5&6π©π©π©π©π©π© Flashcards
AmeliorateππΏππΏππΏππΏππΏ
To make better, to improve
Acrimonious π¨π¨π¨
Caustic
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Docile, obedient
Amorphous
Shapeless, having no definite form
Buoyant
Capable of floating, cheerful
Cajole
To coax, to wheedle, to persuade with flattery
Calamity
A serious event causing distress
Debase
To reduce in dignity or quality
Efface
To erase, to wear away
Elucidate
To make clear, to explain
Ephemeral
Lasting a short period of time, fleeting
Ferocity
Savagery
Flourish
To thrive, to grow well
Haughty
Arrogant, excessively proud
Impervious
Incapable of being entered or penetrated, unable to damage
Inana
Lacking meaning, insipid
Indolence
Laziness
Infallible
Incapable of error
Inscrutable
Difficult to understand
Languid
Slow, sluggish
Malice
Desire to harm others
Oblique
Slanting, indirect, evasive
Opulence
Wealth, affluence, abundance
Penitent
Showing or feeling regret
Perfunctory
Acting routinely with little care
Antiquated
Obsolete, out of fashion
Arable
Fit for plowing
Ascendancy
Domination, growing power
Atrophy
To waste away, to wither
Clandestine
Secret
Conciliate
To reconcile, to pacify
Cursory
Superficial, casual, hasty
Derision
Scoffing at
Enmity
Hatred
Extricate
To free, to disentangle
Forbearance
Patience
Frivolous
Lacking in seriousness
Garrulous
Talkative
Impetuous
Violent, impulsive
Industrious
Skillfully busy
Infamous
Having a bad reputation
Insolence
Insulting behavior
Levity
Flippancy
Oblivion
State of being forgotten
Paradoxical
Something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct
Perjury
False testimony under oath
Rancor
Bitter, deep set ill will
Psychophunt
A self-serving flatterer
Vacillating
Changing, fluctuating
Vivid
Bright, distinct, clear