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Flocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abase | to lower |
| abate | to lessen |
| Abhor | to hate |
| abide | to put up with |
| Abject | of the most miserable or contemptible kind |
| abrogate | to abolish |
| Abscond | to sneak away and hide |
| abundant | a great number |
| accede | to agree |
| accommodating | obliging |
| accost | to approach or confront aggressively |
| affable | friendly (not amiable) |
| Affluent | rich |
| Agoraphobia | an abnormal fear of open or public spaces |
| alacrity | speed |
| algid | frigid |
| Allay | to soothe |
| alleviate | to relieve |
| altercation | an argument |
| amble | to stroll |
| amiable | friendly (not affable) |
| Anxiety | uneasiness |
| apparitional | ghostly |
| arbitrator | one who settles controversy between two sides |
| Ascetic | one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline |
| Assuage | to ease |
| atone | to apologize |
| Austere | very bare |
| belligerent | contentious |
| benevolent | kind |
| benign | nonthreatening |
| berate | to scold severely |
| bereft | without |
| bilk | to cheat |
| blandish | to coax through flattery |
| boisterous | loud |
| brumal | wintry |
| buffet | to hit or strike |
| burgeon | to come forth |
| cadence | rhythm |
| calumny | an attempt to defame another's reputation |
| camaraderie | cheerful unity among a group |
| Canvas | a piece of cloth on which an artist paints |
| cavort | to prance |
| chastise | to criticize |
| choreographed | arranged |
| circumlocution | indirect language |
| circumspect | cautious |
| clairvoyant | able to see and detect things that others cannot |
| Claustrophobia | an abnormal fear of closed or crowded spaces |
| cogent | intelligent |
| colossus | an enormous structure |
| comatose | lethargic |
| commendable | worthy of praise |
| commodious | spacious |
| compel | to force |
| concede | to give in |
| conciliatory | agreeable |
| concoct | to make up or invent |
| cosmopolitan | wordly |
| daft | insane |
| Daunting | intimidating |
| defame | to destroy the reputation of |
| deft | skilled |
| Defunct | no longer used or existing |
| delude | to deceive |
| Derelict | run-down |
| Desolate | deserted |
| Despondent | discouraged |
| Destitute | impoverished |
| Diaphanous | transparent |
| diaphanous | transparent |
| dictate | to pronounce |
| Dilapidated | in state of disrepair |
| diligent | careful |
| diminutive | miniature |
| discreet | prudent or inconspicuous |
| Domicile | a residence |
| douse | to drench |
| elocution | the art of public speaking |
| elucidate | to clarify |
| Enervate | to weaken |
| entomology | the study of insects |
| envious | jealous |
| erect | to construct |
| Exacerbate | to make more violent |
| exorbitant | excessive |
| extol | to praise highly |
| extravagant | excessive |
| fabricate | to invent |
| facile | easy |
| fatuous | silly |
| fawn | to show affection through flattery |
| fecund | fertile |
| Feral | savage |
| fetter | to restrain |
| fey | magical |
| figurative | symbolic |
| flabbergasted | astounded |
| flaccid | limp |
| flattery | compliments |
| flout | to scorn |
| forage | to rummage |
| forestall | to delay |
| Forlorn | lonely |
| Formidable | arousing fear or alarm |
| fortify | to strengthen |
| fortuitous | lucky |
| gay | happy |
| gilded | covered with a thin layer of gold |
| goad | to urge |
| goad | to urge |
| grandiose | extraordinary |
| gregarious | sociable |
| gregarious | sociable |
| guile | deceitful actions or behavior |
| hapless | unlucky |
| Harrowing | agonizing |
| hiatus | an interruption in continuity |
| hiemal | wintry |
| hierarchy | a ranking system of groups or individuals |
| idolatrous | worshiping excessively an object or person |
| impecunious | excessively poor |
| impudent | rude |
| incessant | without interruption |
| inclement | stormy |
| indignation | anger due to an unfair situation |
| inextricable | hopelessly confused or tangled |
| ingenious | marked by special intelligence |
| inimical | hostile |
| iniquity | a wicked act |
| innocuous | harmless |
| inquisitor | someone who asks questions or makes an inquiry |
| invective | a verbal attack |
| inveterate | habitual |
| jubilant | joyful |
| juvenile | young or immature (not puerile) |
| laceration | a cut |
| lachrymose | tearful |
| latent | present but hidden |
| laud | to applaud or praise |
| lethargic | lazy |
| lewd | vulgar |
| libel | a statement that gives an unjust or unfavorable representation of a person or thing |
| licentious | immoral |
| limpid | clear |
| linchpin | something that holds separate things together |
| loquacious | talkative |
| magnanimous | generous |
| malevolent | having intent to harm others |
| malicious | malevolent |
| malign | to slander |
| mandatory | required |
| manifest | to show clearly |
| masticate | to chew |
| meager | lacking in quality or stature |
| mediate | to intervene |
| mendacious | inclined to lie or mislead |
| meritorious | deserving of praise or merit |
| munificent | generous |
| myopic | short-sighted |
| myriad | many |
| narrate | to tell a story |
| nefarious | horribly villainous |
| neologism | the creation of new words |
| neonate | a newborn baby |
| notoriety | infamy |
| obsequious | submissive |
| officious | offering unwanted help or service |
| ostracize | to exclude from a community |
| Pacify | to soothe |
| paragon | model of perfection |
| pariah | an outcast |
| patent | clear |
| pedagogue | a school teacher |
| perfunctory | showing little enthusiasm |
| persevere | to persist |
| peruse | to examine carefully |
| pervasive | inclined to spread throughout |
| petulance | irritability |
| placate | to soothe |
| plethora | plenty |
| pliable | flexible |
| poach | to hunt or fish illegally |
| poised | balanced |
| profane | indecent |
| profuse | abundant |
| propriety | decency |
| prudent | cautious |
| puerile | immature (not juvenile) |
| pugnacious | belligerent |
| punctilious | eager to follow rules |
| Quaint | old-fashioned |
| quotidian | daily |
| radiant | bright |
| ratiocinate | to think |
| Raze | to demolish |
| recalcitrant | defiant |
| recapitulate | to repeat |
| redact | to revise |
| Redoubtable | formidable |
| Reel | to be thrown off balance or feel dizzy |
| render | to say |
| Renovate | to restore |
| Reprehensible | deserving of criticism |
| repudiate | to reject |
| Requisition | a demand for goods |
| restitution | compensation |
| retaliation | revenge |
| retribution | vengeance |
| sacrosanct | sacred |
| scurrilous | crude |
| Sedate | to calm |
| seer | a fortune teller (not soothsayer) |
| seminal | original |
| serendipity | the act of finding things not sought |
| slander | a false statement to damage the reputation of another (not libel or malign) |
| Sobriety | moderation from excess |
| soothsayer | a fortune teller (not seer) |
| spectral | ghostly (not apparitional) |
| spurious | false but intended to seem believable or possible |
| Strenuous | requiring tremendous strength or energy |
| subsist | to live |
| surreptitious | done in a secret or stealthy way |
| sycophant | a self-serving flatterer |
| synopsis | a summary |
| Taciturn | not inclined to talk |
| tedious | boring |
| telepathic | capable of reading minds |
| timorous | fearful |
| tome | a large book |
| trek | to walk |
| truculent | eager to fight |
| ultimate | the last part |
| umbrage | anger |
| upbraid | to criticize |
| vast | enormous |
| verbose | wordy |
| voluminous | large |
| weather | to withstand or survive a situation |
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