01 Flashcards
Arbiter
One who settles a dispute
Criterion
Factor or quality used to judge something
Dabble
To take a mild interest in something
Complacent
Smug
Connoisseur
Expert
Confectioner
Maker of candy
Egoist
One who pays much attention to the self
Emotive
Emotional
Equilibrium
Balance
Endow
To give talent, quality, or money to someone or something
Glutton
One who eats too much
Hangar
Shelter for airplanes
Guzzle
To drink quickly
Jack
Device for lifting something heavy
Kernel
The central or important part
Lethargic
Lazy
Malice
Hatred
Miser
A person who hates to spend money
Oscillate
To move back and forth
Painstaking
Very careful
Meritorious
Having value
Predicament
Problem
Prescience
Ability to predict the future; foresight.
Sever
To cut
Tangent
A sudden change of topic
Zany
Crazy
Witticism
Witty/Clever remark