venona

Poco T. (Japan)
70 words 1 learner

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. flaw
    an imperfection in an object or machine
  2. blemish
    a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something
  3. animadvert
    express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark
  4. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  5. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  6. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  7. deduct
    make a subtraction
  8. deduce
    reason from the general to the particular
  9. unfounded
    without a basis in reason or fact
  10. incompatible
    not in harmonious or agreeable combination
  11. dissenter
    a person who objects to some established policy
  12. dissident
    a person who objects to some established policy
  13. detain
    cause to be slowed down or delayed
  14. mar
    cause to become imperfect
  15. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  16. whitewash
    wash consisting of lime and size in water
  17. under fire
    subjected to enemy attack or censure
  18. falsify
    make false by mutilation or addition
  19. sidestep
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
  20. unreserved
    not reserved
  21. obituary
    a notice of someone's death
  22. fallout
    radioactive particles that settle after a nuclear explosion
  23. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
  24. wretch
    someone you feel sorry for
  25. verdict
    findings of a jury on issues submitted to it for decision
  26. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  27. hurl
    throw forcefully
  28. vehement
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
  29. dismay
    the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  30. credential
    a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
  31. impartial
    free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
  32. embark
    go on board
  33. grave
    a place for the burial of a corpse
  34. notoriety
    the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
  35. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  36. ulnar artery
    large artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand
  37. dismiss
    stop associating with
  38. farce
    a comedy characterized by broad satire
  39. crude
    belonging to an early stage of technical development
  40. intimidation
    the act of scaring a weaker person to make them do something
  41. bolster
    support and strengthen
  42. devoid
    completely wanting or lacking
  43. rigid
    incapable of or resistant to bending
  44. dirigible
    a steerable self-propelled aircraft
  45. distract
    draw someone's attention away from something
  46. tameness
    the attribute of having been domesticated
  47. genuinely
    in accordance with truth or fact or reality
  48. unremarkable
    found in the ordinary course of events
  49. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  50. quotidian
    found in the ordinary course of events
  51. fraudulent
    intended to deceive
  52. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  53. dossier
    papers containing detailed information about a person
  54. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  55. undue
    not appropriate or proper in the circumstances
  56. ad hoc
    for or concerned with one specific purpose
  57. doctorate
    one of the highest earned degrees conferred by a university
  58. unattributable
    not attributable
  59. fall guy
    a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
  60. riposte
    a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying
  61. vasoconstriction
    decrease in the diameter of blood vessels
  62. fanciful
    indulging in or influenced by the imagination
  63. reinforce
    strengthen and support
  64. contend
    compete for something
  65. sever
    set or keep apart
  66. seep
    pass gradually or leak or as if through small openings
  67. rake
    a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head
  68. geostrategy
    government and military planning as it relates to land
  69. intrinsic
    belonging to a thing by its very nature
  70. prestigious
    having an excellent reputation; respected
Created on Mon Apr 13 07:14:04 EDT 2009 (updated Tue Sep 08 22:46:20 EDT 2009)

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.