701-725 Flashcards
insolent
boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; impertinent; impudent
benefactor
one who helps and supports others
quash
to suppress completely
profuse
giving or pouring forth freely; generous
ruthless
having no compassion or pity
primordial
living or existing at the very beginning
naive
simple; childlike; lacking worldly wisdom
mare
a female horse
despoil
to deprive something of value
teeming
overfilled; crowded; pouring out
glutton
one who eats too much
leeway
margin; room for freedom of action
martinet
one who is strict in discipline, and enjoys authority too much
paroxysm
a sudden convulsion or outburst; a fit
dally
to waste time; loiter
concur
to agree
precept
a rule of action or conduct
spendthrift
one who spends money wastefully
diligent
painstaking and steady
exhume
to dig up out of the ground
querulous
inclined to find fault; complaining; full of complaint
impel
to push something into motion
overweening
excessively arrogant; overbearing
turbulence
commotion or wild disorder
eulogy
a speech or written tribute in praise of someone who has died
amend
to improve through change or correction
beguile
to deceive by charm
charade
an obvious pretense or deception
devout
devoted to relgioion; sincere
impasse
to waste time; loiter
impotent
powerless; helpless; ineffective
mar
to damage
noxious
bad for health; harmful; poisonous
pusillanimous
cowardly
querulous
inclined to find fault; complaining; full of complaint
resuscitate
revive
refuse
garbage
rummage
to search throughly by handling or disarranging the contents of
scintilla
a small amount; a spark
specter
a ghost; a disturbing image or prospet
sanctimonious
pretending holiness; hypocritically devout
scaapegoat
one who takes blame
seethe
to be violently excited; to boil
impasse
dead-end
undulate
to move in a wave like motion
repartee
a quick wity reply;
vagrant
a person who wanders from place to place
vendetta
a bitter feud or quarrel
zest
hearty enjoyment; flavor or enjoyment
glutton
one who eats to much
