901-950 Flashcards
euthanasia
an easy and painless death; the act or practice of causing death painlessly to end suffering
industrious
diligent; hard-working
infuse
cause to take in and be filled with; instill; to introduce into
sage
person celebrated for wisdom
consolidate
to join together to become more effective, to become stronger; to combine into a whole; unify
impoverish
to make poor
capture
to get and hold
discipline
a field of study; a subject that is taught
forestall
to prevent something from happening; to hinder by taking action beforehand; to get ahead of or head off
latent
potential but undeveloped; dormant; used to describe something that exists but is not active or cannot be seen
decisive
able to make choices quickly and confidently
de facto
in fact; actually existing
lugubrious
mournful; full of sadness or sorrow; very sad especially in an exaggerated or insincere way
callous
hardened; unfeeling
genial
cheerful and pleasant, friendly, helpful
integrity
the quality of being honest and fair
luminous
shing; issuing light
displace
to take the job or position of
interject
to interrupt with; to interrupt what someone else is saying with
invulnerable
incapable of injury; impossible to harm, damage, or defeat