2101-2150 Flashcards
feat
an act or achievement that shows courage, strength, or skill
metamorphosis
a major change in the appearance or character of someone or something
salve
to make less painful
nondescript
not easily described; typical and uninteresting
ward off
to avoid being hit by
fabricate
to create or make up in order to trick people
recompense
compensation for loss, injury, etc.
magnate
person of prominence or influence; a person who has great wealth and power in particular business or industry
provisional
tentative; temporary
complacency
self-satisfaction; smugness
reassuring
making someone feel less afraid, upset, or doubtful
abstain
refrain
resilience
the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens
liable
legally responsible for something
delectable
very pleasant to taste or smell; delicious
prodigious
amazing or wonderful; very impressive
subterfuge
deceitful stratagem; trick; pretense
proceeding
a legal action
overriding
more important than anything else
fidget
to move or act in a nervous or restless way
metaphor
word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar
weather (v)
endure the effects of weather or other forces
tribulation
unhappiness, pain, or suffering
rebut
refute evidence or argument, to contradict, to prove to be false
elated
ver happy and excited
jaded
fatigued by overwork; exhausted
culinary
used in or relating to cooking
cursive
flowing, running
unfeasible
capable of being done, effected, or accomplished
overly
to an excessive danger; too
spontaneous
done or said in a natural and often sudden way and without a lot of thought or planning
disinterest
lack of interest
dissolute
used to describe someone whose way of living is considered morally wrong
inept
lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent
avalanche
a sudden great amount of something
traverse
go through or across
shambles
wreck; mess
oust
expel; drive out
coarse
having a rough quality
sacrosanct
too important and respected to be changed, criticized, etc.
rife with
full of
corporeal
bodily; material
circuitous
roundabout
tribute
something that you say, give, or do to show respect or affection for someone
mire
entangle; stick in swampy ground
replicate
to repeat or copy exactly
pillar
a basic fact, idea, or principle of something
redress
remedy; compensation
fluster
to make or become nervous or upset
indigenous
native