1
Q
ambivalence
A
mixed feelings
2
Q
cantankerous
A
bad-tempered
3
Q
derogatory
A
opposite of compliment
4
Q
exemplify
A
serve as a good example
5
Q
impecunious
A
broke
6
Q
lucid
A
clear
7
Q
precipice
A
steep slope
8
Q
salubrious
A
health-giving
9
Q
traunt–truancy
A
absent without permission
10
Q
ambulatory
A
able to walk
11
Q
capacious
A
spacious
12
Q
desecrate–desecration
A
damage a holy place
13
Q
exhaustive
A
thorough
14
Q
impious
A
wicked
15
Q
orthodox
A
mainstream
16
Q
precipitous
A
done in a hurry
17
Q
salutary
A
something that teaches you a lesson
18
Q
ameliorate–amelioration
A
to make better
19
Q
capitulate
A
surrender
20
Q
exonerate
A
pardon
21
Q
ossify
A
become hard
oss-bone
22
Q
preclude
A
make impossible
23
Q
sanctimonious
A
showing off your “holiness”
24
Q
tumult
A
noise from confusion
25
carping
constant criticism
26
desist
cease
27
lummox
clumsy person
28
ostentatious
showing off
29
precocious
developing early
30
sanction
to give approval
31
turpitude
depravity, wickedness
32
despondent
having no hope
33
expatriate
refugee, living away from their own country
34
inadvertent
not intentional
35
sanguinary
having to do with blood
36
tyro
novice
37
amity
friendship
38
castigate
scold strongly
39
destitution
hardship
40
expedient
practical
41
overt
obvious
42
sanguine
optimistic
43
ubiquitous
omnipresent
44
amorphous
lacking in shape
45
catharsis
releasing build-up emotions
46
deter
discourage
47
incarceration
put in prison
48
machinations
schemes
49
preeminent
surpassing all others
50
sardonic
mocking
51
analgesic
pain reliever
52
exposition
clear explanation
53
incessant
without stopping
54
maelstrom
whirlpool
55
prerogative
right, privilege
56
savant
smart person
57
unctuous
using excessive flattery, physically oily
58
analogous
using comparison to make easier to understand
59
caustic
able to corrode or burn
60
extol
praise
61
incipient
in an initial stage
62
magnanimous
big-hearted
63
palisade
fence made of posts
64
undermined
attacked
65
anarchy
chaos because of no government
66
cavalcade
parade
67
extradite
to deport
68
magnate
powerful businessman
69
presentiment
feeling that something is gonna happen
70
underscore
emphasize--underline
71
anecdote
a brief funny story
72
celerity
speed
73
extraneous
irrelevant
74
incoherent
unclear
75
maladroit
clumsy
76
pallid
pale
77
presumptuous
assuming too much
78
scrupulous
painstakingly careful
79
unequivocal
obvious
80
animosity
hatred
81
censorious
disapproving
82
dichotomy
divided in half
83
extrapolate
assume things beyond the data
84
incongruous
out of place
85
malady
illness
86
pretentious
pompous
87
unfetter
set free
88
censure
blame
89
didactic
intended to teach
90
extrinsic
irrelevant, on the outside
91
malediction
a curse
92
panacea
a remedy for everything
93
prevaricate
speak in an evasive way
94
scuttle
a type of container
95
unfrock
to remove a priest from his position
96
annex
capture, seize
97
cerebral
intellectual
98
diffident
lacking confidence
99
fallacious
false
100
malefactor
a criminal
101
paradigm
example, diagram, model
102
unprecedented
never done before
103
certitude
certainty
104
digress
get distracted (in writing and speech)
105
indelible
permanent
106
malinger, malingerer
deliberately avoiding work
107
paradox
seemingly contradictory and illogical
108
proclivity
tendency towards
109
charlatan
person claiming to have special knowledge or skill
110
indifferent
neutral, lack of interest
111
paragon
perfect example
112
unwitting
unconsiously made decision
| not intentional
113
chary
cautious, wary
114
dilatory
slow to act
115
paramount
of supreme importance
116
prodigal
extravagantly wasteful
117
sequester
isolate
118
upbraid
reprimand
119
antediluvian
prehistoric
120
chastises
punishes
121
fastidious
overly particular/careful
122
indolence
laziness
123
prodigious
huge
124
serendipity
fortunate coincidence
125
uproarious
hilarious
126
anthology
a book of poems and stories
127
chicanery
trickery
128
dilettante
having amateur interest in subjects
129
fatuous
silly, foolish
130
inductee
novice
131
upshot
outcome
132
anthropocentrism
putting man and the center of philosophy
133
marred
damaged and disfigured
134
pariah
an outcast from society
135
urbane
sophisticated
ACE winter 2012
flashcards
Decks in class (12)
# Cards
