Barron's 23 Flashcards
credo
statement of belief or principle; creed
menagerie
a variety of animals kept together for exhibition
shard
a piece of broken glass or pottery
detraction
the act of taking away
incorporate
take in or contain (something) as part of a whole; include
jaundiced
havind a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy
herbivorous
an animal that feeds mainly on plants
veracious
truthful, accurate
renege
to go back on one’s word
somatic
relating to or affecting the body, corporeal
behemoth
huge creature; anything very large and powerful
limn
to draw, describe
atavism
in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence
refulgent
brightly shining, resplendent
futile
ineffective; useless; fruitless