1-50 Flashcards
Bide
To remain in a condition or state; wait
Consent
To approve; agree; yield
Volition
A conscious choice or decision
Nascent
Coming into being; being born
Amplify
To make larger
Lurid
Causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid; growing like fire through a haze
Own
To admit, esp. Taking personal responsibility for one’s own actions or thoughts
Collude
To plot secretly for a deceitful or illegal purpose
Tally
To count; add
Disarray
Confusion, disorder
Tepid
Moderately warm; lacking force or enthusiasm
Conjecture
An inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence
Pious
Exhibiting reverence and religious observation
Abet
To encourage, assist, or support, usually in wrongdoing
Interloper
One who interferes with the affairs of others; a meddler
Subsequent
Happening afterward; following in order
Surmise
To infer something by intuition or with slender evidence
Jot
To write briefly and hastily
Discern
To perceive and understand so as to make distinctions
Blight
A plant disease; something that impairs growth, process, or prosperity