101 Flashcards
Engender
Cause, create, encourage
Pervasive
Common, widely found
Exhaustive
Comprehensive
Unpalatable
Bad/ yucky tasting
Palatable
pleasant to taste
pallet
wooden mattress/cart
ameliorate
to make a bad situation better
exacerbate
to make a bad situation worse
mitigate
to make a bad situation less bad
assuage
to reassure, to make an unpleasant feeling less bad
monetize
to turn something into money
augment
to make something better
tenuous
insubstantial
abate
reduce/lessen
abase
to reduce/ lessen
abdicate
to give up a position of power/leadership
abduct
kidnap
aberration
differ from the norm
abet
encourage/aid/help
abhor
detest/hate
abide
put up with/remain
abject
pitiful/wretched
abjure
reject/renounce
abnegation
denial of comfort to oneself
abort
give up on something half finished
abridge
cut down/shorten
abrogate
abolish
abscond
sneak away
absolution
freedom from blame or guilt
abstain
restrain
abstruse
hard to comprehend
accede
agree
accentuate
highlight/ to stress