11A Flashcards
memorize
accessible
easy to approach or understand
acquiesce
give in; agree to someone’s demands/wishes
adhere
adherent
1) to stick to (like tape/adhesives)
2) obey (adhere to a law)
aesthetic
relating to beauty
altruism
altruistic
unselfish; generous; wanting to help fellow people
amiable
friendly, pleasant, easy to get along with
appease
make peace with by giving into their demands
aruous
requiring a lot of effort
aspire
desire; dream; a will to succeed; ambition
benign
kind; gentle; harmless
callous
insensitive to people’s emotions; hard-skinned
capricious
changing moods easily; impulsive; whimsical; unpredictable
conjure
summon an image as if by magic
coerce
force against one’s will
coherent
cohesive
1) agree to form a united whole; logically consistent or connect into a logical whole
2) united; together
complacent
self-satisfied; unwilling to improve
complement
complementary
1) a thing that completes or brings to perfection
2) harmonizing; supporting; matching
conjecture
an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
consensus
a general agreement
constituent
constitute
constitution
n. 1) a part of a whole 2) a voter
v. to form a whole
n. the whole; the structure; the makeup