Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

stadler

676-700

QuestionAnswer
alleged to assert without proof, to give as a plea
benevolent kindly, charitable
celerity swiftness in action or moving
compassion deep sympathy, pity
connoisseur expert with discriminating taste in some field esp. fine arts
emit to send out, give forth, to utter
evanescent tending to fade away, vanish
flabbergasted to amaze, dumbfounded
inadvertent not attentive, negligent, due to oversight
intimidate to make afraid, as with threats
lucrative producing wealth
nettle to irritate, vex
noisome harmful, noxious
nostalgia a longing for something long ago or far away
obsolescence to be obsolete, no longer in use
octogenarian a person between 80 and 89
ominous serving as an evil omen, threatening
opulence wealth, riches
palliate to lessen the severity of, to make appear less offensive
parable a story told to illustrate a moral
pathetic arousing pity or sadness
site a location
tyro a beginner
urbane polite and courteous in a smooth way
wane decrease in vigor or strength
Created by: rangerlove13
Popular English Vocabulary sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards