Abdicate-Cliche Flashcards
Absolute
not qualified or diminished in any way; total
Abdicate
(of a monarch) renounce one’s throne
Accost
approach and address someone boldly or aggressively
Adamant
refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind
Adverse
preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable
Agrarian
of or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land
Allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
Amiable
having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
Antithesis
a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
Arduous
involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
Augment
make something greater by adding to it; increase
Benefactor
a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause
Cadence
a modulation or inflection of the voice
Censure
express severe disproval of; typically in a formal statement
Cliche
a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original though