03 Flashcards
Affable
Likable; friendly
Ailing
Sick; ill
Alias
False name
Appease
To calm; to soothe
Aptly
Appropriately
Arid
Dry
Ballad
Song that tells a story
Convex
Curved like the outer surface of a globe
Corrupt (adj., v.)
Wicked; to make morally bad
Courier
Messenger
Defame
To attack someone’s reputation
Deport
To send an unwanted person out of the country
Desolate
Isolated; alone
Detour
Path that goes off the main road
Dilute
To make weaker; to add water
Disintegration
Breaking into small pieces
Distillation
Purification
Dumbfound
To surprise; to stun
Emend
To correct a text
Enfeeble
To weaken
Expulsion
Removal; rejection
Fluctuate
To rise and fall; to shift; to change back and forth
Fret
To worry
Gauge
Instrument used for measuring; to measure
Giddy
Dizzy; silly
Grimy
Dirty
Heralded
Announced; publicized
Hilarity
Lightheartedness
Horticulture
Gardening; science of growing plants
Hydraulic
Operated by water pressure
Impound
To seize and keep by law; to put in prison
Inadvertent
Unintentional; accidental
Incentive
Reward; encouragement
Incongruous
Strange; out of place
Indebted
Owing money or gratitude
Indiscriminate
Random; making no distinctions
Indulgent
Pampering; spoiling
Inhibit
To hold back; keep in
Inpatient
A person who stays overnight at a hospital for treatment.
Itinerant
Traveler; traveling
Kinsfolk
Relatives; family members
Nonentity
A nobody; a person without character
Noxious
Harmful
Opaque
Hard to understand; not see-through
Passive
Not active
Philanthropic
Promoting social good; generous
Premature
Happening before expected time
Pretext
Pretense; excuse
Promiscuous
Not choosy; having sex with many partners
Raucous
Harsh-sounding
Repentance
Expression of guilt or sorrow
Rout
A crushing defeat; to force out; to defeat badly
Saturate
To soak thoroughly
Sedative
Tranquilizer
Serviceable
Useful; ready for service
Stalemate
Situation where no one wins; draw or tie
Subdue
To bring under control; to conquer
Syllabus
List of assignments for a class
Talisman
Magical charm
Zest
Enthusiasm