7 Flashcards
Brash adj.
brashness
Brashly
Reckless
Confident or aggressive, lacking regard for consequences
Lucy’s brashness often got her into trouble at school.
Clarify
Clarification
Explain
Chapter 2 in the textbook clarifies the process of osmosis.
Conceal
Concealment
Hide
The concealment of the evidence made his case more difficult to prove.
Confirm
Confirmed adj.
confirmation
Prove
To make certain, give support
We have just received confirmation of your reservation on the flight to Los Angeles.
Convenient adj.
Convenience n.
Conveniently
Practical
The investigator suspected that the disappearance of the evidence was too convenient to be accidental.
Core n., Adj.
Chief
The central or most important part of something
The core of an apple is not edible.
Critical adj. critique v. Criticism n. Critic n. Critically adv.
Dangerous
The runner accepted criticism from his coach very well.
Discrepancy n.
Inconsistency
A difference between things that should be similar or equal
There is usually a discrepancy between how coffee smells and how it tastes.
Distort v.
Distortion n.
Distorted adj.
Deform
To change from the original shape or condition, usually in an unnatural way
Time and space are distorted when traveling at the speed of light.
Diverse adj.
diversity n.
Diversify v.
Diversely
Different
Various, distinct from others
Eventually adv.
Finally
To happeyat some time in the future, usually gradually
Prosperous adj.
prosperously
Prosper v.
Prosperity n.
Thriving
Successfully, wealthy
Bacteria prosper under the proper conditions.
Purposefully adv.
perposeful adj.
purposely adv.
purpose n.
Deliberately
The course syllabus was designed purposefully to be easy to follow.
Reveal v.
Revealingly
Revealing adj.
revelation n.
Disclose
To uncover, to expose
The report made some revelations about the nature of the conflict.
Scarcely
Scarce adj.
scarcity n.
Hardly
Almost not
Due to the scarcity of water, a rationing (jirebandi) plan was established.
