Lessons 21 - 23 -- Flashcards

Flashcards

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equivocateaudio_icon.gifto use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead
superfluousaudio_icon.gif1. unnecessary; 2. being more than is sufficient or required

bilateralaudio_icon.giftwo-sided
unilateralaudio_icon.gifone-side
circumspectaudio_icon.gifcautious
commensurateaudio_icon.gif1. having the same measure; 2. corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree
malevolenceaudio_icon.gifevil intent
neophyteaudio_icon.gifbeginner
misanthropistpeople-hater
bellicoseaudio_icon.gifwarlike
anthropomorphicaudio_icon.gifAttribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena
captiousaudio_icon.gifeasily notices and makes much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please.
neologismaudio_icon.gifnew word
maledictionaudio_icon.gifa curse
incredulousaudio_icon.gifSkeptical; disbelieving
omniscientaudio_icon.gifall-knowing
monomaniaaudio_icon.gifobsession with one thing
speciousaudio_icon.gif1. false; 2. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious
excoriateaudio_icon.gifTo express strong disapproval of; to denounce
prototypeaudio_icon.gifthe original or model on which something is based or formed
xenophobiaaudio_icon.giffear of foreigners
benedictionaudio_icon.gifblessing; an expression of good wishes
amorphousaudio_icon.giflacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless, shapeless
preponderanceaudio_icon.gifsuperiority in weight, power, numbers, etc.; bulk
magnanimousaudio_icon.gifgreat-minded; courageously noble in mind and heart
mollifyaudio_icon.gifto soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease
ichthyologistaudio_icon.giffish scientist
polyglotaudio_icon.gifable to speak or write several languages; multilingual
diaphanousaudio_icon.gifalmost completely transparent or translucent
sinecureaudio_icon.gifan easy profitable job
soliloquyaudio_icon.gifspeech to oneself
adherentaudio_icon.gifsupporter
abjureaudio_icon.gifrenounce; to give up
causticaudio_icon.gifburning
confluenceaudio_icon.gifflowing together
deposeaudio_icon.gifto remove from office or position
egomaniaaudio_icon.gifself-obsession
egregiousaudio_icon.gifoutrageously bad or reprehensible; blatant, flagrant
analgesicaudio_icon.gifpainkiller
chiromancyaudio_icon.gifpalm reading
oligarchyaudio_icon.gifgovernment by a few
intractableaudio_icon.gifnot easily controlled; stubborn
intransigentaudio_icon.gifnot compromising
perfidiousaudio_icon.giftreacherous; deceitful
perspicuousaudio_icon.gifclearly expressed or presented; easy to understand
ingenuousaudio_icon.gifinnocent and naive
circumlocutionaudio_icon.gifa roundabout expression
gregariousaudio_icon.gifsociable
discursiveaudio_icon.giframbling
somniferousaudio_icon.gifbringing sleep
egocentricaudio_icon.gifsef-centered
tangibleaudio_icon.giftouchable
demagogueaudio_icon.gifperson who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people
precludeaudio_icon.gifprevent
cryptologistaudio_icon.gifcode breaker
ethnocentrismaudio_icon.gifracial or cultural prejudice
pedagogueaudio_icon.gifteacher
recantaudio_icon.gifto withdraw or disavow a statement
revokeaudio_icon.gifcancel
pugnaciousaudio_icon.gifcombative
incisiveaudio_icon.gifsharp; cutting
diatribeaudio_icon.gifabusive criticism
anomalyaudio_icon.gifabnormality
enumerateaudio_icon.gifto list; count
circumscribedaudio_icon.giflimited
intercedeaudio_icon.gifmediate
disputatiousaudio_icon.gifargumentative
loquaciousaudio_icon.giftalkative
abrogateaudio_icon.gifto abolish, do away with, or annul
prescienceaudio_icon.gifforeknowledge
sacrosanctaudio_icon.gifsacred
androgynousaudio_icon.gifmasculine and feminine
acronymaudio_icon.gifword from initial letters
congenitalaudio_icon.gifat birth
cacophonyaudio_icon.gifbad sound; harsh or discordant sound