9th Day Flashcards
Precarious
Adj. unstable or insecure
Caveat
N. a warning, caution, or protest
Preponderance
N. Superiority in weight, power, or importance
Querulous
Adj. Continually whining or complaining
Redoubtable
Adj. Deserving of respect; causing a scare
Rue
N. A regret about something
V. To regret, to grieve for
Sedulous
Adj. Steadily industrious; assiduous
Sidereal
Adj. Of or related to constellations or stars
Torrid
Adj. Intensely hot or scorching
Abet
V. To support
Acerbic
Adj. Acidic in taste
Charlatan
N. One who deceivingly claims to know
Crest
N. High Point
Crestfallen
Adj. Depressed, fallen from high, dejected
Dilapidate
V. Destroy
Enervate
Adj. Lack energy
Inert
Adj. Unable to move or resist motion
Precipitate
V. To cause to occur suddenly or abruptly
Prevaricate
V. To cover up the truth
Redolent
Adj. Giving off scent, fragrance
Specious
Adj. Appearing true although it is false
Stentorian
Very loud
Trepidation
N. Anxiety, fear