704: Day 7 Flashcards
Temporize
v. avoid committing oneself; gain time; also to effect a compromise metween
Fortitude
n. bravery; courage
Fetter
v. shackle
Malaise
n. uneasiness; distress
Aplomb
v. poise
Dissoulte
adj. loose in morals
Inure
v. accustom; harden
Provincial
adj. limited; local; belonging or particular to some particular province; having manners or viewpoints considered characteristic of rustics of a province, narrow or illiberal
Shrew
n. Scolding woman; a woman of violent speech
Acquit
v. To free from blame
Lateral
adj. Coming from the side
Mutilate
v. Maim
Leonine
adj. like a lion
Excision
n. the act of cutting out
Whimsical
adj. Capricious; fanciful; quaint
Latent
adj. dormant; hidden
Hubris
n. arrogance; excessive self-conceit; pride
Nostalgia
n. homesickness; longing for the past
Sinewy
adj. tough; strong and firm
Hone
v. sharpen
Macerate
v. to soften or separate into parts by soaking or steeping; to become thin or emaciated; waste away
Juggernaut
n. irresistible crushing force; any large, destructive force or object
Pariah
Social Outcast
Saturate
Soak Completely
