant
85
officious
meddling
86
orifice
opening, vent
87
ostracism
banishment
88
penchant
preference
89
pernicious
deadly, harmful
90
perspicacious
shrewd, discerning
91
perspicuous
easy to understand
92
poignant
emotionally moving, touching
93
profane
vulgar
94
prolific
fruitful, fertile
95
puissant
powerful, mighty
96
putrid
vile, rotten
97
qualm
uneasy or disturbed feeling
98
querolous
peevish, grumbling
99
quixotic
impractically idealistic and romantic
100
recant
withdraw a former statement
101
redolent
aromatic, suggestive
102
redundant
unnecessary, wordy
103
regal
majestic, imperial
104
regale
entertain, delight
105
relic
artifact, momento
106
scintillate
flash, sparkle
107
sedentary
sitting, not moving
108
sinecure
a position with little work and good pay
109
sinister
ominous
110
somnolent
drowsy, sleepy
111
Spartan
simple, austere
112
sycophant
toady, parasite
113
table
postpone
114
tantalize
tempt, tease
115
tenet
opinion, doctrine
116
turgid
bloated, swollen
117
uninterested
without an interest
118
usury
the practice of lending money and charging interest at an excessive rate
119
vehement
impassioned
120
visceral
instinctive
121
vitriolic
bitterly scathing, caustic
122
warble
sing
123
whimsical
carefree, erratic
124
willful
stubborn, deliberate
125
zest
gusto
