12th Night - 3rd List Flashcards
Abhor
Find repugnant; to feel hatred for
ex: “every fiber within my being absolutely abhors pool parties”
Approbation
Official acceptance or agreement
ex: “a plan that has won the approbation of the mayor”
Beseech
Ask for or request earnestly; to beg for urgently or anxiously
ex: “to do that, Oliver had to beseech the states to take a stand and ratify the ERA”
Bestow
Give as a gift; put to use
ex: “he had chosen to bestow his spare time to study”
Capacity
The power to learn/retain knowledge; the maximum amount that can be contained
ex: “the large seating capacity”
Chide
Scold or remind serverely or angrily; to disprove an action
ex: “the teacher had to chide the student who didn’t do their homework”
Coffer
A chest especially for storing values; a recessed panel in a vault
ex: “put the money in the coffer”
Commendation
A message expressing a favorable opinion; something (formal citation) that commands
ex: “their hardworking deserves a commendation”
Compliment
A remark expressing praise and admiration; a formal act/expression of respect
ex: “the mayor paid him the compliment of escorting him”
Conscience
Motivation deriving from ethical/moral principles; the feeling of guilt about something
ex: “a guilty conscience”
Corruption
Moral perversions; dishonest proceeding or bribery
ex: “the bank had gone through corruption due to the dishonest employees”
Courteous
Characterized by politeness and gracious good manner
ex: “in the subway train in Japan, when people are not necessarily in a food manners, they are nevertheless be courteous”
Crave
Plead of ask for earnestly; to long for, want greatly
example: “to crave sweets, crave affections”
Defy
Challenge; to challenge (a person) to do something that’s impossible
ex: “they wanted to defy him to jump off the bridge”
Desirous
Having/ expressing an inclination to want something; having a wish/desire for
ex: “desirous of high political office”
Entreat
Ask/request earnestly; to make a request or petition
ex: “the principal wanted to entreat the students by signing a petition about enforcing uniforms”
Exasperate
Make furious; irritate to a high degree, annoy extremely
ex: “he was exasperated by the unreasonable delays in traffic”
Favor
A feeling of positive regard; goodwill
ex: “to win the favor of the king”
Grace
The free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God; courteous goodwill
ex: “at least he has the grace to admit his debt to her”
Grieve
Cause to feel sorrow; great sadness
ex: “she grieved over his death for nearly four years”
Laudable
Worthy of high praise; praiseworthy, commendable
ex: “reorganizing the files was a laudable idea”
Mercy
Leniency and compassion shown towards offenders; an act of kindness, compassion, favor
ex: “she had shown mercy towards her friends”
Obstruction
The physical condition of blocking or filling a passage; something that obstructs (blocks, closes up w/an obstacle)
ex: “Obstructions for navigations”
Prospect
The possibility of future success; the outlook for the future
ex: “good business prospects”
