Vocab List (VOCA 13) Practice Flashcards

Vocabulary terms, parts of speech, and definitions extracted from the provided VOCA 13 word list.

guarantee

(noun) a promise that something will be done or will happen, especially a written promise by a company to repair or change a product that develops a fault within a particular period of time

lobby

(verb) to try to persuade a politician, the government, or an official group that a particular thing should or should not happen, or that a law should be changed

preclude

(verb) to prevent something or make it impossible, or prevent someone from doing something

enact

(verb) to put something into action, especially to make something law

ascertain

(verb) to discover something

consolidate

(verb) to become, or cause something to become, stronger, and more certain

compound

(noun) a chemical that combines two or more elements

contend

(verb) to compete in order to win something

suppress

(verb) to end something by force

ratify

(verb) (especially of governments or organizations) to make an agreement official

motley

(adjective) consisting of many different types that do not appear to go together

callous

(adjective) unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people

languid

(adjective) moving or speaking slowly with little energy, often in an attractive way

mysterious

(adjective) strange, not known, or not understood

humane

(adjective) showing kindness, care, and sympathy towards others, especially those who are suffering

meager

(adjective) very small in amount or number; only as much or not as much as is needed or thought to be suitable

accumulated

(verb) to collect a large number of things over a long period of time

illegible

(adjective) (of writing or print) impossible or almost impossible to read because of being very untidy or not clear

clarified

(verb) to make something clear or easier to understand by giving more details or a simpler explanation

copious

(adjective) in large amounts, or more than enough

amassed

(verb) to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period

voluminous

(adjective) A voluminous piece of clothing is large and consists of a lot of cloth

excised

(noun) a tax made by a government on some types of goods produced and used within their own country

monotonous

(adjective) not changing and therefore boring

embellished

(verb) to make something more beautiful by adding something to it

dubious

(adjective) thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted

self-serving

(adjective) working or acting for your own advantage

enthusiastic

(adjective) showing enthusiasm

contemptible

(adjective) deserving contempt

disparaging

(adjective) criticizing someone, in a way that shows you do not respect or value them

sporadic

(adjective) happening sometimes; not regular or continuous

excited

(adjective) feeling very happy and enthusiastic

gratuitous

(adjective) (of something such as bad behaviour) not necessary, or with no cause

disillusioned

(adjective) disappointed and unhappy because of discovering the truth about something or someone that you liked or respected

benevolent

(adjective) kind and helpful

conflagration

(noun) a large fire that causes a lot of damage

distillation

(noun) the process of making a liquid stronger or purer by heating it until it changes to a gas and then cooling it so that it changes back into a liquid, or a liquid made by this

concordance

(noun) a book or document that is an alphabetical list of the words used in a book or a writer's work, with information about where the words can be found and in which

aberration

(noun) a temporary change from the typical or usual way of behaving

amalgamation

(noun) the process in which separate organizations unite to form a larger organization or group, or an organization or group formed in this way

howling

(adjective) (of the wind) blowing hard and making a lot of noise

maternal

(adjective) behaving or feeling in the way that a mother does towards her child, especially in a kind, loving way

lone

(adjective) alone

vicious

(adjective) Vicious people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly

famished

(adjective) extremely hungry

obscure

(adjective) not known to many people

severe

(adjective) causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious

conventional

(adjective) traditional and ordinary

erroneous

(adjective) wrong or false

noteworthy

(adjective) deserving attention because of being important or interesting

compromised

(noun) an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree

prediction

(noun) a statement about what you think will happen in the future

rejected

(verb) to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone

insolence

(noun) rude behaviour that does not show respect

substantiated

(verb) to show something to be true, or to support a claim with facts

endorsement

(noun) the act of saying that you approve of or support something or someone

intuition

(noun) (knowledge from) an ability to understand or know something immediately based on your feelings rather than facts

belied

(verb) to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion

retraction

(noun) the act of taking back an offer or statement, or admitting that a statement was false

alleviating

(verb) to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe

distracting

(adjective) making it difficult for someone to give their attention to something

revitalizing

(verb) to give new life, energy, activity, or success to something

eradicating

(verb) to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad

augmenting

(verb) to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it

candid

(adjective) honest and telling the truth, especially about something difficult or painful

disarming

(adjective) making someone like you, especially when they had not expected to

empathetic

(adjective) having the ability to imagine how someone else feels

insightful

(adjective) showing a clear and usually original understanding of a complicated problem or situation

hysterical

(adjective) uncontrollably emotional or excited; often used to describe extreme laughter or weeping.

entourage

(noun) a group of people attending or accompanying an important person.

interfered

(verb) to involve oneself in a situation where one is not wanted or has no right to be.

debacle

(noun) a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.