Basic 7 Flashcards
Chivalrous
Being attentive to women like an ideal knight
Amply
More than is adequate
Perquisite
A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (esp a hereditary or official right)
Miscreant
A person who breaks the law
Antiquated
Old-fashioned; belonging to an earlier period in time
Compound
Make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Aphorism
A short instructive saying about a general truth
Provisional
Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
Cumbersome
Difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
Inkling
A slight suggestion or vague understanding
Complementary
Enhancing each other’s qualities (for two things or more)
Decimation
Destroying or killing a large part of the population
Convivial
Describing a lively atmosphere
Debunk
Expose as false ideas and claims, especially while ridiculing
Champion
To fight for a cause
Colossal
So great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
Vie
Compete for something