Audacious-Commendable Flashcards
audacious
(adj.) - excessively bold
augment
(v.) - to increase or make larger
austere
(adj.) - very bare, bleak, simple
baleful
(adj.) - harmful, threatening
bard
(n.) - a poet, often a singer as well
battery
(n.) - an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together
belligerent
(adj.) - contentious, ready to fight
benevolent
(adj.) - kind, good, caring
benign
(adj.) - non-threatening, innocuous
berate
(v.) - to scold severely
bereft
(adj.) - without, devoid of
bide
(v.) - to wait, or remain in a condition
bilk
(v.) - to cheat, to swindle
blandish
(v.) - to coax through flattery
bloated
(adj.) - swollen, bigger than desired
boisterous
(adj.) - loud, energetic
bourgeois
(adj.) - middle class
brash
(adj.) - hasty or lacking in sensitivity
brazen
(adj.) - excessively bold, brash
brumal
(adj.) - wintry, relating to winter
brusque
(adj.) - short, abrupt, dismissive
buffet
(n.) - a spread of food involving choices
buffet
(v.) - to hit or strike
burgeon
(v.) - to come forth, blossom
cacophony
(n.) - noise, discordant sound
cadence
(n.) - rhythm
cajole
(v.) - to urge, coax
callous
(adj.) - harsh, cold, unfeeling
calumny
(n.) - an attempt to defame another’s reputation
camaraderie
(n.) - cheerful unity among a group
canvas
(n.) - a piece of cloth on which an artist paints
capricious
(adj.) - impulsive, unpredictable, subject to whim
captivate
(v.) - to hold the interest of, to gain the attention of
carouse
(v.) - to revel, to party
cavity
(n.) - a hole
cavort
(v.) - to frolic, leap, prance
celestial
(adj.) - relating to the sky or the heavens
chastise
(v.) - to criticize, to scold
choreographed
(adj.) - arranged, as in dance
circumlocution
(n.) - indirect language
circumspect
(adj.) - cautious
clairvoyant
(adj.) - able to see things that others cannot
claustrophobia
(n.) - an abnormal fear of closed or crowded spaces
clich_
(n.) - a trite, overused expression
coalesce
(v.) - to combine into one
cogent
(adj.) - intelligent, viable
collusion
(n.) - a conspiracy, a secret agreement
colossus
(n.) - an enormous structure
comatose
(adj.) - lethargic
commendable
(adj.) - worthy of praise