Beyond the Hit Parade 1 Flashcards
alloy
(verb) to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior; unalloyed means pure
appropriate
(verb) to take for one’s own use; to confiscate
arrest, arresting
(verb/adj.) to suspend; to engage; holding one’s attention: as in arrested adolescence, an arresting portrait
august
(adj.) majestic, venerable
bent
(noun) leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
broach
(verb) to bring up; to announce; to begin to talk about
brook
(verb) to tolerate; to endure; to countenance
cardinal
(adj.) major, as in cardinal sin
chauvinist
(noun) a blindly devoted patriot
color
(verb) to change as if by dyeing, i.e., to distort, gloss, or affect (usually the first)
consequential
(adj.) pompous, self-important (primary definitions are: logically following; important)
damp
(verb) to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound
die
(noun) a tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop
essay
(verb) to test or try; to attempt; to experiment
exact
(verb) to demand; to call for; to require; to take
fell
(verb) to cause to fall by striking
fell
(adj.) inhumanly cruel
flag
(verb) to sag or droop; to become spiritless; to decline
flip
(adj.) sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant: a flip remark
ford
(verb) to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream