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vernacular:
everyday language
standard:
conforming to establish usage
pidgin:
simple speech from combined languages
semantics:
the study of word meanings
jargon:
specialized words of profession or trade
archaic:
ancient
denotation:
a specific meaning of a word
idiom:
a nonliteral expression
connotation:
the suggested meaning of aword
argot:
informal expressions of a particular group
epicure:
a person with fine taste in food
Sisyphean:
requiring endless, useless effort
solecism:
improper language
atlas:
a book of maps
jovial:
cheerful
Pyrrhic victory:
a very costly success
nemesis:
an opponent or a force that can't be conquered
quixotic:
seeking an unrealistic goal
saturnine:
gloomy
galvanize:
to spur to action
myopia:
shortsightedness
behold:
to look upon
gape:
to stare in amazement
premonition:
an advance warning
envision:
to imagine or picture
impressionistic:
based on personal response
foresee:
to know in advance
discernment:
skill in perceiving
subliminal:
unconscious
perceptive:
sensitive and aware
scuttle:
to run with short, hurried steps
obstruction:
something that gets in the way
cessation:
a halt
preclude:
to make impossible
subside:
to become less active
commence:
to begin
hamper:
to limit the progress of
thwart:
to prevent from happening
procrastinate:
to put off doing
deter:
to discourage from acting
indisputable:
beyond doubt
red herring:
something that draws attention away
substantiate:
to support with evidence
dupe:
to fool someone
fallacy:
a false belief
infer:
to draw a conclusion
apologist:
a person who defends an idea
dissuade:
to discourage someone
refute:
to prove wrong
imply:
to suggest indirectly
reproach:
to criticize
quibble:
to argue over unimportant things
eulogy:
a spoken or written tribute
adulation:
excessive praise
laudable:
worthy of praise
critique:
a detailed review
anathema:
a hated person or thing
homage:
respect shown publicly
commend:
to give approval
accolade:
an award
bland:
not spicy
pungent:
having a sharp smell
devour:
to eat greedily
quaff:
to drink heartily
culinary:
relating to cooking
ravenous:
very hungry
cutlery:
utensils
morsel:
a small piece of food
simmer:
to cook slowly
savory:
tasty
pugnacious:
eager to fight
eradication:
pulling up by the roots
stagnant:
still and foul
havoc:
chaos; destruction
blight:
something that causes harm or ruin
mar:
to damage, ruin, or spoil
cataclysm:
a violent upheaval
obliterate:
to wipe out
generate:
to bring into being; to create
novice:
a beginner
initiative:
the ability to startsomething
incipient:
just starting to exist
embark:
to board a ship
overture:
introductory music
innovation:
something new
debut:
a first appearance
broach:
to bring up a subject
convene:
to meet or come together formally
reputable:
trustworthy or honorable
overt:
open; not hidden
veracity:
accuracy or truthfulness
duplicity:
deliberate deception
devious:
meant to trick; shifty
guile:
sly intelligence
fictitious:
imaginary or fake
gullible:
easy to deceive
masquerade:
to put on a false appearance
hypocritical:
saying one thing but doing the opposite
virtuoso:
a master artist
astute:
clever; cunning
adept:
highly skilled
painstaking:
demanding; requiring great care
prodigy:
a person with exceptional talents
finesse:
to handle with skill
aptitude:
an ability; talent
acme:
the highest point
resourceful:
practical; good at solving problems
precocious:
advanced; showing early maturity
quaint:
charming and old-fashioned
idiosyncrasy:
an unusual habit
singular:
one of a kind
prevalent:
widely accepted
innocuous:
harmless
trite:
overused and uninteresting
prosaic:
unimaginative
obtrusive:
unpleasantly bold
rarity:
something scarce
orthodox:
following established beliefs
mediocre:
moderate to inferior in quality
validate:
to confirm the truth of
dexterity:
cleverness
criterion:
standard of judgement
meritorious:
worthy of praise
legitimate:
lawful
truism:
an overused saying
candid:
frank;honest
appraisal:
evaluation of worth
base:
low;inferior
utterance:
something said
prattle:
to chatter
discourse:
a formal speech
raconteur:
a skilled storyteller
literate:
educated; knowledgeable
verbose:
too wordy
sophistry:
cleverly misleading arguments
cogent:
logical; convincing
falter:
to hesitate
circumlocution:
indirect language
renegade:
a rebel
peon:
a low-level worker
hacienda:
a large estate
bravado:
boastful bravery
incommunicado:
without means ofcommunication
peccadillo:
a small fault
aficionado:
an enthusiastic fan
flotilla:
a small fleet
junta:
a group of rulers
embargo:
an order preventing trade
gargantuan:
gigantic
negligible:
insignificant
pittance:
inadequate wage
breadth:
wide range
inordinate:
exceeding reasonable limits
copious:
abundant
paucity:
scarcity
proliferate:
to spread quickly
innumerable:
too many to count
appreciable:
noticeable
Author
nataliewapniarski
ID
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Card Set
Vocab Sem 1.
Description
Vocab 1-16
Updated
2010-01-21T05:10:56Z
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