2 Flashcards
Ensconce
To place securely; to conceal
Entreaty
A plea; an earnest request
Equivocal
Ambiguous; usually meant to deceive
Extant
Still in existence
Factitious
Artificial
Felicitous
Happy or delightful
Felling
Cutting down a tree; Killing
Forbearance
Patience; Lenience
Forestalled
Prevented or delayed beforehand
Fret
To worry or be annoyed
Galling
Very irritating
Germane
Important to the issue at hand; pertaining
Gilded
Covered with gold or having a golden color
Grate
To cause irritation
Gratis
Free
Gravity
Seriousness, importance
Heed
To give attention
Hie
To go quickly; to hasten
Homage
A reverential regard; respect shown by external action
Impalpable
Vague; not easily understood
Importunity
An insistent and pressing demand
Incorporeal
Having no material or tangible form
Ingenuity
Cleverness; inventiveness; resourcefulness
Inter
To deposit a dead body into a grave
Invidious
Causing ill will; offensive
Jaded
Weary from overuse; surfeited