21-50 Flashcards
1
Q
To plot, scheme
A
Connive
2
Q
Increasing, building upon itself
A
Cumulative
3
Q
Believing the worst in others, especially that all acts are selfish
A
Cynical
4
Q
To lower the quality or esteem of something
A
Debase
5
Q
To criticise openly
A
Decry
6
Q
Showing respect for another’s authority
A
Deferential
7
Q
Quiet, modest, reserved
A
Demure
8
Q
To laugh at mockingly, scorn
A
Deride
9
Q
One who has total power and rules brutally
A
Despot
10
Q
Showing care in doing ones work
A
Diligent
11
Q
Overjoyed, thrilled
A
Elated
12
Q
Expressive, articulate, moving
A
Eloquent
13
Q
To steal money by falsifying records
A
Embezzle
14
Q
Sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were ones own
A
Empathy
15
Q
Ill will, hatred, hostility
A
Enmity
