MP1 and MP2 Vocab Flashcards _ Knowt

Page 1: Vocabulary Terms

• Inclement

  • Definition: Stormy, harsh, severe in attitude or action.

• Liquidate

  • Definition: To pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate.

• Muse

  • Definition: To think about in a dreamy way; to ponder.

• Negligible

  • Definition: So unimportant that it can be disregarded.

• Perpetuate

  • Definition: To make permanent or long lasting.

• Precedent

  • Definition: An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action.

• Punitive

  • Definition: Inflicting or aiming at punishment.

• Redress

  • Definition: To set right, remedy.

• Sojourn

  • Definition: A temporary stay.

• Urbane

  • Definition: Refined in manner or style; suave.

• Belligerent

  • Definition: Hostile and aggressive.

• Benevolent

  • Definition: Well-meaning and kindly.

• Cursory

  • Definition: Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

• Duplicity

  • Definition: Deceitfulness; double-dealing.

• Extol

  • Definition: Praise enthusiastically.

• Feasible

  • Definition: Possible to do easily or conveniently.

• Grimace

  • Definition: An ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.

• Holocaust

  • Definition: Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.

• Impervious

  • Definition: Not allowing fluid to pass through.

Page 2: Vocabulary Terms

• Impetus

  • Definition: The force or energy with which a body moves.

• Jeopardy

  • Definition: Danger of loss, harm, or failure.

• Meticulous

  • Definition: Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

• Nostalgia

  • Definition: A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

• Quintessence

  • Definition: The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

• Retrogress

  • Definition: Go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one.

• Scrutinize

  • Definition: Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

• Tepid

  • Definition: Only slightly warm.

• Adversary

  • Definition: One's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.

• Alienate

  • Definition: Cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged.

• Artifice

  • Definition: Clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.

• Coerce

  • Definition: Persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.

• Craven

  • Definition: Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly.

• Culinary

  • Definition: Of or for cooking.

• Demise

  • Definition: A person's death.

• Exhilarate

  • Definition: Make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated.

• Fallow

  • Definition: (Of farmland) plowed and harrowed but left unsown for a period in order to restore its fertility as part of a crop rotation or to avoid surplus production.

• Harass

  • Definition: Subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation.

Page 3: Vocabulary Terms

• Adulterate

  • Definition: To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value.

• Ambidextrous

  • Definition: Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful.

• Augment

  • Definition: To make larger, increase.

• Bereft

  • Definition: Deprived of, made unhappy through a loss.

• Deploy

  • Definition: To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up.

• Dour

  • Definition: Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored.

• Fortitude

  • Definition: Courage in facing difficulties.

• Gape

  • Definition: To stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide.

• Gibe

  • Definition: To utter taunting words; an expression of scorn.

• Guise

  • Definition: An external appearance, cover, mask.

• Insidious

  • Definition: Intended to deceive or entrap; sly; treacherous.

• Intimation

  • Definition: A hint, indirect suggestion.

• Opulent

  • Definition: Wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose.

• Pliable

  • Definition: Easily bent, flexible; easily influenced.

• Reiterate

  • Definition: To say again, repeat.

• Stolid

  • Definition: Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull.

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• Tentative

  • Definition: Experimental in nature; uncertain; hesitant.

• Unkempt

  • Definition: Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained.

• Verbatim

  • Definition: Word for word; cautiously; with great care.

• Warily

  • Definition: Cautiously; with great care.

• Adroit

  • Definition: Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind.

• Amicable

  • Definition: Peaceable; friendly.

• Averse

  • Definition: Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling.

• Altruistic

  • Definition: Unselfish; concerned with the welfare of others.

• Assent

  • Definition: To express agreement.

• Benefactor

  • Definition: One who does good to others.

• Chivalrous

  • Definition: Marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly.

• Clemency

  • Definition: Mercy, humaneness; mildness.

• Dearth

  • Definition: A lack; scarcity; inadequate supply.

• Diffident

  • Definition: Shy, lacking self-confidence, modest, reserved.

• Discrepancy

  • Definition: A difference; a lack of agreement.

• Embark

  • Definition: To go aboard; to make a start; to invest.

• Facile

  • Definition: Easily done or attained; superficial; fluent.

• Indomitable

  • Definition: Unconquerable, refusing to yield.

• Infallible

  • Definition: Free from error; absolutely dependable.

• Plod

  • Definition: To walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly.

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• Pungent

  • Definition: Causing a sharp sensation; stinging; biting.

• Remiss

  • Definition: Neglectful in performance of one’s duty; careless.

• Repose

  • Definition: To rest; lie; place.

• Temerity

  • Definition: Rashness; boldness.

• Truculent

  • Definition: Fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly.

• Unfeigned

  • Definition: Sincere; real; without pretense.

• Virulent

  • Definition: Extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful.

• Affiliated

  • Definition: Associated, connected.

• Ascertain

  • Definition: To find out.

• Attainment

  • Definition: An accomplishment; the act of achieving.

• Bequeath

  • Definition: To give or pass on as an inheritance.

• Cogent

  • Definition: Forceful, convincing; relevant; to the point.

• Converge

  • Definition: To move toward one point; approach nearer together.

• Disperse

  • Definition: To scatter; spread far and wide.

• Esteem

  • Definition: To regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgment.

• Expunge

  • Definition: To erase; obliterate; destroy.

• Finite

  • Definition: Having limits; lasting for a limited time.

• Invulnerable

  • Definition: Not able to be wounded; shielded against attack.

• Malevolent

  • Definition: Spiteful; showing ill-will.

• Nonchalant

  • Definition: Cool and confident; unconcerned.

• Omniscient

  • Definition: Knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding.

• Panacea

  • Definition: A remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems.

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• Scrupulous

  • Definition: Exact, careful; attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled.

• Skulk

  • Definition: To move about stealthily; to lie in hiding.

• Supercilious

  • Definition: Proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority.

• Uncanny

  • Definition: Strange; mysterious; weird; beyond explanation.

• Venial

  • Definition: Easily excused; pardonable.