Cash $ 14 Flashcards
berate
(v) to scold sharply
amenable
(Adj) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible
carnage
(n) large scale slaughter or loss of life
credulous
(adj) too ready to believe, easily deceived
criterion
(n) a rule, test, standard for judgement or evaluation
deplete
(v) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly
expatiate
(v) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely
extraneous
(adj) coming from the outside, foreign, present but not essential, irrelevant
inception
(n) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc
infirmity
(n). a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc)
Jejune
(Adj) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile
Obdurate
(adj) stubborn, unyielding
potpourri
(n) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent
Precocious
(Adj) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)
Sadistic
(Adj) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel