Bend Down And Call Me Dadi Flashcards
Clairvoyant
Adj
Having supernatural power
Noun
Somone who claims to have supernatural powers
He has clairvoyant powers
Conclusive
Adj
Settling an issue, final
The gun with his blood on it gave us conclusive evidence that he did the crime
Disreputable
Adj
Not respectable
People thought they were criminals by their disreputable appearance
Endemic
Adj
Natural to a particular religion
The monkeys are endemic to the tropics
Exemplary
Adj
Worthy of imitation, commendable.
He was an exemplary student
Fathom
Verb
To understand
It is hard to fathom Dr. Johnson’s ways of doing math
Guile
Noun
Treacherous cunning, crafty deception, deceit
The guile of the serpent in the book of Genesis is great
Integrity
Noun
Honesty, moral and ethical principles
Chester has incredible integrity
Itinerary
Noun
A route of travel
It took a while for us to plan our itinerary of our trip to Europe
Misconstrue
Verb
To mistake the meaning of something
George Bush has Ben misconstrued as an amazing leader, but he is terrible
Obnoxious
Adj
Highly offensive, arousing strong dislike
The teacher hates him for his obnoxious remarks in class
Placate
Verb
To make someone feel less angry about something.
Since I accidentally kicked my friend, I tried to placate him
Placid
Adj
Calm, peaceful
My life in Antigua is placid
Plagiarism
Noun
Using of one’s own writings.
The author was convicted of plagiarism, so he was sent to jail
Potent
Adj
Powerful
The king had immeasurable potent
Pretext
Noun
A false reason
Since I was bored by the meeting, I made a pretext for leaving
Protrude
Verb
To stick out
English people’s retry protrude
Stark
Adj - Adv
Harsh, unpleasant and difficult to accept or experience
The stark reality of death scared me
Superficial
Adj
Concerned with only what is obvious or apparent, not deep or serious.
People under the age of 7 have a superficial knowledge of life
Abjure
Verb
To reject or give up a belief or activity
After the tyrant took over the country, the citizens had to abjure their political beliefs.
Acrid
Adj
Harsh in taste or odor
The acrid smoke from the factory was hard to breathe in
August
Adj
Having a formal and impressive quality
Caesar and his senators had an August appearance at the town meeting
Callous
Adj
Not feeling or showing concern for something
Donald trump has a callous refusal to help the poor
Clandestine
Adj
Secret, concealed
The spy’s clandestine activities found him the murderer
Compunction
Noun
Remorse, regret
ISIS feel no compunction for their crimes
Conflagration
Noun
A large fire
The conflagration of Rome was all Nero’s fault
Elated
Adj
High spirits, happy
I was elated with my success of the A on the grammar test
Indelible
Adj
Not able to be forgotten or not able to be erased.
The fact that Donald is a horrible person is indelible.
Indulgent
Adj
Always doing things for others
The prince of Egypt was spoiled by his indulgent guardian
Inveterate
Adj
Always or often happening, long standing
His inveterate tendency to chew gum made his teeth extra white
Irrelevant
Adj
Not to the point
All irrelevant questions will get you a strike at St Bernards
Nocturnal
Adj
Occurring in the night
The calls of the nocturnal owls are amazing
Platitude
Noun
An old everyday saying
I wanted to kill myself as our teacher was giving us an hour speech filled with platitudes
Quell
Verb
To stop something by force
Someone needs to call the police to quell the riot!!!!
Quiescent
Adj
Not active
The volcano has been quiescent for many years, so we’re safe!!
Ruminate
Verb
To think deeply and carefully about something
I ruminate over death a lot.
Tacit
Adj
Unspoken but implied, not directly stated but inferred
I have a tacit understanding that I’m better at sports than Chester
Tangible
Adj
Real, able to be touched
There is no tangible evidence to support her claim of murder
Trenchant
Adj
Very strong, clear, effective
The delivered the order in a trenchant manner
Allude
Verb
To refer casually or indirectly
