- Shuffle
Toggle OnToggle Off
- Alphabetize
Toggle OnToggle Off
- Front First
Toggle OnToggle Off
- Both Sides
Toggle OnToggle Off
Front
How to study your flashcards.
Right/Left arrow keys: Navigate between flashcards.right arrow keyleft arrow key
Up/Down arrow keys: Flip the card between the front and back.down keyup key
H key: Show hint (3rd side).h key
PLAY BUTTON
PLAY BUTTON
72 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
acerbic
|
adjective - haveing a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting
|
|
aggrandize
|
verb - to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige
|
|
alchemy
|
noun - a medieval science aimed as the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold (an alchemist in one who practices alchemy)
|
|
amenable
|
adjective - agreeable; responsive to suggestion
|
|
anachronism
|
noun - something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
|
|
astringent
|
adjective/noun - having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue
|
|
contiguous
|
adjective - sharing a border; touching; adjacent
|
|
convention
|
noun - a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
|
|
credulous
|
adjective - tending to believe to readily; gullible (noun form: credulity)
|
|
cynicism
|
noun - an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness (adj. form: cynical)
|
|
decorum
|
noun - polite or appropriate conduct or behavior (adj. form: decorous)
|
|
derision
|
noun - scorn, redicule, contemptuous treatment (adj. form: derisive; verb form: deride)
|
|
desiccate
|
verb - to dry out of dehydrate; to make dry or dull
|
|
dilettante
|
noun - one with amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
|
|
disparge
|
verb - to slight or belittle
|
|
divulge
|
verb - to disclose something secret
|
|
fawn
|
verb - to flatter or praise excessively
|
|
flout
|
verb - to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention
|
|
garrulous
|
adjective - pointlessly talkative, talking too much
|
|
glib
|
adjective - marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
|
|
hubris
|
noun - overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance
|
|
imminent
|
adjective - about to happen; impending
|
|
immutable
|
adjective - not capable of change
|
|
impetuous
|
adjective - hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
|
|
indifferent
|
adjective - having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice
|
|
inimical
|
adjective - damaging; harmful; injurious
|
|
intractable
|
adjective - not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
|
|
intrepid
|
adjective - steadfast and courageous
|
|
laconic
|
adjective - using few words; terse
|
|
maveric
|
noun - an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
|
|
mercurial
|
adjective - characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
|
|
mollify
|
verb - to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity
|
|
neophyte
|
noun - a recent convert; a beginner; novice
|
|
obfuscate
|
verb - to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
|
|
obstinate
|
adjective - stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising
|
|
ostentatious
|
adjective - characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy
|
|
pervade
|
verb - to permeate throughout (adj. form: pervasive)
|
|
phlegmatic
|
adjective - calm; sluggish; unemotional
|
|
plethora
|
noun - an overabundance; a surplus
|
|
pragmatic
|
adjective - practical rather than idealistic
|
|
presumptuous
|
adjective - overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties
|
|
pristine
|
adjective - pure; uncorrupted; clean
|
|
probity
|
noun - adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
|
|
proclivity
|
noun - a natural disposition or inclination
|
|
profligate
|
adjective - excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant (noun form: profligacy)
|
|
propensity
|
noun - a natural inclination or tendency, penchant
|
|
prosaic
|
adjective - dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
|
|
pungent
|
adjective - characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
|
|
quixotic
|
adjective - foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
|
|
quotidian
|
adjective - occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
|
|
rarefy
|
verb - to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
|
|
recondite
|
adjective - hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
|
|
refulgent
|
adjective - radiant; shiny; brilliant
|
|
renege
|
verb - to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
|
|
sedulous
|
adjective - diligent
|
|
shard
|
noun - a piece of broken pottery or glass
|
|
soporific
|
adjective - causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
|
|
sparse
|
adjective - thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals
|
|
spendthrift
|
noun - one who spends money wastefully
|
|
subtle
|
adjective - not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
|
|
tacit
|
adjective - implied; not explicitly stated
|
|
terse
|
adjective - brief and concise in wording
|
|
tout
|
verb - to publicly praise or promote
|
|
trenchant
|
adjective - sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
|
|
unfeigned
|
adjective - genuine; not false or hypocritical
|
|
untenable
|
adjective - indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
|
|
vacillate
|
verb - to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; waver
|
|
variegated
|
adjective - multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
|
|
vexation
|
noun - annoyance; irritation (verb form: vex)
|
|
vigilant
|
adjective - alertly watchful (noun form: vigilance)
|
|
vituperate
|
verb - to use harsh, condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; berate
|
|
volatile
|
adjective - readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive (noun form: volatility)
|
