10th Day Flashcards
Daft
Adj. Foolish
Affability
N. Likable quality
Deft
Adj. Capable, skillful
Diffidence
Adj. Lacking confidence
Distillate
N. The condensed liquid product resulting from distillation; essence
Efface
V. To obliterate or make indistinct; to make inconspicuous
Effete
Adj. Depleted of vitality; weak; infertile
Effulgent
Adj. bright, shining
Enfeeble
V. To make weak
Jaundice
V. To affect adversely
Lofty
Adj. Something being high; exalted, Noble
Nefarious
Adj. Wicked, evil
Obfuscate
V. To make unclear, confused
Officious
Adj. Meddlesome; unofficial
Offish
Adj. prone to be reserved and aloof
Parry
V. To deflect, fend off, evade
Parse
V. To read and analyze grammar
Penitent
Adj. Feeling sorrow and shame over act of sin committed
Perforate
V. To make rows of holes in paper to make it easier to tear off
Raffish
Adj. Cheaply or showily vulgar; Characterized by a carefree unconventionality
Refractory
Adj. Resistant to authority, control, pressure, or heat
Suffuse
V. To fill or spread over with fluid color or light
Unflappable
Adj. Not easily perturbed, persistently calm
Veer
V. To change direction abruptly