Vocabulary and Idioms Easy/Intermediate Cards

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Compliant

Willing to do what other people want you to do; used to describe something that obey a particular law or rule

forestall

to prevent; delay

banter

playful conversation

capricious

changing suddenly without warning

maverick

an unorthodox or independent-minded person

abeyance

temporary suppression or suspension

Convention

Practice widely observed in a group; custom

diurnal

of or during the day

egotistical

feeling that you are more important than everyone else

artless

not shy or deceptive

fetid

having a bad smell

imperturbable

not easily disturbed

vacillate

to waver, oscillate

incongruity

state of not fitting

aberrant

deviating from the regular

irresolute

unsure of how to act

vacuous

empty,void, lacking intelligence

faction

A group of people who disagrees with the larger group they are part of

Defame

To malign; Harm someone’s reputation

Diffuse

To spread out

Discrepancy

A difference between two things that should be the same

Emulate

To imitate; copy

Extrinsic

Not inherent or essential

kudos

Fame; praise and honor received for achievement

Liberal

Tolerant; broad-minded

Malign

To speak evil of

Precipitate

Cause something that is undesirable to happen without any warning

Profound

Deep; not superficial

Saturate

Imbue throughout, soak thoroughly

Savor

Taste (good food or drink) and enjoy it to the full

Schematic

Relating to or in the form of an outline or diagram

spendthrift

Person who spends money recklessly

taxonomy

Science of classification

Transient

Lasting a very short time; temporary

Viscous

Thick, syrupy

Bombastic

Pompous; using inflated language

Accrue

To Accumulate; grow by additions

Discretion

The freedom of power to make decisions concerning a specific situation

Minuscule

Very small

Resolution

Finding a solution to a problem; Determination

Resolve

Determination ,firmness of purpose; saddle, or find a solution to

Subside

To settle down, grow quiet

Bolster

Support or strengthen; provide(A seat) With padded support

dissemble

To pretend; one’s motives

Prohibitive

So high as to prevent the purchase or use of, forbidding

Caustic

Burning; stinging; causing corrosion

Stigma

Mark of disgrace or inferiority

Log

Record of a voyage; record of daily activities

Coagulate

Thicken; change to a solid or semi-solid state

Aloof

At a distance, not friendly

Aggregate

Mounting to a whole; total

Adamant

refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind

Timbre

Voice tone; color

Essay

A short piece of writing on a particular subject

Indeterminate

Uncertain; indefinite

oscillate

To move back-and-forth.

Mundane

Lacking interest or excitement; concerned with the ordinary

Empirical

Derived from observation or experiment

Reparation

Amends,compensation

Dismiss

Put away from consideration; reject

Translucent

Partially transparent

Incursion

Sudden invasion

Fusion

The process of result of joining two more things together to form a single entity

Monolithic

Solid in uniform; consulting a single, unified whole

Malleable

Able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking

Pungent

Penetrating, caustic, to the point

Facilitate

To make less difficult

Interpolate

To insert; change by adding new words or material

Implode

Collapse inward violently

Spectrum

Band of color, broad range of related ideas or objects

Latent

dormant; potential not apparent

Amenity

A desirable useful feature or facility of a building or a place

Affinity

Fondness; liking

Permeable

Allowing fluids or gases to pass, or diffuse through; penetrable

Flout

To intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom

Terrestrial

Earthly, common place

Lucid

Bright

Mitigate

Alleviate; To become less severe

Amiable

Having or showing positive manner, friendly

Divulge

To make something that is a secret, known

Porous

Full of holes; permeable to liquids

Intangible

Not material

Conceal

To hide, to keep secret

Futile

Ineffective; useless; fruitless

Disjointed

Lacking order or coherence; dislocated

Meticulous

Very careful; picky; fastidious

Florid

Ruddy; reddish; flowery

Placid

Calm and peaceful

Intimate

Marked by close acquaintance

Stipulate

To specify as an essential condition

Complement

Something that completes or makes up a whole

Discredit

To dishonor; disgrace

Skeptic

One who doubts

Singular

Unique, extraordinary, odd, one ,

Inert

Unable to move; sluggish

Derivative

Something derived; unoriginal

Inconsequential

Insignificant; unimportant

Supersede

To replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

Supersede

To a place, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated