Word Power Easy Flashcards by Chris Danielsen

Aggrandize

V.
To make great

The kings wealth had aggrandized.

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Absolve

Verb
To forgive or free from blame.

The king decided to absolve all his locked up prisoners.

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Allusion (a-loo-zhun).

N.
an indirect reference.

He was referred to as Homer. This was an allusion to Homer Simpson and his infamous stupidity.

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Amnesty

N.
an official pardon for a group of people who violate the law.

The judge granted amnesty.

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Anomalous

Adj.
irregular, abnormal, unusual,

That decision was an anomalous one.

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Altruistic

Adj.
Unselfish concern with welfare of others.
He has been quite altruistic with his wealth.

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Austere

Adj.

Stern in manner or appearance, strict in morals.

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Banal (bun-al)

Adj.
Commonplace, trite, unoriginal.

He found this new teacher to be banal.

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Begrudge

V.
To envy another’s possessions, to concede reluctantly.

He did not begrudge Tom his possessions.

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Blanch

To turn pale.

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Blithe

Adj.
happy, lighthearted, joyful.

Her blithe attitude was very infectious.

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Capitulate

V
To surrender, to stop resisting

They would not capitulate.

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Caustic

ADJ.
biting in humor.

He did not even muster a caustic remark.

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Censure.

N.
The act of blaming or condemning.

He issued an angry censure
He censured them brutally.

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Circumspect

ADJ.
careful, thought through.

He was more circumspect when facing his enemy.

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Clemency

N.
disposition towards mercy. Mildness.
He granted them clemency because they were his kids.

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Colloquial

Conversational

Used in informal speech

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Craven

Cowardly

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Cursory

ADJ.

brief, without much attention to detail

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Dearth

ADJ.

Shortage

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Deference

Respect, courtesy.

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Deft

ADJ.

Skillful.

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Delineate

V.
To describe or picture in words
To detail.

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Depravity

moral corruption

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Admonish

V. | To rebuke or scold someone mildly but sincerely.

Atrophy

V. To waste away or shrink in size The lessening of an ability.

Disseminate

To distribute | To spread around as if sowing seeds

Imbibe

To drink something | To receive into the mind and retain.

Inveigle (In-vay-gle)

V. To win over or persuade through flattery or cleverness. To trick or con

Ostracize

To force to leave or exclude usually in society | To ignore or snub

Redress

To make up for something | To equalize.

Vacillate

V. To hesitate between options or struggle to decide To swing back and forth.

Desecrate

V. | To treat with disrespect

Didactic

ADJ. | instructive, intended to educate.

Diffuse

ADJ. Wordy, not concentrated. To spread widely. His speech grew more and more diffuse.

Diva

A temperamental, conceited person.

Dogmatic

ADJ. | arrogantly assertive, opinionated, positive about unproven ideas.

Efface

V. | To erase, to rub away the features, to obscure.

Efface

Egregious

ADJ. | Extremely bad, flagrant

Egregious

Elucidate

V. | To make clear

Elucidate

Emissary

N. | messenger or representative, an agent.

Enshroud

V. | To cover, to enclose with a dark cover.

Esoteric

ADJ. | Understood by only a few.

Esoteric

Exacting

ADJ. | Greatly demanding, requiring careful attention and precision.

Exorbitant

Adj. | Extravagant, exceeding what is usual.

Expunge

V. | To erase, to strike out.

Fawning

V. | To show excessive affection, to be overly flattering in return for favor.

ADJ. | Greatly demanding, requiring careful attention and precision.

Exacting

Adj. | Extravagant, exceeding what is usual.

Exorbitant

V. | To show excessive affection, to be overly flattering in return for favor.

Fawning

To force to leave or exclude usually in society | To ignore or snub

Ostracize

Fledgling

N. | a young bird learning to fly, a beginner, a novice

Fodder

N. | raw material for a given end

Foray

N. | an initial venture, to raid in search of plunder.

Fortuitous

Adj. | happening by chance; lucky or fortunate.

Furtive

Adj. | Secret, done by stealth, sly

Furtive

Galvanize

V. To arouse suddenly, to stimulate, spur to action.

Galvanize

Genteel

Adj. | Refined, polite, aristocratic

Genteel

Gratuitous

Adj. | Freely given, unnecessary, uncalled for, unwarranted

Gratuitous

Gravity

Adj. | Seriousness

Gravity

Adj. | happening by chance; lucky or fortunate.

Fortuitous

N. | an initial venture, to raid in search of plunder.

Foray

N. | raw material for a given end

Fodder

Grimace

V. | To make an ugly disapproving facial expression

V. | To make an ugly disapproving facial expression.

Grimace

Guise

N. | An external appearance

Guise

Harbinger

N. | A precursor, an indication, one that foreshadows what is coming.

Harbinger

Herald

V. | To give notice of, to hail or greet.

Herald

Heresy

N. | Any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs, or practice.

Heresy

Homage

N. | Reverence, respect, an expression of high regard.

Homage

Homogeneous

Adj. | Similar, if the same kind, uniform in nature.

Homogeneous

Hubris

N. | Excessive pride, arrogance, exaggerated self confidence.

Hubris

Immutable

ADJ. | Something that is unchangeable, permanent.

Immutable.

Imperious

ADJ. | Commanding, lordly, arrogant.

Incipient

ADJ. | Beginning to be, in an early stage.

Adj. | Beginning to be, in an early stage.

Incipient

Incontrovertible.

ADJ. | Not disputable, not open to question.

Incontrovertible.

Indigent.

ADJ. | Poverty stricken, needy

Indigent.

Inept.

ADJ. | Clumsy, awkward, incompetent.

Inept.

Infamy.

N. | An evil reputation borne of a criminal act. A reputation for evil deeds.

Infamy.

Insipid.

Adj. | Lacking taste, dull, bland

Insipid.

Intrepid

Adj. | Fearless, having fortitude and endurance.

Intrepid.

Irreverent.

Adj. | disrespectful, gently or humorously mocking.

Irreverent.

Judicious

Adj. | Wise, showing judgment, cautious.

Judicious

Laud

V. | To praise, to applaud, to extol

Laud

Levity

N. | Lack of seriousness, frivolity

Levity

Listless

Adj. | Indifferent, a lack of energy, spiritless.

Listless.

Malaise

N. | A feeling of depression, uneasiness, of being unwell.

Malaise

Marshal

V. | To gather together something for a purpose, to arrange in order.

Marshal

Martyr

N. | One who suffers for a cause, a person who sacrifices for a principle.

V. | To gather together something for a purpose, to arrange in order.

Marshal

Maverick

N. | a person who breaks away from the crowd. A nonconformist.

Maverick

Mercenary

N. | A person who serves only for money. Motivated by greed.

Mercenary

Morose

Adj. | gloomy, bad tempered, a sullen disposition.

Morose

Nominal

Adj. insignificant Trifling

Nominal

Novel

Adj. New Original

Novel

Obviate

V. To make unnecessary To preclude

Obviate

Odious

Adj. hateful Evil Vile

Odious

Odyssey

N. | A long difficult journey marked by changes in fortune.

Odyssey

Opaque

Adj. Difficult to see through Unclear Dark

Opaque

Osmosis

N. Gradual or subtle absorption An unconscious process of absorption.

Osmosis

Oust

V. To eject To banish To expel

Oust

Overture

N. An opening move A preliminary offer

Overture

Palatable

Adj. Pleasant to the taste. Agreeable in feeling.

Palatable.

Paltry

Adj. A tiny or insignificant amount, Meager Scant

Paltry

Pariah

N. | An out cast.

Pariah

Paucity

N. Scarcity Smallness in number or amount.

Paucity.

Pedantic

Adj. Boringly scholarly Academic in mode

Pedantic.

Penchant

N. A strong like for something. A predilection.

Penchant

Piqué

V. To hurt or rile the feelings of someone. To cause (curiosity or interest).

V. To hurt or rile the feelings of someone. Irritate

Piqué.

Prosaic

Adj. | Dull, unimaginative, lacking excitement.

Prosaic

Adj. | Wise, careful, cautious

Prudent

Adj. | Dull, unimaginative, lacking excitement.

Prosaic

Prudent

Adj. | Wise, careful, cautious

Prudent

Quaint

Adj. | Pleasantly old-fashioned, picturesque

Quaint

Quintessential

Adj. | The most perfect example of.

Quintessential

Adj. | Pleasantly old-fashioned, picturesque

Quaint

Adj. | The most perfect example of.

Quintessential

Quixotic

Adj. | Foolishly impractical and idealistic

Quixotic

Resplendent

Adj. Brilliant Gloriously bright

Resplendent

Robust

Adj. Strong and healthy Vigorous

Robust

Saccharine

Adj. | Excessively sweet

Saccharine

Sardonic

Adj. | Disdainful, scornfully mocking

Sardonic

Scintillating

V. | To sparkle, to gleam, to be animated or brilliant.

Scintillating

Spurious

Adj. | False, fake, not genuine

Spurious

Strident

Adj. | Loud, harsh, grating.

Strident.

Surfeit

N. | Abundance, excessive amount.

Surfeit

Table

V. | To remove from consideration.

Table.

Teem

V. | To swarm, to be inundated, to become full to overflowing

Teem

Tenet

N. | A principle, doctrine or belief held as so by a group.

Tenet

Tepid

Adj. | Lukewarm, unenthusiastic, halfhearted.

Tepid

Terse

Adj. | Concise, brief, free of extra words.

Terse

Tirade

N. | A long and angry speech

Tirade.