851-875 Flashcards
bait
to torment or harass
score
to make cuts or lines on
belligerent
eager to fight
autocracy
rule by one person with unlimited power
vitality
the force that distinguishes life from death
suffuse
to spread through
ambiguous
having more than one possible interpretation
painstaking
very thorough
diaphanuous
transparent fine texture
innuendo
an indirect suggestion about someone or something
callow
inexperienced
remedial
supplying a remedy
solemn
serious; grave
expanse
a large amount
largess
generosity in giving gifts
impair
to make worse
gracious
having or showing kindness, courtesy, charm
immaterial
not significant
intevene
to come between two things
stultify
to cause to lose interest, become bored
lofty
very high; noble
recant
to formally take back a previous statement
emanate
to send forth
coin
to devise a new word or phrase
arduous
difficult