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Section 1
(50 cards)
laconic
using few words
antagonize
to annoy or provoke to anger
ameliorate
to improve, make better
pedant
someone who shows off learning
arbitrate
to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
lucid
clear and easily understood
assuage
to make something unpleasant less severe
audacious
fearless and daring
volatile
easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
laudable
to give praise; to glorify
ephemeral
lasting a short time
archaic
ancient; old-fashioned
Epigram
a short poem; a pointed statement
mitigate
to soften, to lessen
homonym
a word that is spelled and pronounced like another word but is different in meaning
articulate
able to speak clearly and expressively
precipitate
to throw violently or bring about abruplty; lacking deliberation
pragmatic
practical, as opposed to idealistic
placate
to soothe or pacify
dogma
idea to be held true
opaque
impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
euphony
the quality of sounding good
confiscatory
seizing property
antipathy
strong dislike
anachronism
something out of place in time
analogous
comparable to; like
equivocal
open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous
amalgamate
to combine; to mix together
polyphony
Music with two or more melodies blended together.
gullible
easily deceived
engender
to produce, cause, or bring about
corroborate
to support with evidence
attenuate
to reduce in force or degree; to weaken
vacillate
to sway physically; to be indecisive
ambiguous
open to more than one interpretation
apathy
lack of interest or emotion
propriety
the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs
ardor
intense and passionate feeling
sanguine
optimistic, positive
prodigal
lavish; wasteful
loquacious
talkative
sojourning
staying temporarily
austere
severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
adumbrate
to foreshadow
adulterate
to make impure
enigma
a puzzle; a mystery
zeal
strong interest
fervid
intensely emotional; feverish
graph
a diagram used to convey mathematical information
dessicate
to dry out thoroughly
Section 2
(50 cards)
decorum
appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
dissemble
to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
Candid
impartial and honest in speech
Abstain
to choose not to do something
desiccate
to dry out completely
dogmatic
dictorial in one's opinions
Polity
government
efficacy
effectiveness
desultory
jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
Caustic
biting in wit
dilettante
someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
disparate
fundamentally different; entirely unlike
Cacophony
harsh, jarring noise
eclectic
selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
abscond
to leave secretly
Bolster
to support; to prop up
dilate
to make larger; to expand
dissonance
a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
diatribe
an abusive, condemnatory speech
credulous
too trusting; gullible
Bombastic
pompous in speech or manner
Inane
silly
Banal
predictable, cliched, boring
Alleviate
to make more bearable
Spurn
reject scornfully
Condone
to overlook, pardon, or disregard
Chaos
great disorder or confusion
Cogent
convincing and well-reasoned
chicanery
deception by means of craft or guile
Aesthetic
concerning the appreciation of beauty
Phonetics
the study of the sounds of a language
deride
to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
elegy
a sorrowful poem or speech
Convoluted
intricate and complicated
discern
to perceive; to recognize
capricious
changing one's mind quickly and often
crescendo
steadily increasing in volume or force
Abate
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
disabuse
to set right; to free from error
abyss
an extremely deep hole
Advocate
to speak in favor of
dilatory
intended to delay
dirge
a funeral hymn or mournful speech
deference
respect, courtesy
Aggrandize
to increase in power, influence, and reputation
chauvinist
someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
diffident
lacking self confidence
Castigate
to punish or criticize harshly
catalyst
something that brings about a change in something else
Dupe
to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
Section 3
(50 cards)
Fawn
to grovel
innoocuous
harmless
Iconoclast
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, institutions
irascible
easily made angry
Imperturbable
not capable of being disturbed
Guile
deceit or trickery
Lethargic
acting in a different or slow, sluggish manner
inundate
to overwhelm; to cover with water
Ingenuous
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
Euphemism
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
Loquacious
talkative
Lucid
clear and easily understood
Florid
excessively decorated or embellished
insipid
lacking interest or flavor
Implacable
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
Equivocal
open to more than one interpretation; misleading
Inimical
hostile, unfriendly
enumerate
to count, list, or itemize
Erratic
wandering and unpredictable
Gullibnle
easily deceived
Esoteric
known or understood by only few
exacerbate
to make worse
enervate
to reduce in strength
exculpate
to clear from blame; prove innocent
Estimable
Admirable
Lament
to express sorrow; to grieve
Ephemeral
not lasting a long time
Explicit
clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
intransigent
uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
Eulogy
speech in praise of someone
Fervid
feverish; intensely emotional
Garrulous
tending to talk a lot
Erudite
learned, scholarly, booked
Exonerate
the clear of blame
Equivocate
to use expressions of double-meaning in order to mislead
eloquent
persuasive and moving especially in speech
Foment
to arouse or excite
Fanatical
acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
Malinger
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
Impervious
impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
Frugality
thrifty or cheap
Impetuous
quick to act without thinking
Luminous
bright, brilliant, glowing
Laud
to give praise
Inchoate
not fully formed; disorganized
Gregarious
socialable; outgoing
exigent
urgent; requiring immediate action
Lavish
to give unsparingly; extremely generous or extravagant
Homogenous
of a similar kind
emulate
to copy; to try to equal or excel
Section 4
(50 cards)
stolid
unemotional, lacking sensitivity
sublime
lofty or grand
Perfidous
willing to betray one's trust
Pedant
someone who shows off learning
proliferate
to increase in number quickly
specious
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
Opprobrium
public disgrace
Niave
lacking sophistication or experience
plastic
able to be molded, altered, or bent
transitory
temporary; lasting a brief time
Paragon
model of excellence or perfection
Obviate
to prevent; to make unnecessary
Ostentation
excessive showiness
pragmatic
practical as opposed to idealistic
pungent
sharp and irritating to the senses
Permeate
to penetrate
tirade
long, harsh, speech or verbal attack
Perfunctory
done in a routine way
Meticulous
extremely careful about details
reticent
silent, reserved
PLacate
to soothe or pacify
Malleable
capable of being shaped
taciturn
silent; not talkative
venerate
to respect deeply
rhetoric
effective writing or speaking
torpor
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
Occlude
to stop up; to prevent the passage of
Obdurate
hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
Onerous
troublesome or oppressive; burdensome
Monotony
lack of variation
Mollify
to calm or make less severe
Paradox
a contradiction or dilemma
quiescent
motionless
plethora
excess
Opaque
impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
pristine
fresh and clean; uncorrupted
Misanthrope
a person who dislikes others
prevaricate
to lie or deviate from the truth
Satiate
to satisfy fully, overindulge
obsequious
overly submissive; eager to please
rarefy
to make thinner or sparser
prudence
wisdom, caution, restraint
stigma
a mark of shame or discredit
soporific
causing sleep or lethargy
Philanthropy
charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
tacit
done without using words
repudiate
to reject the validity of
mitigate
to soften, to lessen
propitiate
to concilliate; to appease
Obstinate
stubborn; unyielding
Section 5
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canoniccal
included in the list of sacred books, officially accepted as genuine
facetious
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant
lionized
to treat as a celebrity
perfunctory
action or gesture carried out with minimum effort or reflection
Quotidian
occurring every day; daily
draconian
excessively harsh/ severe (laws)
depilation
hair removal
restive
someone unable to sit still or silent
Salubrious
health-giving; healthy
imprudent
not caring for the consequences of an action
panegyric
public speech or text in praise of someone or something
paean
song of praise or triumph
prosaic
having the style or fiction of prose; lacking poetic beauty
vagary
an unexpected and unexplainable change in a situation or in someone's behavior
prolix
speech or writing using too many words; lengthy; wordy
harangue
lengthy and aggressive speech
conciliatory
intended or likely to placate or pacify
egregious
outstandingly bad
apocryphal
story of doubtful authenticity though circulated as true
volatile
easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
oratory
small chapel
incipient
beginning to exist or appear
manifest
display or show by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate
inscrutable
impossible to understand
Scanty
small in quantity; insufficient
waver
to fluctuate between choices
despot
a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people
sanctioned
allowed; approved
Belittle
make someone or something seem unimportant
whimsical
acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
Eschew
deliberately avoid using; abstain from
cognoscenti
people who are considered to be especially well-informed about a particular subject
noisome
having an extremely offensive smell
mendatious
not telling the truth; lying
grandiloquent
extravagant or pompous in manner of speaking
commodious
expansive; capacious
veracity
truthfulness; accuracy
pithy
language that is concise and forcefully expressive
Nominal
of a role or status; existing in name only
cantankerous
bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
verbose
wordy
phlegmatic
having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition
dilapidation
state or process of falling into decay or being in disrepair
vex
to annoy
seminal
strongly influencing later developments
abstruse
difficult to understand; obscure
elocution
the skill of clear and expressive speech; pronunciation and articulation
Anecdotal
not necessarily true or reliable, based on personal accounts rather than facts or research
intractable
stubborn or difficult
discerned
perceive or recognize something
Section 6
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churl
clod or boor
engrossing/galvanizing
stimulating or exciting
intrepidity
fearlessness and endurance
punctilious
finicky
trenchant
incisive, keen, forceful, effective
approbatory
full of praise
semblance
appearance
staid
primly composed
spurning
rejecting
judicious
using good judgement
rationale
provide reason
bastion
stronghold; fortification
rapturous/exultant
very happy
luxuriant
in abundance
acrid
sharply bitter
parochial
limited; provincial
analeptic
drugs that increase energy
carnal
related to flesh or physical desire
effectuated
caused something
tumid
bloated
ardent
passionate
spurious
false
vapid
uninteresting=prosaic
sagacity
wisdom
boor
ill-mannered
schism
division, separation
balndishing
influencing by flattering
truculent
display ferocity
poignant
emotionally moving
wanton
lewd; overly lavish
tepid
lukewarm
appropridated
took posession of
collusion
conspiracy
gelidity
very cold
decorous
dignified; well behaved
profligacy
wild extravagance; immortality
husbanded
conserved
extolled
to highly praised
affable
talkative
Puerile
immature; childish
strident
shrill
ploddingly
slow; laborously
tedious/ponderous
unpleasantly boring
cicatrix
type of scar
profligate/wastrel
extravagant in their expenditures
bellicose
eager to fight
distinguished
famed because of excellence
vigiliance/ prudence
careful
indefatigable
tireless
abrogated/obviated
make something unnecessary; to abolish
Section 7
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