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1. Review the words in a table
2. Click (memorize) in either column to begin
♦ Guess the answer in your head
♦ Click the buttons and follow the directions at the bottom of the table
♦ Or click on matching mode at the bottom of a table, after clicking on (memorize)
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| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | incessant | continual; never ceasing |
| gainsay | contradict; speak or act against |
| repugnant | offensive to the mind |
| polemic | controversy; argument in support of a point of view |
| colloquial | conversational; haying to do with or like conversation |
| cogent | convincing |
| emend | correct or improve |
| vitriolic | corrosive; sarcastic |
| serene | calm, peaceful, tranquil |
| enumerate | count; determine the number of |
| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | deference | courteous regard or respect |
| deferential | courteous; respectful or ingratiating |
| shroud | covers, protects, or screens; veil; shelter |
| pusillanimous | cowardly |
| artisan | craftsman; a worker in a skilled trade |
| pillory | criticize or ridicule |
| throng | crowd |
| quell | crush; subdue; put an end to |
| astute | cunning; having or showing a clever or shrewd mind |
| malediction | curse; slander |
Memorize both together
| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | conventional | customary; of, sanctioned by, or growing out of custom or usage |
| truncated | cut short |
| somber | dark and gloomy or dull |
| resplendent | dazzling; splendid |
| forensics | debate or formal argumentation |
| disingenuous | deceitful; lacking in candor; not frank |
| insidious | deceitful; treacherous |
| duplicity | deception by pretending to feel and act one way while acting another |
| decipher | decode; to make out the meaning of |
| embellish | decorate by adding detail; ornament |
| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | rancor | deep spite or malice |
| poseur | a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not |
| regale | delight with something pleasing or amusing |
| excoriate | denounce harshly |
| decry | denounce; to speak out against strongly and openly |
| turpitude | depravity |
| disarming | deprive of resentment; peaceable or friendly; win over |
| delineate | describe; to depict in words |
| culpable | deserving blame; blameworthy |
| decimate | destroy a great number |
Memorize both together
Memorize all (on this page)
Combines all tables on this page into one large table, and begins the memorization process:
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