Batch 8 vocabulary: 20 words with meanings
The 20 words in batch 8, each with a plain-English meaning. Tap a word for its picture card, example sentence, synonyms, antonyms and memory tip.
- Amass v.to gather or collect a large amount of something over time
- Anterior adj.situated at or toward the front, especially of a body or structure
- Arcane adj.understood by only a few people; mysterious or obscure
- Candor n.the quality of being open, honest and frank in what one says
- Concur v.to agree with an opinion, view or conclusion
- Denigrate v.to criticize unfairly or speak of as worthless; to belittle
- Disparate adj.fundamentally different in kind; not easily compared
- Extraneous adj.irrelevant or unrelated to the matter at hand; not essential
- Incongruity n.the state of being out of place or inconsistent with surroundings or expectations
- Ingenious adj.clever, original and inventive, especially in solving a problem
- Intercede v.to intervene on behalf of another, especially to plead or mediate
- Meticulousness n.extreme care and precision in attending to every detail
- Misconstrue v.to interpret words or actions wrongly; to misunderstand
- Muzzle v.to restrain someone from expressing opinions freely; to censor
- Nullify v.to make legally invalid, or to cancel out the effect of something
- Precarious adj.dangerously unstable or insecure; likely to fall or fail
- Prudence n.careful good judgment that avoids needless risk, especially in planning ahead
- Reciprocity n.the practice of exchanging things or favors with others for mutual benefit
- Scanty adj.barely sufficient in amount or extent; meager
- Synergy n.combined effort that produces a result greater than the sum of the separate parts