Vocabulary Power Plus Level 11 (Lessons 4-7)

A comprehensive set of flashcards covering vocabulary from Lessons 4 to 7 of Level 11 Vocabulary Power Plus.

Enervate

To cause someone to feel drained of energy or vitality; to weaken.

Ephemeral

Lasting for a very short time.

Equivocate

To use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.

Esoteric

Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

Eulogy

A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died.

Exacerbate

To make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse.

Exigent

Pressing; demanding; requiring immediate action or attention.

Extant

(Especially of a document or something similar) still in existence; surviving.

Extol

To praise enthusiastically.

Filibuster

An action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.

Flippant

Not showing a serious or respectful attitude.

Foment

To instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).

Frugal

Sparing or economical with regard to money or food; simple and plain and costing little.

Garrulous

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Gregarious

(Of a person) fond of company; sociable.

Heed

Pay attention to; take notice of.

Heterodox

Not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs.

Ignominious

Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

Impassive

Not feeling or showing emotion.

Impervious

Not allowing fluid to pass through; unable to be affected by.

Impetuous

Acting or done quickly and without thought or care; impulsive.

Implacable

Unable to be appeased or mollified; relentless.

Inchoate

Just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.

Indolent

Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

Inebriate

Make (someone) drunk; intoxicate.

Inert

Lacking the ability or strength to move; lacking vigor.

Inexorable

Impossible to stop or prevent; (of a person) impossible to persuade by entreaty.

Infallible

Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.

Ingenious

Clever, original, and inventive; cleverly and inventively devised and well suited to its purpose.

Ingenuous

Innocent and unsuspecting.

Insensible

Without one's faculties, typically as a result of alcohol or injury; unconscious; unaware of a situation.

Insidious

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.

Insipid

Lacking vigor or interest; dull; bland.

Instigate

Bring about or initiate (an action or event).

Interloper

A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered to not belong.

Intimate

To hint or state indirectly.

Inure

Accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.

Invective

Vehement or angry denunciation; railings or accusations.

Invidious

Likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others; unfairly discriminating.

Irascible

Easily provoked to anger; irritable.