1-7 Flashcards
assuage
to lesson or to calm
impotent
powerless
vapid
becoming old, lost interest
corset
ladies’ undergarment
ramrod
rigid, severe, straight
condescend
to assume an air of superiority
convey
a small flock (as in quail)
concede
yield, allow or acknowledge
quell
calm, pacify
benign
gentle disposition, showing kindness
ensuing
to follow in time or as a result
cleaved
cling
rendered
to cause to be or become
impudent
shamelessly bold (Haverfords or Simon Finch)
unsullied
untouched or unused
repertoire
all the special skills a person has
predilection
preferred way of doing something
foray
go somewhere or do something not normal for you
piety
devotion to religious duties or practices
indigenous
living naturally in that particular region
entailment
legal situation: paying with farm products for services
sojourn
to dwell in a place temporarily
onslaught
a fierce attack (or something resembling)
flinty
a hard rock - hard and firm
diminutive
smaller than ordinary
fractious
tending to be troublesome, mean or cross
compromise
an agreement reached through mutual concessions
discernible
understandable
auspicious
promising success
tacit
expressed without words, implied
chameleon
small lizard whose skin changes color
placid (ly)
tranquil, calm, serene
edification
instruction, moral improvement
quibbling
evasive, shifting from point at issue
prowess
extraordinary ability
ramshackle
riceity, tumbledown
palate
roof of mouth