Vocabulary Practice Flashcards

A collection of vocabulary terms, definitions, and mnemonics extracted from the lecture notes to assist in exam preparation.

auspicious

promising; suggesting future success

conspicuous

obvious; easily noticed; impossible to miss

disparate

fundamentally different; distinct

disparity

a significant difference, often an inequality

stymie

to prevent or hinder progress. "Sty-me" = stop me from making progress

efface

to erase, wipe out, or make less noticeable

eschew

to deliberately avoid

untenable

unable to be maintained, defended, or continued

tantamount (to)

equivalent to; essentially the same as

preempt

to prevent something from happening by acting first

idiosyncrasy

a distinctive quirk or unusual characteristic. "Idiots are quirky"

cumbersome

large, heavy, awkward, or difficult to manage. Todd has a big, cumbersome cucumber.

surreptitiously

secretly, especially to avoid being noticed. Surreptitiously sounds SUS.

succinct

expressed clearly in few words; concise

ingenuous

innocent, honest, or sincere

ingenious

clever, inventive, smart

disingenuous

not sincere or honest; pretending to know less than you do

propensity

a natural tendency or inclination. Jerald has a propensity for eating.

antithetical (to)

directly opposed or contrary to

contrivance

a clever device, plan, or scheme. Vivian always has a contrivance ready for her single friends.

to that end

for the purpose of achieving the goal just mentioned. I wanted a $1600$ on the SAT. To that end, I studied my ass off.