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Vocabulary

126 cards·by phoebelepage
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impel
to drive or urge forward; press on
decadent
moral degeneration or decay
extraneous
not belonging to; not relevant
beneficiary
a person receiving benefits
inclusive
encompassing everything concerned; comprehensive; (grammar) (of the first person plural) including the person or persons spoken to
dissident
disagreeing; a person who disagrees
implicate
to show to be involved; to connect or relate to
bisect
to cut into two
impunity
exemption from punishment
impugn
to challenge as false
incessant
unending
depreciate
to lessen the value
eminent
high in station or rank; distinguished
contravene
to be in conflict with; go or act against; to violate
incise
to cut into; engrave
benevolent
characterized by goodwill; desiring to help others
countermand
to recall or stop by a contrary order
inscribe
to mark with words; to dedicate to a person
inhibit
to restrain; to prohibit
excise
an internal tax or duty
demote
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position
impugn
cast doubt upon
bipartisan
representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions
benediction
an utterance of good wishes
contraband
anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported
deciduous
shedding the leaves annually
incontrovertible
not controvertible; indisputable
insoluble
incapable of being dissolved
intercede
to act or interpose in behalf of someone
intercept
to take, seize, or halt
interlinearisituated
situated or inserted between lines
interlude
an intervening episode, period, space, etc.
intermediary
an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator
interurban
of, located in, or operating between two or more cities or towns
intervene
to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate
intramural
involving only students at the same school or college
intrastate
existing or occurring within the boundaries of a state
intravenous
within a vein
invoke
to call for with earnest desire
irrevocable
not to be revoked or recalled
abase
to reduce or lower, as in rank
aberration
the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course
abet
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrong doing
abide
to remain; stay
abject
utterly hopeless, miserable; wretched
abjure
to renounce, repudiate; recant
abnegation
the act or an instance of abnegating, or denying oneself some rights, conveniences, etc.
abrogate
to abolish by formal or official means
absolution
act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt
abtruse
hard to understand
accost
to confront boldly
accretion
an increase by natural growth
acerbic
sour or astringent in taste
acrimony
sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.
acumen
keen insight; shrewdness
acute
sharp or severe in effect; intense
adamant
utterly unyielding
adept
very skilled; proficient; expert
admonish
to caution, advise, or counsel against something
adulation
excessive devotion to someone
adumbrate
to produce a faint image or resemblance of
advocate
to speak or write in favour of
aerial
of, in, or produced by the air
aesthetic
relating to the philosophy of aesthetics; concerned with notions such as the beautiful and the ugly
affable
pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite
affinity
a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
affront
a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; insult
aggrandize
to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge
aggregate
formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined
aggrieved
wronged, offended, or injured
agile
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe
alacrity
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness
allay
to put to rest; calm; quiet
amalgate
to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine
ambivalent
having mixed feelings about someone or something
ameliorate
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve
amenable
ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice;tractable
amiable
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable
amorphous
lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless
analgesic
a remedy that relieves or allays pain
analogous
having analogy; corresponding in some particular
anathema
a person or thing detested or loathed
anomaly
a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form
antediluvian
of or belonging to the period before the flood
antipathy
a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion
antiquated
continued from, resemblance, or adhering to the past; old-fashioned
antithesis
opposition; contrast
apocryphal
of doubtful authorship or authenticity
approbation
approval; commendation
arable
capable of producing crops; suitable for farming
arbiter
a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire
debacle
a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout
dearth
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack
deferential
showing deference; deferent; respectful
ebullient
overflowing with fervour, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited
egregious
extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant
elucidate
to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain
eschew
to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid
fallacious
containing a fallacy; logically unsound
fastidious
excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please
arcane
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret
ardor
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion
arrogate
to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right
ascribe
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute
aspersion
a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander
assail
to attack vigorously or violently; assault
assiduous
constant; umremitting
assuage
to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate
augment
to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase
auspicious
promising success; propitious; opportune; favourable
austere
severe in manner or appearance
incredulous
no credulous; skeptical
credence
belief as to the truth of something
assent
to agree or concur; subscribe to
sentient
having the power of perception by the senses; conscious
cogitate
to think hard; ponder; meditate
cognizance
awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception
cogent
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling
reticent
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved
loquacious
talking or tending to talk much or freely
verbose
characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy
verbiage
overabundance or superfluity of words
pugnacious
inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome
intrinsic
belonging to a thing by its very nature
lament
to feel or express sorrow or regret for
languish
to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade