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By: Sidd Talwar
Created: 2010-12-25
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Created: 2010-12-25
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inordinate
not within proper or reasonable limits
gesticulation
an animated or excited gesture
debacle
a complete collapse or failure
deference
respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion,will, etc., of another.
lurid
horrible or gruesome
affliction
a great pain
timorous
timid; full of fear
efficacious
capable of having the desired result
rapine
plundering; pillaging
prowess
exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, esp. in combat orbattle.
oration
a speech delivered in a formal or ceremonious manner
nondescript
lacking in distinctive character
nominal
trifling: insignificant
pejorative
derogatory, uncomplimentary
speculative
based on facts
obscure
partially hidden; unclear
obsolete
no longer used
daunting
Haunting; intimidating causing one to lose courage
stingy
not inclined to spend or give
spurious
false but designed to seem plausible
staid
sedate, serious, self-restrained
coronation
an act of crowning
corpulence
extreme fatness
corroborate
to support with evidence
coup
1. a brilliant, unexpected act
2. the overthrowing of a government and assumption of authority
covet
to desire
covert
secretly engaged in
credulity
readiness to believe
crescendo
a steady increase om intensity or volume
culmination
attainment of anything by its highest value; climax towards which something progresses
quiver
1. to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously;tremble.
2. a container that arrows are contained in
covey
a group of similar birds; a group of partridges
bower
a leafy shelter or recess
vestibule
a passage, haul, like a hall in churches
pigeonholes
a series of cubbyholes in a desk
arboreal
pertaining to trees
erroneous
containing error
candid
frank, and sincere
nonpartisan
not supporting or controlled by a political party, group or cause
derelict
1. neglect of duty
2. left or deserted
famished
famine
mottled
spotted by color
consecrated
declare sacred
exasperated
to irritate
heathen
irreligious, or uncivilized person
provisional
providing temporary
deleterious
injurious to health
brevity
briefness or conciseness in speech or writing
concise
using few words in speaking or writing
laconic
using few words in speech
pithy
brief and full of meaning and substance
quiescent
quiet; still; inactive
reticent
not talking much; reserved
succinct
clearly and briefly stated
taciturn
silent; sparing of few words
terse
using only the words that are needed to make the point
preclude
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; makeimpossible
corroborated
to make more certain; confirm
shrouded
hidden or covered
manifesto
a public declaration of intentions
`improves
to act out
elucidates
to make lucid or clear
cryptically
mysterious in meaning
adeptly
very skilled; proficient; expert
intuitively
perceived by; resulting from
menial
lowly and sometimes degrading
salutary
favorable to or promoting by health
petty
of little or no importance or consequence
nexus
a means of connection; tie; link
naive
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absenceof artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
aspiration
strong desire; longing; or aim; ambition
insurrection
an act or instance of rising in revolt
rekindle
to arouse or caused to be aroused again
thwarted
to oppose successfully
demureness
characterized by shyness and modesty
wantonness
done, shown, used, etc. maliciously or unjustifiably
marginalized
to place in position of marginal importance, influence, or power
spurious
not genuine, authentic, or true
insidious
intended to entrap or beguile
eclectic
selecting or choosing from various sources
sporadic
appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time
idyllic
suiting for or suggestive of an idyll
invidious
calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful
expatriate
to banish from a country
magnanimity
the quality of being magnanimous
largesse
generous bestowal of gifts
sardonic
characterized by bitter or scornful derision
phlegmatic
not easily excited
vitriolic
very caustic
obstinacy
unyielding or stubborn
intonation
the manner of producing musical notes
corpulence
bulkiness or largeness of body
winnowing
to drive or blow; to push forth
titular
having a title
flagging
weak; fatigued; or drooping
didactic
inclined to teach
surreal
dreamlike
countenance
1. appearance
2. tolerance
sycophants
self-seeking
opulence
wealth; riches; abundance
miscreants
depraved; villainous, or base
To Praise
acclaim, applaud, commend, eulogize, exalt, extol, flatter, hail, laud, panegyrize, resound, tout
To belittle
admonish, assail, berate, calumniate, castigate, chide, decry, denigrate, denounce, disparage, excoriate, execrate, flay, lambaste, malign, reprimand, reproach, scold, upbraid, vilify
empathetically
sympathetically
tacitly
understood without being openly expressed
unwittingly
unintentionally
vehemently
characterized by anger
admonished
to advise, caution, or counsel
feigned
pretended, shame, assumed
entreated
to ask earnestly
rendered
to make, or cause
garish
excessively ornate or decorated
languid
lacking in spirit or interest
insipid
null
glacial
null
irreverent
null
conflagration
a destructive fire
penchant
a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something
implicit
implied
ineffable
incapable of being expressed or described by words
prosaic
matter-of-fact or unimaginative
superfluous
being more than is sufficient
deleterious
injurious to health
wafted
to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water
melancholy
a gloomy state of mind
fickle
likely to change one's ming
About this deck
By: Sidd Talwar
Created: 2010-12-25
Size: 126 flashcards
Views: 1376
Created: 2010-12-25
Size: 126 flashcards
Views: 1376
About StudyBlue
STUDYBLUE makes things that make you better at school.
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