Word List 8 Flashcards
(200 cards)
1
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Atheist
A
person who does not believe in God
2
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Colloquial
A
local and informal (used of language)
3
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Dotard
A
foolish old man
4
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Furrow
A
groove
5
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Instigator
A
troublemaker, person who entices others to do something
6
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Misnomer
A
wrong name
7
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Percipient
A
perceptive, insightful
8
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Quaff
A
drink down quickly
9
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Staunch
A
loyal, faithful, dependable
10
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Vilification
A
blackening someone’s name
11
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Atrophy
A
waste away from lack of use
12
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Collusion
A
plotting and planning
13
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Drawl
A
speak slowly with words running together
14
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Furtive
A
hidden and secret
15
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Insurgent
A
a rebel
16
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Misogynist
A
hater of women
17
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Perdition
A
damnation
18
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Quagmire
A
marsh, bog
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Stereotype
A
fixed image
20
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Vindicate
A
prove right, remove blame
21
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Attenuate
A
weaken
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Commandeer
A
take possession of
23
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Drivel
A
nonsense
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Futile
A
useless, hopeless
25
Interminable
never-ending
26
Misrepresentation
deliberately deceiving
27
Peremptory
in a commanding manner
28
Quaint
picturesque
29
Stevedore
dockworker
30
Virtuoso
an accomplished musician
31
Augment
increase, make bigger
32
Complacent
self-satisfied, smug
33
Droll
dryly amusing
34
Galleon
ancient type of sailing ship
35
Intermittent
sporadic, irregular
36
Mitigate
lessen, make less severe
37
Perfidy
treachery
38
Quandary
dilemma, puzzle
39
Stifle
suppress
40
Virulent
dangerous, harmful
41
Auspicious
favorable, promising to turn out erl
42
Compliant
easy to control, submissibe
43
Drone
1.) monotonous noise2.) to speak with no emotion3.) male bee
44
Gambol
frolic, leap, bound
45
Intransigence
stubbornness
46
Modicum
small amount
47
Perfunctory
superficial, cursory
48
Quarantine
isolation to prevent the spread of disease
49
Stoic
known for fortitude, indifferent to pleasure or pain
50
Vital
essential, alive, important
51
Austere
severely plain
52
Concatenate
link together
53
Dubious
doubtful
54
Garble
distort, confuse, muddle
55
Intransigent
stubborn, unyielding
56
Momentous
very important
57
Peripatetic
nomadic, moving from place to place
58
Quarry
1.) something that is hunted2.) mine for stone
59
Stoke
add fuel to, strengthen
60
Vitriolic
corrosive, strongly attacking
61
Aversion
a dislike of
62
Concatenation
linking nto chains
63
Dupe
to fool someone
64
Garish
gaudy, extravagantly bright
65
Intrepid
brave
66
Monotonous
dull, unvarying
67
Peripheral
on the edge, not important
68
Querulous
always complaining
69
Stolid
impassive, dull, indifferent
70
Vivacity
liveliness, animation
71
Balk
hinder and prevent, hesitate over
72
Conciliate
to bring together, end a dispute
73
Dynamic
lively, vibrant, energetic
74
Garner
gather, collect
75
Inveterate
habitual
76
Moratorium
temporary prohibition or halt activity
77
Perjury
telling lies under oath
78
Quirk
oddity
79
Stratagem
plot, plan, trick
80
Vivify
enliven
81
Banal
common, dull
82
Concise
stated in a few words
83
Ebullient
very lively, cheerful, jovial, happy
84
Garrulous
talkative
85
Invidious
arousing envy
86
Moribund
On the pont of death
87
Pernicious
destructive, harmful
88
Ramble
wander aimlessly
89
Strident
loud and harsh
90
Vociferous
noisy, loud in speech
91
Banality
ordinariness, dullness
92
Condescend
talk down to
93
Eccentric
unusual, quirky, odd
94
Gaunt
emaciated, bona and angular
95
Inviolable
cannot be invaded
96
Morose
gloomy, bad tempered
97
Persnickety
fastidious, fussy
98
Ramifications
branches, subdivisions of a complex system, outcomes
99
Stringent
strict or severe
100
Volatile
dangerously unstable, evaporates easily
101
person who does not believe in God
Atheist
102
local and informal (used of language)
Colloquial
103
foolish old man
Dotard
104
groove
Furrow
105
troublemaker, person who entices others to do something
Instigator
106
wrong name
Misnomer
107
perceptive, insightful
Percipient
108
drink down quickly
Quaff
109
loyal, faithful, dependable
Staunch
110
blackening someone's name
Vilification
111
waste away from lack of use
Atrophy
112
plotting and planning
Collusion
113
speak slowly with words running together
Drawl
114
hidden and secret
Furtive
115
a rebel
Insurgent
116
hater of women
Misogynist
117
damnation
Perdition
118
marsh, bog
Quagmite
119
fixed image
Stereotype
120
prove right, remove blame
Vindicate
121
weaken
Attenuate
122
take possession of
Commandeer
123
nonsense
Drivel
124
useless, hopeless
Futile
125
never-ending
Interminable
126
deliberately deceiving
Misrepresentation
127
in a commanding manner
Peremptory
128
picturesque
Quaint
129
dockworker
Stevedore
130
an accomplished musician
Virtuoso
131
increase, make bigger
Augment
132
self-satisfied, smug
Complacent
133
dryly amusing
Droll
134
ancient type of sailing ship
Galleon
135
sporadic, irregular
Intermittent
136
lessen, make less severe
Mitigate
137
treachery
Perfidy
138
dilemma, puzzle
Quandary
139
suppress
Stifle
140
dangerous, harmful
Virulent
141
favorable, promising to turn out erl
Auspicious
142
easy to control, submissibe
Compliant
143
1.) monotonous noise2.) to speak with no emotion3.) male bee
Drone
144
frolic, leap, bound
Gambol
145
stubbornness
Intransigence
146
small amount
Modicum
147
superficial, cursory
Perfunctory
148
isolation to prevent the spread of disease
Quarantine
149
known for fortitude, indifferent to pleasure or pain
Stoic
150
essential, alive, important
Vital
151
severely plain
Austere
152
link together
Concatenate
153
doubtful
Dubious
154
distort, confuse, muddle
Garble
155
stubborn, unyielding
Intransigent
156
very important
Momentous
157
nomadic, moving from place to place
Peripatetic
158
1.) something that is hunted2.) mine for stone
Quarry
159
add fuel to, strengthen
Stoke
160
corrosive, strongly attacking
Vitriolic
161
a dislike of
Aversion
162
linking nto chains
Concatenation
163
to fool someone
Dupe
164
gaudy, extravagantly bright
Garish
165
brave
Intrepid
166
dull, unvarying
Monotonous
167
on the edge, not important
Peripheral
168
always complaining
Querulous
169
impassive, dull, indifferent
Stolid
170
liveliness, animation
Vivacity
171
hinder and prevent, hesitate over
Balk
172
to bring together, end a dispute
Conciliate
173
lively, vibrant, energetic
Dynamic
174
gather, collect
Garner
175
habitual
Inveterate
176
temporary prohibition or halt activity
Moratorium
177
telling lies under oath
Perjury
178
oddity
Quirk
179
plot, plan, trick
Stratagem
180
enliven
Vivify
181
common, dull
Banal
182
stated in a few words
Concise
183
very lively, cheerful, jovial, happy
Ebullient
184
talkative
Garrulous
185
arousing envy
Invidious
186
On the pont of death
Moribund
187
destructive, harmful
Pernicious
188
wander aimlessly
Ramble
189
loud and harsh
Strident
190
noisy, loud in speech
Vociferous
191
ordinariness, dullness
Banality
192
talk down to
Condescend
193
unusual, quirky, odd
Eccentric
194
emaciated, bona and angular
Gaunt
195
cannot be invaded
Inviolable
196
gloomy, bad tempered
Morose
197
fastidious, fussy
Persnickety
198
branches, subdivisions of a complex system, outcomes
Ramifications
199
strict or severe
Stringent
200
dangerously unstable, evaporates easily
Volatile
