66 Words Wise People Know
Words for Smart Test Takers Ch. 3
단어 카드: 66
- 1.
- to comply with or assent to passively, by one's lack of objection or opposition
- 2.
- cheerful readiness or willingness
- briskness or liveliness
- 3.
- deviation from the norm
- peculiar or unusual event or phenomenon
- 4.
- to pacify or make content
- to concede to a beligerant demand in order to bring about peace
- 5.
- one who denies oneself life's material satisfactions and normal pleasures, usually as part of religious belief or discipline
- 6.
- commonplace
- trite
- insipid
- 7.
- any cause of ruin or destruction, lasting harm or injury, or woe
- 8.
- severe criticism, scolding, or default-finding
- 9.
- irritation marked by disappointment or humiliation
- 10.
- trickery or deception, usually used to gain an advantage or to evade
- 11.
- termpermental
- hotheaded
- irascible
- 12.
- peasantlike or rustic
- crude
- vulgar
- 13.
- nothing, zero, or null
- a worthless person or thing
- a distinctive emblem, monogram, or colophon
- 14.
- cautious
- wary
- leery
- 15.
- to use equal force against
- 16.
- believing easily
- gullible
- ingenuous
- 17.
- a person with a rude, irascible attitude
- 18.
- a political agitator and charismatic orator who appeals to emotions and prejudice
- 19.
- to express disapproval of
- 20.
- questionable
- of doubtful quality or properity
- 21.
- a mystery or puzzle
- a perplexing or baffling situation, occurrence, or person
- 22.
- lasting only a short time
- short-lived
- 23.
- an inscription on a monument in memory of a dead person
- 24.
- scholarly
- learned
- 25.
- to avoid or abstain from
- 26.
- suitable for a particular purpose
- practicable
- fitting for one's advantage or interest
- 27.
- to free or release from entanglement or engagement
- 28.
- frivolously comical
- funny
- witty
- 29.
- calm
- peaceful
- serene
- 30.
- a lengthy speech, especially a vehement, bombastic or chastising one
- 31.
- anything that foreshaows a future event
- omen
- 32.
- a pause or break in a sequence
- opening, aperture or gap
- chasm
- 33.
- an obvious exaggeration, intentionally used for emphasis and not to be taken literally
- 34.
- charmingly simple and carefree (lifestyle)
- 35.
- inappropriate under the circumstances
- ill-mannered
- insolent
- 36.
- poor
- destitute
- impoverished
- 37.
- relentless
- unyielding
- merciless
- 38.
- intuder or trespasser
- one who intrudes into the private affairs of others
- 39.
- unable to decide
- 40.
- praiseworthy
- commendable
- 41.
- talkative
- chatty
- 42.
- noble or elevated in mind
- generous
- 43.
- a person who hates or distrusts humankind
- 44.
- of or pertaining to the world or to earthly concerns
- 45.
- vague and indistinct, without definite form
- cloudy or hazy
- 46.
- to confuse
- to muddle
- to bewilder
- 47.
- a universal remedy for all ills
- cure-all
- 48.
- to cater to the morally low desires of others
- 49.
- a model or standard
- pattern
- example
- 50.
- a person or thing generally rejected or despised
- outcast
- 51.
- to treat condesendingly
- to talk down to
- to look down on
- 52.
- indifferent, apathetic or unemotional
- sluggish
- 53.
- overabundance
- excess
- surplus
- 54.
- natural tendency, inclination, or bent
- 55.
- to convert (or to attempt to convert) another to a belief system, ideology or sect
- 56.
- an expert or authority
- 57.
- the pure and concentrated essence of a substance
- 58.
- unruly
- resistant of authority
- disobedient, rebellious
- 59.
- to go back on one's promise or word
- to deny or renounce
- 60.
- prominent or conspicuous
- notable or significant
- 61.
- to officially approve, authorize, or support
- an action by a nation to force another nation into compliance with an agreement
- 62.
- disdainful in a haughty and arrogant way
- 63.
- adding nothing necessary or important
- excess, or surplus
- unnecessary
- 64.
- anger
- resentment
- sense of having been maligned or insulted
- 65.
- worthy of or commanding reverance, respect, or admiration, especially because of great age
- 66.
- without regard for what is morally right
- reckless
- unjustifiable