Freshman Vocabulary Flash Cards PDF

Bootless -- Adj -- without result, gain or advantage; unavailing; useless. Brook -- noun -- a small stream 2) verb w/ object -- to bear; suffer; tolerate Buffet -- verb-- 1) a blow, as with the hand or fist; 2) a violent shock or concussion 3) verb w/ object -- to strike, as with the hand or fist...

Bootless -- Adj -- without result, gain or advantage; unavailing; useless. Brook -- noun -- a small stream 2) verb w/ object -- to bear; suffer; tolerate Buffet -- verb-- 1) a blow, as with the hand or fist; 2) a violent shock or concussion 3) verb w/ object -- to strike, as with the hand or fist 4) to strike against or push repeatedly 5) verb w/o object -- to struggle with blows of hand or fist Catastrophe -- noun -- 1) a sudden and widespread disaster 2) any misfortune, mishap, or failure; fiasco 3) a final event or conclusion, usually an unfortunate one; a disastrous end. Catharsis -- noun -- 1) the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. Through different kinds of art, as tragedy or music 2) PSYCHIATRY = psychotherapy that encourages or permits the discharge of pent-up, socially unacceptable affects; the discharge thereof. Caustic -- adj. -- 1) capable of burning, corroding, or destroying tissue 2) severely critical or sarcastic. Cede -- verb w/o object -- to yield or formally surrender to another. Censure -- noun -- 1) strong or vehement expression of disapproval 2) an official reprimand, as by a legislative body of one of its members 3) verb w/ object -- to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner 4) verb w/o object - to give adverse criticism, disapproval or blame. Chaos -- noun -- 1) a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order 2) any confused disorderly mass (a chaos of meaningless phrases) 3) the infinity of space or formless matter supposed to have preceded the existence of the ordered universe. Charlatan -- noun. -- a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; a quack. Chaste -- adj. -- 1) refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous 2) virgin 3) celibate 4) free from obscenity; decent 5) undefiled or stainless (chaste, white snow) 6) pure in style; not excessively ornamented; simple. Clairvoyant -- adj. -- 1) having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision 2) of, by, or pertaining to clairvoyance 3) noun -- a clairvoyant person. Coagulate -- verb w/ or w/o object -- 1) to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal. Coerce -- verb w/object -- 1) to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, esp. without regard for individual desire or volition or esp. by exploiting fear, anxiety, etc. Colossus -- noun -- 1) the legendary bronze statue of Helios at Rhodes 2) any statue of gigantic size 3) anything colossal, gigantic, or very powerful. Commence -- verb w/ or w/o object -- to begin; start. Complement -- noun -- 1) something that completes or makes perfect 2) the quantity or amount that completes anything 3) verb w/ object -- to complete or form a complement to. Compunction -- noun -- 1) a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for wrongdoing or causing pain; contrition; remorse Concur -- verb w/o object -- 1) to accord in opinion; agree 2) to cooperate; work together; combine; be associated 3) to coincide; occur at the same time (His graduation concurred with his birthday.) Congregate -- verb w/o object 1) to come together; assemble, esp. in large numbers 2) verb w/ object -- to bring together in a crowd, body, or mass; assemble; collect 3) adj. -- congregated; assembled.