Word List 02 Flashcards
Acrid
sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)
Acrophobia
fear of heights
Acuity
sharpness (mental or visual)
Adamant
forceful; inflexible
Adroit
skilful / skillful
Adulation
strong admiration; worship
Adversity
hardship
Advocate
support
Aesthetic
concerning art or beauty
Affable
friendly; social; easygoing
Boorish
ill-mannered
Bourgeois
middle class
Braggart
someone who boasts
Brawny
muscular
Brevity
being brief
Bristle
to show irritation
Broach
start to discuss; approach
Brusque
blunt; abrupt
Bulwark
fortification; barricade; wall
Bureaucracy
officialdom
Cynical
believing that people act only out of selfish motives
Debility
weakness; incapacity
Debunking
exposing false claims or myths
Decathlon
an athletic competition with ten events
Decorum
dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)]
Decoy
lure; trap; trick
Deference
respect
Defoliate
cause leaves to fall off
Defunct
no longer in existence
Degradation
deprivation; poverty; debasement
Epistle
a letter (form of communication)
Epistolary
concerned with letters; through correspondence
Epitomized
typified; characterized; personified
Equivocate
speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
Err
make a mistake
Erratic
wandering; irregular
Esoteric
obscure and difficult to understand
Espouse
promote; take up; support
Etymology
the study of word origins
Eulogy
praise