fINALS FLASHCARD

Cursory

(adj) Hasty; not thorough.

Incursion

(noun) An attack on or an invasion of enemy territory; a raid.

Precursor

(noun) Someone or something that precedes something else; a forerunner.

Succor

(noun) Help in time of distress; (verb) to give aid and comfort in time of distress.

Chastise

(verb) To punish for misbehaving or wrongdoing.

Disparage

(verb) To speak of as unimportant or inferior; belittle.

Innuendo

(noun) A roundabout, often spiteful reference to someone or something not named; an insinuation.

Vilify

(verb) To utter slanderous and abusive statements against; defame; speak evil of.

Amends

(noun) compensation given as satisfaction for insult, loss, or injury.

Extricate

(verb) To free or release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage.

Mitigate

(verb) To make less severe or intense; moderate.

Rectify

(verb) To set right; remedy.

Egress

(noun) A path or means of going out; an exit.

Gradient

(noun) The degree to which something inclines; slope.

Secession

(noun) The act of withdrawing formally from membership in an organization, association, or union.

Unprecedented

(adj) Not having occurred before; without precedent; novel.

Analogous

(adj) Similar in certain qualities, circumstances, or uses.

Antithesis

(noun) Direct contrast; opposition.

Deviate

(verb) To differ or move away from a specified course or prescribed mode of behavior; diverge.

Nuance

(noun) A subtle or slight degree of difference, meaning, color, or tone; gradation.

Autonomy

(noun) Independence; the quality or condition of being self-governing.

Hierarchy

(noun) An order of persons or entities classified according to authority, rank, or importance.

Regime

(noun) A system or planned way of doing things, especially one imposed from above.

Totalitarian

(adj) Referring to a government that exercises control over all aspects of life.

Usurp

(verb) To seize and retain the rights, power, property, or position of another without legal authority.

Apathy

(noun) Lack of feeling or emotion; impassiveness.

Empathy

(noun) Understanding, concerned identification with another’s situations or feelings.

Sensational

(adj) (A) Arousing great interest or excitement; (B) Designed to shock or thrill spectators or readers.

Sensibility

(noun) The ability to feel, sense and perceive; mental or emotional responsiveness toward something.

Sentiment

(noun) A thought, view, or attitude based more on feeling than reason.

Culpable

(adj) Responsible for wrong or error; blameworthy; deserving censure.

Extort

(verb) To obtain by threats or other coercive means.

Illicit

(adj) Not permitted by custom or law; illegal.

Ruffian

(noun) A tough or rowdy person; (adj) tough or rowdy.

Vile

(adj) (A) Unpleasant; disgusting; (B) Morally low or base.

Banter

(noun) Good-humored, playful conversation.

Facetious

(adj) (A) Playfully humorous; (B) Jesting, often in an inappropriate or offensive way.

Flippant

(adj) Marked by disrespectful frivolity or indifference; rudely witty.

Ludicrous

(adj) Laughable because of an obvious absurdity or ridiculousness.

Whimsical

(adj) Playful or fanciful; imaginatively humorous.

Emigrate

(verb) To leave one country or region in order to settle another.

Figuratively

(adverb) In a manner marked by metaphorical language or figures of speech.

Literally

(adverb) (A) According to actual meaning of the word or phrase; (B) According to facts; without exaggeration or metaphor.

Persecute

(verb) To ill-treat persistently and grievously.

Prosecute

(verb) To bring a legal action against in order to convict of a violation of a law.

Depreciate

(verb) To decrease in value.

Frugal

(adj) Avoiding the unnecessary expenditure of money; thrifty.

Indigent

(adj) Lacking money or resources to provide adequately the necessities of life; needy; impoverished.

Munificent

(adj) Very generous in giving.

Recession

(noun) A moderate and brief decline in economic activity.

Blasé

(adj) Uninterested, unexcited, or bored as a result of overindulgence or enjoyment.

Cliché

(noun) A trite or overused expression or idea, such as “time flies.”

Forte

(noun) Something in which a person excels; strong point.

Gauche

(adj) Lacking social experience or grace; awkward; rude; tactless.

Naive

(adj) Showing a lack of experience or judgement.

Dilatory

(adj) (A) Characterized by procrastination; (B) Tending or intended to cause delay.

Languid

(adj) (A) Lazily slow or relaxed; (B) Lacking spirit or energy.

Sloth

(noun) Laziness; indolence.

Somnambulate

(verb) To walk while asleep.

Stupor

(noun) A condition of reduced sensibility or consciousness; daze.