100 Words Flashcards
abhor
abhor
(v.) to hate, detest (Because he always wound up getting hit in the head when he tried to play cricket, Marcin began to abhor the sport).
acquiesce
acquiesce
(v.) to agree without protesting (Though Mr. Pospieszny wanted to stay outside and work in his garage, when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner, he acquiesced to her demands.)
alacrity
alacrity
(n.) eagerness, speed (For some reason, Simon loved to help his girlfriend whenever he could, so when his girlfriend asked him to set the table he did so with alacrity.)
amiable
amiable
(adj.) friendly (An amiable fellow, Neil got along with just about everyone.)
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appease
appease
v.) to calm, satisfy (When Jerry cries, his mother gives him chocolate to appease him.
arcane
arcane
adj.) obscure, secret, known only by a few (The professor is an expert in arcane Kashubian literature.
avarice
avarice
n.) excessive greed (The banker’s avarice led him to amass an enormous personal fortune.
brazen
brazen
(adj.) excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious (Critics condemned the writer’s brazen attempt to plagiarise Frankow-Czerwonko’s work.)
brusque
brusque
adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive (Simon’s brusque manner sometimes offends his colleagues.
cajole
cajole
v.) to urge, coax (Magda’s friends cajoled her into drinking too much.
callous
callous
adj.) harsh, cold, unfeeling (The murderer’s callous lack of remorse shocked the jury.
candor
candor
(n.) honesty, frankness (We were surprised by the candor of the politician’s speech because she is usually rather evasive.)
chide
chide
v.) to voice disapproval (Hania chided Gregory for his vulgar habits and sloppy appearance.
circumspect
circumspect
(adj.) cautious (Though I promised Marta’s father I would bring her home promptly by midnight, it would have been more circumspect not to have specified a time.)
clandestine
clandestine
(adj.) secret (Announcing to her boyfriend that she was going to the library, Maria actually went to meet George for a clandestine liaison.)