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Flashcards by Miguel Ángel Mendoza, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Miguel Ángel Mendoza
about 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| abhor | hate; loathe; contempt; disgust; detest |
| bigot | narrow-mind; prejudiced person; intolerant |
| counterfeit | fake; false; simulated |
| bilk | cheat; defraud; deceive; swindle |
| knotty | troublesome; complicated; complex |
| renown | fame; eminence; relevance |
| abasement | disgrace; degradation; downgrade |
| enhance | improve; make better or clearer |
| labyrinth | maze; complexity; entanglement |
| repeal | cancellation; abrogate; deny; annulment |
| harbinger | indication; herald; sign; signal |
| dearth | insufficiency; scarcity; deficiency; |
| upheaval | cataclysm; catastrophe; disaster; major change |
| reprehensible | shameful; very bad; objetionable |
| blatant | obvious; brazen |
| slump | decline; failure; collapse; |
| creditable | praiseworthy; admirable; laudable; respectable |
| hasten | speed something; hurry; accelerate; |
| obdurate | pigheaded; stubborn |
| reprieve | a respite; postponement of a sentence; relief of blame |
| withdraw | abstain; go without; |
| blight | ruin; destroy; damaged |
| Haughtiness | arrogance; pride; conceit |
| Blithe adj | free-spirited; carefree; happy |
| Lackluster adj | dull; monotonous; bland; boring; flat; ho-hum |
| Abstruse adj | difficult to understand; obscure; complex; complicated |
| hamper N. | hinder; obstruct |
| noxious adj | harmful; poisonous; lethal; injurious; deadly |
| placid adj | calm; peaceful; mild |
| abrasive adj | rough; coarse; harsh; having an uneven or irregular surface |
| nuance adj | something subtle; hue; shade |
| puzzle verb | enigma; mystery |
| tardy adjective | slow; late; overdue; delayed; sluggish |
| absolution noun | forgiveness; pardon; release; acquittal |
| tawdry | showy but cheap and poor quality; of little value; gaudy |
| superficial | lightweight; trivial; cursory; frivolous; perfunctory |
| glib | slick; smmoth-tacking; eloquent |
| prank | joke; jest; antic; lark |
| derision | insult; disrespect; disdain; contempt |
| discrete | disconnected; distinct; various |
| overlook | disregard, neglect, discount, disdain |
| foibles | defect, fault |
| blighted | damaged; destroyed; ruined, ruin |
| enshroud | cover, cloak, hide |
| Haughtiness | arrogance; pride |
| Lachrymose | tearful; sad |
| Obfuscate | difficult to understand, confuse, complicate |
| Tedium | boredom, dullness, monotony, deadness |
| Blithe | free-spirited; carefree, happy |
| Headstrong | stubborn; willful |
| unbiased | Objective, not subjective, not prejudiced |
| Pliable | bendable, adaptable, docile, flexible |
| Rescind | retract; repeal, annul, cancel |
| Temper | to moderate; soften, attitude, humor, mood |
| Abstruse | difficult to understand; obscure, esoteric, perplexing |
| Envenom | to cause bitterness and bad feeling, verb poison, harm, injure |
| Laconic | using few words; brief; to the point |
| Oblique | indirect; slanting |
| Tenacious | stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose |
| Accolade | tribute; honor; praise |
| Bolster | support; prop up, help, aid |
| Cryptic | puzzling; enigmatic |
| Obliterate | destroy; demolish; eradicate |
| Acquiesce | to agree to; give in to |
| Bombast | arrogant, pompous language |
| Heed | listen to |
| Lampoon | ridicule; spoof |
| Oblivious | adj unaware, ignorant, totally unaware |
| Tenuous | flimsy; not solid |
| Boorish | ill-mannered, adj crude, awkward, coarse, rude |
| Heresy | against orthodox opinion, noun unorthodox opinion, especially in religious matters |
| Obscure | difficult to understand; partially hidden, adj not easily understood |
| Poignant | adj affecting, painful, patético, conmovedor |
| Respite | a break; intermission, noun pause, suspension in activity |
| Terse | concise; to the point, adj brief, short, precise, succint |
| bribery | as in blackmail, bribe, extortion |
| thwart | verb stop, hinder, frustrate, impede, obstruct |
| Hiatus | interruption; pause, interval, lapse |
| Languid | tired; slow, adj drooping, dull, listless |
| Obscured | hidden; covered; buried, ulterior, bueried |
| Poised | ready, clever, set, smart, prepared calm; collected; self-possessed |
| Braggart | noun person who talks boastingly, blusterer |
| Debunking | exposing false claims or myths unmask, expose, debunk, show up verb disprove, ridicule |
| Hidebound | rigid in opinions, adj intolerant, rigid, stiff, stark, tense |
| Languish | verb droop; become dull, listless decay; fade away; get weaker, deteriorate |
| Obsequious | servile; submissive, groveling |
| Thwart | prevent; frustrate, frustrate, foil, defeat, blight, baffle |
| Adamant | forceful; inflexible, firm, strong, steady, solid, steadfast |
| Brawny | muscular |
| Hieroglyphics | 1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic |
| Larceny | theft; robbery; stealing |
| Ponderous | heavy, heavyweight, weighty, bulky, burdensome |
| Timorous | cowardly; fearful, fearful, afraid |
| Adroit | skilful |
| Err | verb make a mistake; do wrong |
| Largess | generosity, bounty, noble-mindedness, gentlehood |
| Tirade | stream of verbal abuse, noun abuse, outburst, diatribe |
| Bristle | to show irritation |
| Decoy | lure; trap; trick |
| Histrionic | theatrical; exaggerated |
| Laud | verb acclaim, praise |
| Obstreperous | noisy and boisterous adj noisy |
| Portend | foretell , presage, foreshadow |
| Retraction | withdrawal; cancellation of a statement, withdrawal |
| hardship | noun personal burden, deprivation, privation |
| Broach | start to discuss; approach |
| Deference | noun obedience, compliance, respect |
| Esoteric | obscure and difficult to understand |
| Hoary | adj ancient, old |
| Lavish | adj profuse; splendid, on a grand scale; wasteful |
| Obtuse | adj slow to understand, stupid, crass, asinine, brainless, dull |
| Portent | noun indication, forewarning a warning sign; omen |
| Revere | verb prize, worship, admire, adore |
| Advocate | noun person supporting an idea or cause publicly, support, defend, uphold, advocate, guard, back up, stand up for |
| Espouse | verb stand up for; support, promote; take up |
| Hone | verb sharpen |
| Lax | adj slack, remiss careless; not strict |
| Obviate | avoid; make unnecessary, keep away |
| Riddled | full of (usually full of holes) |
| Torpid | inactive; lazy; stagnant |
| Aesthetic | adj beautiful, esthetic |
| Bulwark | fortification; barricade; wall |
| Defunct | adj extinct, not functioning, deceased |
| Etymology | the study of word origins |
| Hyperbole | noun exaggeration grossly exaggerated speech |
| Legend | 1. key to map; 2. myth or story |
| Odious | hateful |
| Rife | adj overflowing, abundant, plenty, plentiful, generous, hearty |
| Torpor | noun lethargy, dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity |
| Affable | adj friendly, friendly; social; easygoing, good-natured, smooth |
| Eulogy | noun praise, acclamation |
| Hypochondriac | a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses |
| Legion | adj numerous |
| Rigor | noun strictness, exactness |
| Totter | verb move falteringly, walk unsteadily , tambalearse |
| Alacrity | noun liveliness; promptness eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness readiness, promptitude, speeding |
| Burgeon | verb bloom grow; flourish; put forth new shoots, prosper, blossom |
| Deleterious | adj harmful, damaging |
| Lethargic | adj lazy, sluggish, tired; without energy |
| Ogle | stare at; observe in an obvious manner |
| Postulate | verb suppose, figure hypothesize; propose |
| Robust | strong; healthy; tough |
| Tractable | adj manageable obedient; dutiful; polite |
| Burnish | verb polish, brighten brightness, shine |
| Euphony | noun harmony |
| Iconoclast | noun detractor person who opposes orthodoxy |
| Levity | noun funniness, silliness, flippancy; joking about serious matters frivolidad |
| Alibi | an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene excuse, justification |
| Buttress | noun brace, support verb support, bolster |
| Evacuate | vacate; empty; abandon |
| Idiosyncrasy | a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual |
| Ominous | adj menacing, foreboding threatening |
| Ruminate | verb think about seriously think over something; ponder |
| Allay | verb reduce something, usually a pain or a problem to lessen reduce, lower, cut, decrease |
| Demur | verb disagree, hesitate; refuse |
| Ignominious | adj humiliating, shameful adj offensive |
| Ruse | noun trick, deception, stratagem |
| Transgress | verb sin go astray; disobey; commit a sin |
| Exasperated | verb upset, provoke frustrated; annoyed |
| Ignominy | noun offensive behavior noun shame |
| Lithe | adj flexible, graceful and slender, supple |
| Transient | adj temporary, short-lived; ephemeral |
| Aloof | adj remote, distant; detached; cold |
| Deplete | verb consume, exhaust supply, use up, lessen |
| Livid | adj pale, ashen adj bruised adj extremely angry |
| Onerous | adj difficult; requiring hard labor, burdensome; hard to undertake |
| Deplore | verb regret; condemn |
| Onus | noun burden |
| Sagacious | adj smart, judicious, wise |
| Trepidation | noun anxiety, worry, fear |
| Callow | adj immature |
| Depravity | noun corruption, immorality |
| Execrable | adj horrible, sickening very, very bad |
| Immoderate | excessive; extreme |
| Lofty | adj high, elevated adj grand, stately adj arrogant, high and mighty snooty; arrogant; haughty |
| Sage | adj wise noun wise person |
| Trinket | something of little value; knick-knack |
| Ambiguity | uncertainty; vagueness |
| Candid | frank; honest |
| Deprecate | verb belittle, condemn criticize; denounce |
| Exegesis | noun interpretation scholarly explanation or interpretation |
| Immutable | unchanging; permanent |
| Opulent | wealthy; rich; magnificent |
| Salacious | adj lascivious lecherous; erotic |
| Trite | adj silly, commonplace unoriginal; dull |
| Candor | noun complete honesty frankness; openness |
| Deride | verb make fun of; insult ridicule; mock |
| Impartial | unbiased; neutral |
| Loquacious | adj talkative |
| Ordain | 1. destine; 2. confer holy orders on a priest |
| Trivial | unimportant |
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