Very good flashcards for English

Squalid

Very dirty or unpleasant from neglect.

Capitulate

To surrender or stop resisting.

Sanctuary

A place of safety or protection.

Elude

To avoid or escape from someone or something.

Inscrutable

Difficult or impossible to understand.

Enigma

Something or someone that is mysterious.

Delusion

A false idea or belief.

Purge

To get rid of something unwanted.

Secular

Not specifically religious.

Uncouth

Rude or lacking good manners.

Laconic

Using very few words.

Loquacious

Very talkative.

Candor

Honest and open expression.

Jeopardy

Danger or risk.

Benign

Not harmful or dangerous.

Pugnacious

Having a desire to fight or argue.

Dissipate

To scatter or gradually disappear.

Acquiesce

To accept or agree without protesting.

Denigrate

To criticize unfairly or make something seem less important.

Rapacious

Extremely greedy.

Copious

Plentiful or large in amount.

Obsolete

No longer used or useful.

Palatable

Pleasant or acceptable.

Vehement

Showing very strong feelings.

Fruition

The successful result or completion of something.

Eradicate

To completely get rid of something.

Extricate

To free someone or something from difficulty.

Malevolence

A desire to cause harm or evil.

Outlandish

Strikingly strange or unusual.

Ambivalence

Having opposite or mixed feelings about something.

Recalcitrant

Stubbornly refusing to obey or cooperate.

Cogent

Clear and convincing.

Affluence

Having a large amount of wealth.

Astute

Clever and good at understanding situations.

Vindictive

Wanting to hurt someone in return for something they did.

Catharsis

A release of emotions that brings relief.

Insatiable

Impossible to satisfy.

Perpetual

Continuing for a very long time or without stopping.

Vestige

A small remaining part or sign of something.

Clandestine

Done or kept secret.