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Section 1
(50 cards)
impetus
stimulation or encouragement resulting in increased activity
epistles
letter; especially : a formal or elegant letter
coercion
to restrain or dominate by force
dexterous
mentally adroit and skillful
dissipation
the action or process of dissipating : the state of being dissipated:
progenitor
an ancestor in the direct line : forefather
vehement
forceful
cajolery
to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : to deceive with soothing words or false promises
aphorisms
a concise statement of a principle: a terse formulation of a truth or sentiment : adage
rancor
bitter deep-seated ill will
paradigms
example, pattern; especially : an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype
equivocal
a : subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse <an equivocal statement> b : uncertain as an indication or sign
locutions
a particular form of expression or a peculiarity of phrasing; especially : a word or expression characteristic of a region, group, or cultural level
placatory
to soothe or mollify especially by giving things that the person wants
enigmatic
of, relating to, or resembling an enigma : mysterious
canvass
to seek orders or votes : solicit
altruistic
unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
disparaging
belittling, derogatory, kind of condecending
caustic
sarcastic and acute biting
opulence
wealth, affluence
maladroit
lacking adroitness : inept
assiduous
marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
exonerate
to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
maudlin
excessively sentimental
admonish
to caution, warn, advise against something
ebullience
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings
flippant
disrespectfully casual
recapitulation
a concise summary
culpable
meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
sedition
conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
commiseration
to feel or express sympathy
jocular
humorous, joking
repudiate
to refuse
conflate
to bring together : fuse
verbose
containing more words than necessary : wordy <a verbose reply>; also : impaired by wordiness
paucity
smallness of number : fewness
refractory
resisting control or authority : stubborn, unmanageable
compunction
anxiety arising from awareness of guilt
trenchant
keen, sharp
reticence
reserved, limited speaking, reserved
abstruse
difficult to understand or comprehend
chicanery
deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry
charlatan
fraud, faker
soporific
cause sleep or lethargy/laziness
irascible
marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
digression
the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
myopia
narrow-visioned, inablity to see in a broad way
ameliorate
to make better or more tolerable
forbearance
the act of forbearing : patience
remunerative
earning a salary; paid.
Section 2
(50 cards)
discrepancy
difference between, inconsistency
absolve
to clear from blame or guilt
ambivalent
mixed feelings
urbane
sophisticated, refined in manner, suave
surfeit
excessive amount, surplus
blight
to afflict, destroy, prevents plant from growing
arcane
obscure, mysterious, only understood by a few
tenacious
persistent, holding fast
pulchritude
beauty
pundit
an expert, professional commentator
vacillate
to sway or be indecisive, fluctuate
prosaic
dull, ordinary
hegemony
domination of one body/state/group over others
ambulatory
able to walk
sedentary
characterized by sitting, not doing any exercise
august
dignified, majestic
purloin
to steal
replete
full
atrophy
waste away, decrease in size, deteriorate
benight
ignorant, a state of unenlightenment
boon
blessing
analgesic
medication that releases pain
pinion
bind the wings to stop from flying, to confine
husbandry
management of resources, cultivation
ethereal
heavenly, airy, delicate
acumen
mental sharpness, keen
officious
too helpful that it is annoying
conducive
helpful to bring about, promoting, supportive
subvert
overturn, undermine, to corrupt
inculcating
positively brainwashing, to teach something effectively
condemnation
expression of strong disaproval
accede
to agree
ubiquitous
being everywhere at the same time
penurious
penny-pinching, stingy
pinguid
fat
skullduggery
trickery, cajolery
effrontery
boldness, audacity, shamelessness
berate
to criticize or scold harshly
unctuous
too smooth or smug
ardor
passion
corpulent
fat
anachronic
chronologically misplaced
acrimonious
angry and bitter
fervid
intensely emotional
eschewing
avoiding or abstaining from
propitious
favorable, auspicious, promising
blase
bored because you have seen something or experienced something too many times
aspersion
slander, false rumor, damaging lie
circumvent
to circle around artfully, to get around, to avoid
pedantic
paying too much attention to detail
Section 3
(50 cards)
circumspect
cautious, careful
escapade
reckless adventure
morass
swampy ground, something that hinders
decorous
appropriate, proper
cogent
convincing, compelling
capacious
spacious
bequest
something left to someone in a will
disseminate
spread, make known, to scatter
vigilant
watchful
machination
a scheme or evil plot
magnanimous
generous
immutable
unchangeable
covert
hidden or secret
convivial
sociable
mitigate
to make less severe, to soften
olfactory
relating to the sense of smell
indelible
permanent, unable to be removed
arduous
difficult to do
adroit
skillful
accolade
award or honor
hedonist
believes in living a life of pleasure, pleasure seeker
perfunctory
careless, not thorough
armament
military supplies and weapons
reprehensible
deserving blame
surreptitious
secret, stealthy
fastidious
finicky, difficult to please
bauble
showy but useless, trinket
baleful
harmful, destructive, deadly
prodigious
huge
asinine
stupid
corroborate
to support with evidence
raffish
cheap and vulgar
carp
complaining, finding fault
agog
eager, excited
scintillate
sparkle or twinkle
discursive
digressive, tangential, rambly
vindicate
to clear from blame, accusation or criticism
iconoclast
someone who goes against the popular opinion, attacks accepted beliefs
obdurate
stubborn, insensitive, unflexible
furtive
secretive, sneaky
intransigent
uncompromising, stubborn, obdurate
alacrity
cheerful or eager speed
scrupulous
careful about moral standards, principled
impetuous
extremely impatient, quick to act or start without thinking
propensity
inclination, a natural tendency
extradite
deport back to home country
garrulous
verbose, talkative
assail
to attack
ponderous
heavy, dull
extricate
freed, untangled, to remove with effort
Section 4
(50 cards)
perspicacity
keenness of judgement, good perception
defunct
no longer working or existing
incredulous
not willing to believe, skeptical
adulterate
to make impure
equanimity
calmness
platitude
commonly overused expressions
ascertain
to find out
incorrigible
uncorrectable, not able to be fixed, beyond control
pugnacious
eager and ready to fight
protracted
extended in time, prolonged
rhetoric
effective writing or speaking
imperative
absolutely necessary
bourgeois
middle class, conventional, common
semantics
meaning of words, sentences, languages
salutary
beneficial to health
apprehensiveness
worry, fearfulness
fallacious
false
submissive
allowing others to make decisions for you
recrimination
to answer an accuser with accusations
presage
to foretell or predict
virulent
extremely poisonous
idiosyncrasy
weirdness, peculiarity, eccentricity particular to someone or something specific
accosting
demanding, approaching to speak to agressively
obsequious
overly submissive and eager to please, flattering
affable
easy to speak to, friendly
hackneyed
overused, lacking originality
expedite
to speed up, make easy, progress faster
admonition
warning
recondite
hard to understand, abstruse, exceeding ordinary knowledge
sophistry
reasoning that seems plausible or true but is meant to decieve
lampoons
criticize in a humorous way to make something or someone seem stupid
phlegmatic
calm or indifferent, nothing excites them
elucidating
explaining to clarify
militantly
aggressively
obfuscate
to make unclear
exacerbate
to make worse
burgeon
to grow rapidly or flourish
egregious
very bad
raconteur
skilled storyteller
decry
to speak out against, condemn, express strong disapproval of
redolent
fragrant, the ability to bring back memories through smell
substantive
essential
tractable
easily managed or controlled
dismal
causing great sadness or pessimism
querulous
complaining, carping, peevish
plaintive
expressing sadness
capitulate
to surrender
delineating
describing with precision
mirth
joy, gladness, laughter
vituperated
scold or criticize harshly
Section 5
(50 cards)
temperate
mild, moderate
enfranchise
give voting rights
retribution
requital/repayment/punishment of what one deserves
avail
to be of use or value to, profit, advantage
consternation
dismay/confusion
mien
bearing or manner than reveals an inner state of mind
insidious
working or spreading harmfully in a subtle matter
hearsay
gossip
perturbing
agitating
jargon
specialized language, nonsensical talk
disengenuous
insincere
abasement
humiliation, degradation
awash
crowded, covered
plaintiff
petitioner
objective
fair, impartial, not influenced by emotions
dubious
doubtful
succor
help/relief/aid/assist
purport
to present a false appearance of being
emolument
profit or compensation from office or employment
analogously
similarly
temptestuous
stormy, turbulent
reprieve
temporary relief or delay, postponement of a sentence
harangue
noisy, attacking speech
substantiation
giving facts to support
bigot
narrow-minded, prejudiced person
ascetic
a person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of self discipline- usually for religious devotion
exhort
to give urgent advice or warnings
talisman
lucky charm that is said to have magical powers
litigation
lawsuit
laconic
using few words
revile
to attack with abusive language
knotty
complex, difficult to solve
divulge
to reveal something that is secret
superfluous
going beyond what is required or sufficient
ensconce
establish firmly in a position, to settle comfortably
apathetic
showing little emotion, indifferent
provident
frugal, able to provide for future needs, saving money for a rainy day
sanctify
to make holy or pure
plaudit
statement giving strong praise
inscrutable
not easily understood- mysterious- unfathomable
bilk
cheat, defraud
aver
to assert or affirm with confidence- declare in a peremptory manner
subjective
biased
remonstrate
to object or plead in protest
abhor
hate
caprice
sudden, unpredictable change- like the weather or in ones mind
postulate
statement that is accepted as true without proof
cosseted
pampered
reputable
good reputation
repugnance
extreme dislike or aversion
Section 6
(50 cards)
acuity
sharpness of the mind or senses
crepuscular
active at dawn and dusk
portent
a warning sign, omen
tedium
boredom
obstreperous
noisy and boisterous
credulous
ready to believe anything, gullible
brusque
blatant, abrupt
languid
tired or slow
epicure
someone with refined taste in food and drink, a foodie
lachrymose
tearful, sad
tenuous
flimsy, not solid
curtail
to cut short
torpor
dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity
broach
approach, start to discuss
poignant
deeply or emotionally moving
hidebound
rigid in opinions
histrionic
theatrical, exaggerated
polemical
causing debate or argument
boorish
ill-mannered
titter
giggle quietly
pontificate
to speak pompously or narrow-mindedly
terse
concise, to the point
dogmatically
narrow-mindedly
largess
generosity
laud
praise
tirade
stream of verbal abuse
obviate
to avoid, make unnecessary
poseur
someone who puts on an act
hoary
old
etymology
the study of word origins
epistolary
having to do with letters or correspondance
odious
hateful
enshroud
cover
languish
to decay, fade away, get weaker
erratic
wandering, irregular
blunderbuss
a clumsy person (or ancient weapon)
torpid
lazy, inactive, stagnant
respite
break or intermission
bombast
arrogant and pompous language
blithe
free-spirited, carefree
plethora
excess
deference
respect
portend
fortell
ephemeral
short-lived, lasting a short amount of time
retention
preservation, withholding
bulwark
fortification, barricade, wall
oblique
indirect, misleading
acquiesce
to agree to, give in to
espouse
promote, to take up, to support
abstemious
self denying, refraining from indulging
Section 7
(50 cards)
venerable
respected, deserving or commanding respect
eulogy
praise
bombastic
verbal, pompous in speech and manner
belligerent
agressive
transient
short-lived, ephemeral
maxim
concise and conventional saying or proverb
levity
flippancy, joking about serious matters
precept
guiding princple
posthumous
after death
milieu
climate, environment
transgress
to go astray, disobey, commit a sin
ogle
to stare at or observe in an obvious manner
lofty
snooty, arrogant, haughty
sacrosanct
very holy, inviolable
execrable
very, very bad
byline
the line that tells you who wrote an article
lithe
flexible, supple
gossamer
light and delicate
exegesis
scholarly explanation or interpretation
depravity
moral corruption
onerous
burdensome, hard to understand
adage
old or wise saying, proverb
intrinsic
to be inside or inherent in something
ossified
to become fixed and rigid
deride
ridicule, make fun of, mock
potable
suitable for drinking
callow
immature
judicious
wise, making good judgement
demur
hesitate, refuse (or modest)
deleterious
harmful
ostentatious
showy and pretentious
candid
honest and straightforward
jingoism
blind patriotism, aggressive devotion to your country that is narrow-minded
saccharin
overly or falsely sweet/sentimental
liniment
soothing lotion
exculpate
to free someone from blame, acquit
buttress
strengthen, support
libertarian
someone who opposes tyranny
indigence
poverty
denunciation
condemnation, dissaproval
precincy
district of a city
amass
accumulate
sallow
yellowish
trivial
unimportant
folly
foolishness
cacophony
harsh mixture of loud noises
perfidy
lies
dictum
formal declaration or proclamation or statement
allay
to lesson
loquacious
talkative
Section 8
(50 cards)
discriminating
making distinctions between
purveyor
someone who spreads or supplies something to others
disparity
inequality
inane
foolish
differential
reinforcing one option while putting down the other
obtrusive
undesirably prominent, overly obvious
dowager
widow who wants something
bellicose
demonstrating agression or willingness to fight
slipshod
careless, sloppy
ineffable
inexpressible
sedulous
diligent, showing determination
evasiveness
trying to avoid something
petulant
peevish, easily annoyed or upset
diaphanous
transparent, thin
irrefutable
incapable of being proven wrong
vacuity
emptiness, lack of something
treacly
overly sweet or sentimental
elusive
hard to grasp
scoff
to make fun of, show contempt for
mendicancy
begging
cursory
hasty, not thorough
sully
to dirty or poison
undermine
to refute or challenge
variegated
varied, multicolored
causality
relationship between cause and effect
despotic
authoritarian
disrepute
disgrace, loss of reputation
propulsion
forward motion
dalliance
non-serious involvement, toying or playing, dilly-dally
vindictive
spiteful, vengeful, unforgiving
artifice
a skillful or ingenious device, deception
deferential
to be respectful or submissive
elliptical
to go in circles, going in orbit, full of pauses
nefarious
wicked, evil
reproach
blameworthy, at fault
credence
believability, credibility
multifarious
diverse
extrapolated
predicted on the basis of existing data
circumlocution
indirect language
chided
scolded
visceral
instinctive- not rational
indignation
anger as result of something unjust
egalitarian
someone who value equality
vocation
trade, job, occupation, profession
detritus
waste, the stuff that settles to the bottom
mercenary
greedy, interested in money or gain
derelict
run-down, dilapidated
profligacy/profligate
wasteful and immoral behavior, negative connotation
anomalous
strange, phenomenon that is out of the ordinary
cantankerous
irritable, disagreeable
Section 9
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