2-1 Flashcards
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; to lessen; to diminish
abate
the state of being uncertain or stuck between two or more
options
ambivalence
shortness of time or duration; briefness; the quality of expressing
much in few words
brevity
to command, ordain, or decide with authority
decree
to encroach; trespass; infringe (usually followed by on or upon)
entrench
the practicality or possibility of something
feasibility
to startle into sudden activity; stimulate
galvanize
publicly shameful or humiliating
ignominious
an unnecessary burden
imposition
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, etc.
nuance
almighty and all-powerful
omnipotent
to openly express an opinion
opine
to remove or expel from a place or position occupied
oust
cranky, pouty, irritable
petulant
to put into law or formally declare
promulgate
a strange habit
quirk
the act or power of remembering or keeping things
retention
punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact
scrupulous
to move as ripples or in a wavy pattern
undulate
the capacity to operate or be sustained
viability
