Inept English Flashcard Inept English Flashcard (adj) /ɪˈnept/ unskilled and incompetent – inexpert – clumsy: I cannot forgive your inept public statement about me and my decent intentions. Parts of Speech Noun: ineptness Noun: ineptitude Adverb: ineptly Antonyms competent
Competence English Flashcard Competence English Flashcard (noun) ˈkɒm.pɪ.tənts/ US /ˈkɑːm.pə.ţənts/ the necessary skill and ability to do something appropriately – capability: His unquestionable competence in mind reading has amazed me. Antonyms incompetence Parts of Speech Adjective: competent Adverb: competently Noun: competency
Willing English Flashcard Willing English Flashcard (adj) /ˈwɪl.ɪŋ/ being happy and eager to do something enthusiastically – eager, zealous, enthusiastic: We’re all willing to take this chance and work on the project. Parts of Speech Noun: willingness Adverb: willingly Antonyms unwilling
Proverb English Flashcard Proverb English Flashcard (noun) /ˈprɒv.ɜːb/ US /ˈprɑː.vɝːb/ a short and well-known sentence or statement which generally has a didactic message or expresses something which is usually true – saying: “When in Rome, do as Romans do” is a famous proverb in English. Parts of Speech Adjective: proverbial Adverb: proverbially
Knowledgeable English Flashcard Knowledgeable English Flashcard (adj) /ˈnɒl.ɪ.dʒə.bļ/ US /ˈnɑː.lɪ-/ knowing so much – well-informed: He’s a knowledgeable lecturer in the field of personal improvement and self-development. Parts of Speech Noun: knowledge Noun: knowledgeability Verb: know Adverb: knowledgeably Antonyms ignorant, unintelligent
Prevent English Flashcard Prevent English Flashcard (verb) /prɪˈvent/ to stop somebody or something from doing something or to stop something from happening – stop: He’s so resolute that nothing can prevent him from fulfilling his dreams. Parts of Speech Noun: prevention Adjective: preventive Adjective: preventable Adverb: preventively Antonyms allow, encourage
Placate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Placate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /pləˈkeɪt/ US /ˈpleɪ.keɪt/ (verb) to comfort someone and make them feel less angry, soothe, pacify, conciliate, calm down, mollify, appease, propitiate, satisfy, assuage: I sent her a letter of condolence in the hope that she would slightly be placated after the tragic loss of her mother. Parts …
Impecunious GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Impecunious GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/ (adj) having not enough money, poor, penniless, impoverished, indigent, struggling, deprived, underprivileged, disadvantaged, broke, destitute, poverty-stricken: He started his career as an impecunious employee, and soon became the CEO of the very company. Antonyms affluent, rich, wealthy Parts of Speech Noun: impecuniousness Adverb: impecuniously
Engender GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Engender GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ɪnˈdʒen.dəʳ/ US /-dɚ/ (verb) to cause a particular situation or feeling to happen or exist, trigger, generate, create or cause, produce, give rise to, bring about, stimulate, provoke, prompt, give birth to, propagate, spawn: His challenging questions in the meeting engendered so much controversy among the participants. …
Possess English Flashcard Possess English Flashcard (verb) /pəˈzes/ to own or have something or to have a specific quality or attribute: He was arrested by the police due to possessing heroin. Parts of Speech Noun: possession Noun: possessor Adjective: possessive Adjective: possessed Adverb: possessively Antonyms lose, lack