The big vocabulary test
Order by
59 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Alleviate | to relieve; make easier to endure |
| Benefactour | a person or organization that gives help, especially financial aid |
| Covert | Secret; Hidden |
| Cynic | Someone who believes it's jealousy that motivates people |
| Demise | Death |
| Infamous | having a very bad reputation; widely known for being vicious, criminal, or deserving of contempt |
| Intristic | belonging to a person or thing by its very nature (and thus not dependent on circumstances) |
| Revulsion | great discust or distaste |
| Speculate | to come up with ideas or theories about a subject; theorize |
| Virile | masculine;manly |
| Abstain | Refrain |
| Affiliate | to associate; join |
| Advocate | to write or speak in favor of |
| Aspire | to strongly desire; to be ambitious (to do something or to get something) |
| Benelovant | Charitable |
| Deficit | A lack or shortage in ammount |
| Dissent | Disagreement |
| Diversion | an amusement or pastime; anything that relaxes or amuses |
| Lucrative | profitable; well-being |
| Mandatoury | required |
| Charisma | the quality of a leader which captures great popular devotion |
| Contempourary | Modern; up-to-date |
| Contend | To state to be so; claim |
| Conversely | In an opposite manner |
| Extrovert | an outgoing, sociable person |
| Poignant | emotionally moving; touching |
| Prevalent | wide-spread; common |
| Proponent | someone who supports a cause |
| Quest | a search; pursuit |
| congenial | agreeable or pleasant in character; friendly |
| Flippant | disrespectful and not serious enough |
| Impasse | a situation with no way out; dead end |
| Perception | insight or understanding gained through observation |
| Prompt | to urge into action |
| Prone | having a tendency; inclined |
| Rapport | relationship, especially one that is close, trusting, or sympathetic |
| Rationale | the underlying reasons for something; logical basis |
| Relentless | persistent; continuous |
| Reprisal | Revenge |
| Benign | kindly; gentle |
| Blase | unexcited or bored about something already experienced repeatedly |
| Comprise | to consist of |
| Condescend | to do something one feels is beneath oneself |
| Facade | the front of something |
| Glib | characterized by a smooth, easy manner of speaking that often suggests insincerity or thoughtlessness |
| Haughty | proud of one's appearance or accomplishments to the point of looking down on others; arrogant |
| Libel | the publishing of false information that harms a person's reputation |
| Pseudonym | a false name used by an author; a pen name |
| Redundant | wordy or needlessly repetitive |
| Curtail | to cut short or reduce |
| Devastate | to upset deeply; overwhelm |
| Digress | to turn aside, or stray, especially from the main topic in speaking or writing |
| Incentive | something that moves one to take action or work harder |
| Incorporate | to unite into a single whole; combine |
| Indispensible | necessary |
| Intermittent | starting and stopping from time to time; off-and-on |
| Rigour | great hardship or difficulty; severity |
| Squandour | to waste; spend or use foolishly |
| Succumb | to give in; stop resisting |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.