Vocabulary Flashcards from Lecture Notes

A set of vocabulary flashcards created from lecture notes to aid in learning and retention of key terms and their definitions.

Contravene

Violate rules; go against

Fixated

Obsessively focused

Lorry

British word for truck

Persist

Continue despite difficulty

Culminate

Reach a climax

Dilapidated

In disrepair

Fastidious

Very detail-oriented

Flit

Move quickly and lightly

Brimming

Overflowing

Pundit

Expert commentator

Envisage

Imagine or foresee

Intermittent

Irregular intervals

Transdermal

Through the skin

Earnest

Sincere

Credence

Belief

Subdued

Quiet, restrained

Mar

Damage appearance

Feeble

Weak

Ajar

Slightly open

Strident

Loud, forceful

Tatters

Torn pieces

Culled

Selected

Adorning

Decorating

Latent

Hidden

Depraved

Morally corrupt

Allure

Strong attraction

Oblong

Elongated shape

Adamant

Refusing to change

Fallible

Capable of error

Suffused

Spread gradually

Wade

Walk through water

Capricious

Unpredictable

Acclimatize

Adapt

Negligible

Insignificant

Coercive

Forceful

Lobotomize

Alter brain surgically

Innocuous

Harmless

Conducive

Helpful to outcome

Conceit

Excessive pride

Reverberate

Echo

Devoid

Lacking

Pang

Sharp emotion

Encroached

Intruded

Trawl

Sift through

Culpability

Blame

Stringent

Strict

Allude

Hint

Surreptitiously

Secretly

Latter

Second of two

Elate

Make happy

Animosity

Hostility

Albeit

Although

Reticence

Reserve

Embossed

Raised design

Razed

Destroyed

Traipsing

Walking wearily

Trepidation

Fear

Niggle

Small annoyance

Ambivalence

Mixed feelings

Reticent

Reserved

Paled

Faded

Faltered

Weakened

Palatial

Luxurious

Indignation

Anger at unfairness

Daft

Silly

Enrapture

Fill with joy

Detested

Hated

Clandestine

Secret

Fledgling

Inexperienced

Scrupulous

Very careful

Aptitude

Natural ability

Forethought

Planning ahead

Adept

Skilled

Aggrieved

Wronged

Transient

Temporary

Incensed

Very angry

Bulwark

Defense

Discern

Recognize

Dissent

Disagreement

Incongruous

Out of place

Commiserate

Sympathize

Coalescing

Coming together

Incredulous

Unwilling to believe

Unfettered

Unrestricted

Ignominy

Disgrace

Espoused

Supported

Admonishing

Warning

Procession

Organized movement

Ostensibly

Apparently or on the surface, but possibly not actually

Diminutive

extremely or unusually small; also can mean belittling

Capitulate

to surrender or stop resisting; to give in

Behest

a request or command, often from someone in authority

Chastened

having been humbled or subdued, often after a failure

Genuflect

to kneel or show deep respect or submission

Admonition

a firm warning or reprimand

Premonition

a strong feeling that something (usually bad) is about to happen

Stupor

a state of severely dulled consciousness where a person is almost entirely unresponsive.

Culminate

to reach the highest point or final stage

Loquacious

Very talkative - tends to talk a lot.

Oedipal

relating to or characterized by an Oedipus complex