Boot Camp Set 7 Flashcards
forlorn
adj. appearing sad because abandoned; in pitiful condition; almost without hope
flux
n. flow; continuous change or movement
static
adj. not moving
n. stasis
constitute
v. to make up the parts of; to compose
hideous
adj. horrible to see or hear
shrewd
adj. clever in practical matters; cunning
accommodate
v. to oblige; to provide a service or favor; to fit
adj. accommodating
Spartan
adj. hardy, frugal and highly disciplined; not lavish or luxurious
allude
v. to refer to indirectly
n. allusion
harbor
v. to give shelter; to entertain or nourish (a specific thought or feeling)
tedious
adj. boring; tiresome; monotonous
n. tedium
tenacious
adj. extremely persistent; stubborn; relentless; holding firmly; cohesive
n. tenacity
relinquish
v. to surrender or release
disaffected
adj. resentful and rebellious, esp. against authority
finite
adj. measurable; having an end
approbation
n. official approval
adj. approbatory
diagnosis
n. the recognition of a disease or injury by symptoms; a critical analysis of the nature of something
v. diagnose
macroscopic
adj. large enough to be seen by the unaided eye
vivacious
adj. full of animation
reckon
v. to calculate; to regard as
n. reckoning