Barron's 20 Flashcards
jibe
to be in agreement
geniality
cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability
errant
mistaken; straying from the proper course
etiology
causes or origins
motley
many colored; made up of many parts
apothegm
a terse, witty saying
chasten
to correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue
stupefy
to dull the senses of, stun, atonish
guileless
devoid of guile; innocent and without deception
vindictive
revengeful, unforgiving
quail
feel or show fear or apprehension
heterodox
not widely accepted
facilitate
make (an action or process) easy or easier
arabesque
ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet position in which one leg is extended in back while the other supports the weight of the body
saturate
imbue througout, soak thoroughly