21-40 Vocab Flashcards
Acquiesce
(Verb) to give in
Benevolent
(Adj) kind or generous
(Noun) benevolence
Benign
(Adj) not causing harm or damage/ harmless
Enthrall
(Verb) to hold the attention of someone by being very exciting, interesting, or beautiful/ to amaze
Exemplary
(Adj) serving as a desirable model/ good example
Infamous
(Adj) well known for being bad: known for evil acts or crimes/ causing people to think you’re bad or evil
Gratis
(Adj) free
(Adverb) do something for free
Ghastly
(Adj)very shocking or horrible/ bad
Glutton
(Noun) a person who eats too much/ someone who wants a large amount of something
Loathe
(Verb) to hate someone or something very much
Morbid
(Adj) relating to unpleasant subjects such as death/not healthy or normal
Preoccupied with gloomy or unpleasant things such as death
An abnormal or unhealthy I treat in disturbing or unpleasant subjects
Atrophy
(Noun) gradual loss of muscle or flesh usually because of disease or lack of use
Declining strength or vigor due to underuse or neglect
Caustic
(Adj) able to destroy or burn something by chemical action
Very harsh and critical
Desiccate
(Verb) to dry up/ to preserve a food by drying
Dehydrated
(Adj) desiccated
Disdain
(Noun) a feeling of strong dislike or disapproval or something or someone you think does not deserve respect