Untitled Flashcards Set

  • Abject: Miserable; extremely bad or degrading.

  • Abridge: To shorten without losing key content.

  • Adroit: Skillful and adept in physical or mental tasks.

  • Antipathy: A deep dislike or aversion.

  • Acrid: Sharp or bitter in smell or taste.

  • Audacity: Bold or daring behavior; risk-taking.

  • Belie: To contradict or show something as false.

  • Beset: To trouble or threaten persistently.

  • Burgeon: To grow or develop rapidly; to flourish.

  • Cajole: To persuade through flattery or coaxing.

  • Capricious: Impulsive; prone to sudden mood changes.

  • Castigate: To criticize or reprimand severely.

  • Celibacy: Abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.

  • Charisma: Magnetic charm or appeal.

  • Culpable: Deserving blame or at fault.

  • Conciliatory: Intended to placate or pacify disputes.

  • Depravity: Moral corruption or wickedness.

  • Dogmatic: Arrogantly assertive of opinions without considering others.

  • Evanescent: Quickly fading or disappearing.

  • Farcical: Absurd or ludicrous; resembling a farce.

  • Insipid: Lacking flavor, vigor, or interest; dull.

  • Ostentatious: Showy; designed to attract attention.

  • Perfunctory: Done with minimal effort or detail; routine.

  • Perquisite: A special privilege or benefit beyond regular pay.

  • Polarize: To divide into opposing groups.

  • Proliferate: To increase rapidly in numbers; multiply.

  • Spurious: False or counterfeit; not genuine.

  • Stagnation: Inactivity or lack of growth.

  • Superficial: Concerned only with surface aspects; lacking depth.

  • Vociferous: Loud and forceful in expressing opinions.

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