Beyond the Key Terms 1 Flashcards
alloy
to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior; unalloyed means pure
appropriate
to take for one’s own use, to confiscate
august
majestic, venerable
bent
leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
brook
to tolerate; to endure; to countenance
chauvinist
a blindly devoted patriot
consequential
pompous, self-important
die
a tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop
essay
to test or try; to attempt; to experiment
exact
to demand; to call for; to require; to take
fell
inhumanely cruel
flag
to sag or droop; to become spiritless; to decline
flip
sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant: a flip remark
grouse
to complain or grumble
guy
a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide; to steady or reinforce using a guy: think guide
intimate
to imply, suggest, or insinuate
list
to tilt or lean to one side
lumber
to move heavily and clumsily
meet
fitting, proper
mince
to pronounce or speech affectedly; to euphemism, to speak too carefully; to take tiny steps, to tiptoe
nice
exacting, fastidious, extremely precise
occult
hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
pedestrian
commonplace, trite, unremarkable, quotidian
pied
multicolored, usually in blotches
pine
to lose vigor (as through grief); to yearn
plastic
moldable, pliable, not rigidp
pluck
courage, spunk, fortitude
prize
to pry, to press or force with a lever; something taken by force, spoils
rent
torn; an opening or tear caused by such
quail
to lose courage; to turn frightened
qualify
to limit
sap
to enervate or weaken the vitality of
sap
a fool or nitwit
scurvy
contemptible; despicable
singular
exceptional, unusual, odd
stand
a group of trees
steep
to saturate or completely soak, as in to let a tea bag steep
strut
the supporting structural cross-part of a wing
wag
wit, joker
