August 2023 Flashcards
AMELIORATE
to make a bad or
unpleasant situation
better
UNATTAINABLE
not able to be achieved
SUPERFLUOUS
more than is needed or
wanted; unnecessary
AMORPHOUS
having no fixed form or
shape
MISCONSTRUE
to form a false
understanding of the
meaning or intention of
something that someone
does or says
PROHIBITIVE
serving as an obstacle
or barrier
STIPULATE
to state exactly what
something must be or
how something must be
done
INDUCE
to persuade someone to
do something
ENGENDER
to make people have a
particular feeling or
make a situation start to
exist
DISPERSED
scattered or spread
over a large area
SUPPLANT
to supersede and
replace
AUSTERE
having a simple and
plain appearance
EQUITABLE
fair
AUGMENT
to make (something)
greater by adding to it;
to increase in size,
quantity, or degree
CONVENTIONAL
traditional and ordinary;
following established
customs or practices