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Flashcards by ladiie.tee12, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Dispute (v) | To say or show something may not be true, correct, or legal; to argue about something |
| Condemn (v) | To say in a strong and definite way that someone or something is bad or wrong |
| Generate (v) | To be the cause of or reason for something |
| Biennial (adj) | Happening every two years |
| Benediction (n) | An expression of good wishes |
| Benefactor (n) | Someone who helps another person, group, etc., by giving money |
| Edict (n) | An official order given by a person with power or by a government |
| Factitious (adj) | Produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| Affect (v) | To produce an effect upon; to impact |
| Proficiency (n) | An advance in knowledge or skill |
| Confer (v) | To discuss something important in order to make a decision |
| Defer (v) | To postpone |
| Congenial (adj) | Pleasant and enjoyable |
| Genesis (n) | The beginning of something |
| Ingenious (adj) | Very smart or clever : having or showing ingenuity |
| Loquacious (adj) | Liking to talk and talking smoothly and easily |
| Obstruct (v) | To slow or block the movement, progress, or action of something |
| Heighten (v) | To increase the amount, degree, or extent of something |
| Elocution (n) | The study of how to speak clearly and in a way that is effective and socially acceptable |
| Colloquial (adj) | Used when people are speaking in an informal way |
| Chronicle (v) | A description of events in the order that they happened |
| Omit (v) | To leave out (someone or something) |
| Intermittent (adj) | Starting, stopping, and starting again : not constant or steady |
| Pensive (adj) | Quietly sad or thoughtful |
| Impassioned (adj) | Showing or feeling very strong emotions |
| Reverent (adj) | Showing a lot of respect : very respectful |
| Choleric (adj) | Made angry easily |
| Configure (v) | To arrange or prepare (something) so that it can be used |
| Probe (v) | A careful examination or investigation of something |
| Pendulum (n) | A stick with a weight at the bottom that swings back and forth |
| Accentuate (v) | To make something more noticeable |
| Attest (v) | To show, prove, or state that something is true or real |
| Transform (v) | To change something completely and usually in a good way |
| Insinuate (v) | To say something in an indirect way; behaving in an dishonest way |
| Signify (v) | To have importance; to mean something; to show intentions by doing something |
| Denote (v) | To show, mark, or be a sign of something |
| Connote (v) | To make you think about something in addition to the word's meaning |
| Elucidate (v) | To make something that is hard to understand clear or easy to understand |
| Adverse (adj) | Acting against or in an opposite direction; not helping or favoring |
| Coarse (adj) | Rude or offensive |
| Superficial (adj) | Concerned only with what is obvious or apparent; not deep or serious |
| Disruption (n) | A major disturbance, something that changes your plans or interrupts some event or process |
| Manuscript (n) | The original copy of a play, book, piece of music, etc., before it has been printed |
| Inscription (n) | Words that are written on or cut into a surface |
| Extraction (n) | The act or process of getting something by pulling it out, forcing it out, etc. : the act of extracting something |
| Renounce (v) | To say in a formal or definite way that you refuse to follow, obey, or support someone or something any longer |
| Censure (v) | To criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner |
| Deride (v) | To talk or write about (someone or something) in a very critical or insulting way : to say that (someone or something) is ridiculous or has no value |
| Shroud (v) | To cover or hide |
| Embody (v) | To represent something in a clear and obvious way or make an example of something |
| Explicate (v) | To explain or analyze something, such as an idea or work of literature |
| Rumination (n) | The act of thinking carefully and deeply about something |
| Empathy (n) | The feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions : the ability to share someone else's feelings |
| Banter (n) | Talk in which people make jokes about each other in a friendly way |
| Caustic (adj) | Very harsh and critical |
| Droll (adj) | Having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| Pompous (adj) | Having or showing the attitude of people who speak and behave in a very formal and serious way because they believe that they are better, smarter, or more important than other people |
| Subordination (n) | Someone who has less power or authority than someone else |
| Concession (n) | The act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right,accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| Epigram (n) | A terse, sage, or witty and often paradoxical saying |
| Ambiguous (adj.) | Open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal |
| Vivacious (adj) | Lively, animated, gay; full of high spirits and animation |
| Tentative (adj) | Of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental; not definite or positive |
| Animosity (n) | A feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action. |
| Equanimity (n) | Mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness |
| Benevolent (adj) | Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings; desiring to help others |
| Tangible (adj) | An asset capable of being appraised at an actual or approximate value; physical existence assigned a value in monetary terms |
| Reiteration (n) | To say or do again repeatedly ; repeat |
| Rhetoric (n) | The undue use of exaggeration or display; ability to use language effectively |
| Dictum (n) | An authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion; a saying |
| Context (n) | The parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect; set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event/situation. |
| Contradict (v) | To assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly or categorically; to imply a denial |
| Homogenize (v) | To form by blending unlike elements; to make similar |
| Grave (adj) | Serious or solemn; momentous or important; threatening a serious bad outcome or involving serious issues; critical |
| Abject (adj) | Utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched |
| Abhor (v) | To dislike someone or something very much |
| Antipathy (n) | To dislike someone or something very much |
| Concise (adj) | Using few words; not including extra or unnecessary information |
| Equitable (adj) | Just or fair; dealing fairly or equally with everyone |
| Juxtapose (v) | To place different things together in order to create an interesting effect or to show how they are the same or different. |
| Bellicose (adj) | Having or showing a tendency to argue or fight |
| Hamper (v) | To slow the movement, progress, or action of someone or something |
| Folly (n) | Lack of good sense or judgement |
| Malevolence (n) | The act of showing a desire to cause harm to another person |
| Clarify (v) | To make something clear and understandable |
| Tumultuous (adj) | Loud, excited, emotional; involves violence, confusion, or disorder |
| Dispel (v) | To make something go away or end |
| Impetuous (adj) | Acting or done quickly and without thought; controlled by emotion |
| Pseudonym (n) | A name that someone (such as a writer) uses instead of his or her real name |
| Remuneration (n) | An amount of money paid to someone for the work that person has done. |
| Euphemism (n) | Mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive |
| Ferment (v) | To be in a state of agitation or intense activity |
| Homily (n) | A usually short talk on a religious or moral topic; unwanted advice |
| Mirth (n) | Happiness and laughter |
| Pernicious (adj) | Causing great harm or damage often in a way that is not easily seen or noticed |
| Summation (n) | A brief description of the most important information about something |
| Zealous (adj) | Feeling or showing and energetic support for a person, cause, etc. |
| Aesthetics (n) | Set of ideas or opinions about beauty or art; beautiful qualities or something |
| Ambivalence (n) | Simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward an object, person or action. |
| Caricature (n) | Someone or something that is very exaggerated in a funny or foolish way |
| Contentious (adj) | Likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| Disparage (v) | To describe (someone or something) as unimportant, weak, bad, etc |
| Exemplify (v) | To be a very good example of something; show something clearly |
| Genial (adj) | Cheerful and pleasant; favorable to growth or comfort |
| Invective (adj) | An abusive expression or speech; insulting language; harsh words |
| Pacifism (n) | Belief that it's wrong to use war or violence to settle disputes |
| Principle (n) | Moral rule or belief that helps you know what is right and wrong and that influences your actions |
| Reconcile (v) | To cause people or groups to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement |
| Restitution (n) | Act of returning something that was lost or stolen to its owner; payment made to someone for damage |
| Subtle (adj) | Hard to notice or see; having or showing skill at recognizing and understanding things that are not obvious. |
| Tempest (n) | Violent storm |
| Voluminously (adv) | Very large, containing space; having very many words or pages |
| Ascribe (v) | To think of as coming from a specified cause, source, or author |
| Discursive (adj) | Taking or writing about many different things in a way that is not highly organized |
| Petulant (adj) | Having or showing the attitude of people who become angry and annoyed when they do not get what they want |
| Semantic (adj) | Serving as a warning of danger |
| Commodity (n) | Something that is bought and sold; something or someone that is useful or valued |
| Elicit (v) | To get a response, information, or something for someone |
| Qualify (v) | To reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form |
| Syllogism (n) | A formal argument in logic that is formed by two statements and a conclusion which must be true if the two statements are true. |
| Contemplative (adj) | Involving, allowing, or causing deep thought; devoted to religious thought and prayer |
| Introspection (n) | The process of examining your own thoughts or feelings |
| Reminiscence (n) | A story that someone tells about something that happened in the past; act of telling of past experiences |
| Vanquish (v) | To defeat someone completely in a war, battle, etc |
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