1351-1400 Flashcards
endeavor
to attempt to fulfill commit commitment; reach; strive; to seriously or continually try to do
awe
solemn wonder
languid
weary; sluggish; listless; showing or having very little strength, energy, or activity
intoxicating
causing someone to have strong feelings of excitement or pleasure
flounder
struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter
idle
to spend time doing nothing or nothing useful
bygone
gone by; from a time in the past
gnaw
to bite or chew repeatedly
crest
the highest part or point of something
bellicose
having or showing a tendency to argue or fight
adrenaline
a substance that is released in the body of a person who is feeling a strong emotion
revert
relapse; backslide; turn back to
exacerbate
worsen; embitter
tinge
a slight trace or coloring
discount
to think of as having little importance or value
proclivity
inclination; natural tendency
abide
to accept or bear
uproarious
very noisy
acute
having or showing an ability to think clearly and to understand what is not obvious or simple about something
tether
tie with a rope
pave
to make it easier for something to happen or for someone to do something
peruse
read with care
drip
to have or show a large amount of something
induce
to cause to happen or exist
stigma
token of disgrace
incorporeal
lacking a material body; insubstantial
swarm
dense moving crowd
draconian
extremely severe
remiss
negligent
entrust
to give someone the responsibility of doing something or of caring for someone or something
backlash
a strong or violent reaction, as to some social or political change
propitious
favorable; fortunate; advantageous; likely to have or produce good results
dignitary
a person who has a high rank or an important position
apologist
a person who defends or supports something that is being criticized or attacked by other people
vehicle
the thing that allows something to be passed along, expressed, achieved, or shown
bourgeois
middle class; selfishly materialistic; duly conventional
fruitless
unproductive; without result; dully conventional
stupefy
to make numb with amazement; to stun into helplessness
discern
to discriminate; to see things clearly
respite
interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment
anomaly
irregularity
expedite
hasten; to cause to happen faster
merely
only, just
subsidiary
something secondary in importance or subordinate
beseech
to beg for something; to ask in a serious and emotional way to do something
conspire
to secretly plan with someone to do something that is harmful or illegal
perennial
of a plant; living for several years or for many years
conjecture
surmise; guess
sparing
not using or giving a lot of something; simple, plain
officious
meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services; used to describe an annoying person who tries to tell other people what to do in a way that is not wanted or needed
