English Vocabulary Word List

Vocabulary practice flashcards based on the provided vocabulary study list.

Acquaintance

Person you know, but not closely

Adhere

Stick to; follow closely

Anachronistic

Out of date; belonging to the wrong time

Antecedence

State of coming before

Attenuate

Weaken; reduce in force

Auxiliary

Supplementary; backup

Capitulate

Give in; surrender

Concur

Agree

Consensus

Agree

Contrived

Artificially forced; unnatural

Construe

Interpret

Craftsman

Artisan; skilled worker

Dearth

Scarcity; lack

Defy

Resist; disobey

Deter

Discourage; prevent

Deterrence

Prevention; discouragement

Discontinuous

Interrupted; not continuous

Discrepancy

Inconsistency; difference

Disparate

Completely different

Efface

Erase; remove

Encryption

Encoding information

Eschew

Avoid; shun

Exhibit

Show; display

Extrapolate

Infer or predict from known information

Incremental

Increasing gradually

Indispensable

Essential; absolutely necessary

Itemize

List separately; specify

Itinerary

Travel plan or schedule

Mentor

Adviser; guide

Meticulously

Carefully; thoroughly

Misconstrue

Misunderstand; misinterpret

Mitigate

Lessen; make less severe

Opaque

Not transparent; hard to understand

Paradoxically

In a seemingly contradictory way

Parameter

Limit; boundary

Perfunctory

Superficial; done with little care

Preclude

Prevent; make impossible

Predilection

Preference; special liking

Preempt

Prevent by acting first

Proxy

Substitute; representative

Refurbish

Renovate; restore

Repudiate

Reject; refuse to accept

Resolute

Determined; unwavering

Restrict

Limit; confine

Simulation

Imitation; model

Substantial

Significant; considerable

Substantiate

Prove with evidence

Supersede

Replace; take the place of

Tradeoff

Compromise; gain one thing but lose another

Untenable

Impossible to maintain or defend

Vacillate

Waver; be indecisive

Volatile

Unstable; likely to change rapidly