100-150 Flashcards
Peripheral
On or having to do with the outer edge
Penury
Extreme poverty
Proclivity
Tendency, leaning
Recalcitrant
Disobedient, resisting authority
Undulating
Moving in a wavelike manner
Volatile
Highly unstable; explosive
Ambiguous
Having more than one meaning
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Tolerance
Respect for the ways and views of others
Embellish
To decorate; I add fictitious details to
Efface
To erase; to make less noticeable
Conform
I fit in; to act in agreement with
Virtue
Moral excellence
Virtue-> purtue-> pure
Eulogy
High praise (usually for someone who has died)
Acquiesce
To give in
Competent
Capable; sufficiently skilled
Censor
To prevent publication of
Contempt
Strong dislike, scorn
Buoyant
Cheerful; capable of floating
Prodigal
Wasteful with money
Tact
Sensitivity, courtesy
Resilient
Capable of recovering quickly
Monarch
Ruler
“The monarch will be crowned”
Indulge
To give in to (a desire)
Dawdle
To waste time