Book1 Flashcards
acquiesce
to give in; to agree
alleviate
to lessen or relieve discomfort or a bad situation, even if only temporarily
amass
to accumulate
ameliorate
to make better or more tolerable
appease
to sooth; to pacify by giving in
assuage
to sooth or comfort; to lessen the pain of
atrophy
to waste away from lack of use
augment
to add to or increase
belittle
to insult or degrade
censor
to limit communication to prevent the loss of secret information
censure
to condemn severely for inappropriate or rule-breaking behavior
coalesce
come together as one; to unite
condone
to approve of or allow to happen
denounce
to speak out against or condemn
deride
to ridicule or laugh at contemptuously
desecrate
- to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
- to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose.
- to treat with sacrilege; profane.
deter
to prevent or stop someone from doing something
digress
to veer off the main topic
disparage
to belittle or say uncomplimentary things about in an indirect way
drone
to talk on and on in a dull way
efface
to erase or rub away the features of
emulate
to imitate as a role model
engender
to create or produce
enthrall
to hold spellbound; to captivate or charm completely
exemplify
to serve as an example or representative of
extol
to praise
instigate
to provoke or stir up a controversy
languish
to become listless, hopeless, or depressed
meander
to wander slowly or aimlessly
mitigate
to lessen the severity of something, such as a punishment or injury
nullify
to cancel out or make very unimportant, as if nonexistent
preclude
to prevent or make impossible
refute
to disprove
reproach
to scold or rebuke
repudiate
to reject or deny
rescind
to repeal, to take back formally
solicit
to ask for, to seek
vacillate
to waver between alternatives; to be indecisive
veer
to turn aside or swerve away from a course, direction, or purpose
venerate
to revere or treat something or someone holy
