2401-2450 Flashcards
disquiet
make uneasy or anxious
correlation
the relationship between things that happen or change together
understatement
a statement that makes something seem smaller, less important, etc., than it really is
prevalent
widespread; generally accepted
ignoble
unworthy; base in nautre; not noble
bracing
invigorating; energizing; stimulating; healthy and fresh
defame
to hurt the reputation of especially by saying things that are false or unfair
summit
the highest point of a mountain
improvise
to speak or perform without preparation
entangle
to cause to get caught in or twisted with something else
encapsulate
to show or express the main idea or quality of in a brief way
disuse
the state of not being in used; lack of use
blatant
very obvious and offensive
granulate
form into grains
regress
to return to an earlier and usually worse or less developed condition or state
provoke
to cause the occurrence of; to make happen
relapse
a return to a former state, regression, reversion
by virtue of
because of
derogatory
expressing a low opinion
stanza
division of a poem