Vocabulary Flashcards from Lecture Notes

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards drawn from the lecture notes, covering key terms and their definitions.

Savvy

A perceptive understanding.

Serene

Calm and peaceful.

Smug

Marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction.

Squander

Waste time, money, or an opportunity.

Steadfast

Not shakable; firm in determination.

Tact

Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding offense.

Tarnish

Make dirty or spotty; tarnish metaphorically.

Taxing

Used to the limit; demanding.

Travail

Painful or arduous effort; hard work.

Agony

Intense pain; extreme suffering.

Unprecedented

Having never been done or known before.

Novel

New or original.

Unseemly

Not in keeping with accepted standards of right or propriety.

Analogous

Similar in some respects.

Antedate

To precede in time.

Ascribe

Attribute or credit to.

Avert

Turn away or prevent.

Begrudge

To envy someone for possessing or enjoying something.

Behoove

To be one's duty or obligation.

Belittle

Lessen the importance, dignity, or reputation of.

Besmirch

Damage the good name or reputation of.

Retract

Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief.

Debunk

Expose as false or exaggerated.

Deliberate

Think about carefully; weigh the pros and cons.

Differentiate

Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; recognize differences.

Dilapidated

In terrible condition.

Discrete

Separate and distinct.

Dispatch

Send off quickly; move with speed; efficiency.

Evasive

Tending to avoid commitment or self-contradiction; elusive.

Excruciating

Extremely painful.

Hamper

Prevent the progress or free movement of; hinder.

Inarticulate

Lacking the ability to express clearly.

Inkling

A slight suggestion or vague understanding.

Laborious

Requiring heavy effort; arduous.

Malodorous

Having an unpleasant smell.

Miscreant

A person who behaves badly or breaks the law.

Misogynist

A person who dislikes women.

Morph

To undergo a dramatic change in form; transform.

Provisional

Not final; temporary.

Uneasiness

A feeling of worry or discomfort.

Redress

An act of making something right; remedy.

Tribulation

A cause of great trouble or suffering.

Uncanny

Strange, eerie, or supernatural.

Wanton

Lacking restraint; immoral or merciless.

Abysmal

Extremely bad.

Antiquated

Old-fashioned.

Aphorism

A short instructive saying about a general truth.

Besiege

Harass or overwhelm with questions or requests.

Boorish

Ill-mannered and coarse.

Carping

Persistently petty and unjustified criticism.

Champion

To fight for a cause; a defender.

Chivalrous

Marked by courtesy toward women; gallant.

Colossal

Extremely large; enormous.

Complimentary

Expressing praise or admiration; flattering.

Convivial

Lively, friendly; enjoyable atmosphere.

Cosmopolitan

Worldly; including many cultures.

Creditable

Deserving of praise; respectable.

Cohesive

Well integrated; forming a united whole.

Consecrate

Make holy or set apart for a high purpose.

Conundrum

A difficult problem.

Delegate

A person assigned a task; or to assign tasks to others.

Deride

To mock or ridicule.

Docile

Easily taught or managed.

Eccentric

Unconventional or odd.

Compete

To strive to win or be better than others.

Evenhanded

Fair and impartial.

Fawn

To flatter excessively; seek to win favor.

Finicky

Excessively particular or fussy.

Foolhardy

Reckless; rash in disregard of danger.

Forthright

Direct and straightforward.

Glean

To collect information bit by bit; to gather.

Humdrum

Dull; unexciting.

Implicate

To show involvement in wrongdoing; to imply.

Incense

To anger intensely.

Incumbent

Necessary; or currently holding office.

Industrious

Hardworking; diligent.

Insipid

Dull; lacking flavor or excitement.

Intermittent

Occurring at irregular intervals; sporadic.

Irascible

Easily angered.

Lethargic

Lacking energy; sluggish.

Melancholy

Deep sadness; gloom.

Precarious

Dangerous or unstable; risky.

Preempt

To take action before others; forestall.

Prevail

To be widespread in a particular area or situation; to succeed.

Profusion

An abundance; a large quantity.

Voracious

Extremely hungry; eager to consume great amounts.

Zenith

The highest point.

Aberration

A departure from what is normal or expected.

Amalgam

A mixture or blend.

Ambiguous

Open to more than one interpretation.

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas.

Amenable

Willing to respond or cooperate.

Amorphous

Without a clearly defined shape or form.

Anomalous

Deviating from the norm; irregular.

Artful

Skillful; clever; cunning.

Auspicious

Favorable; indicating a good chance of success.

Construe

To interpret in a particular way.

Copious

Abundant in supply.

Decorous

Exhibiting proper behavior; well-mannered.

Denigrate

To attack someone's reputation falsely or unfairly.