Core Vocab 156-205 (Affix) Flashcards
Expunge
to erase; to destroy
excise
to cut out or off from; to remove from a passage or sentence of text
expurgate
to remove something considered unsuitable
Extricate
to get out of a difficult situation or entanglement
Exorbitant
unreasonably expensive
repudiate
to refuse to accept
reticent
holding back thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs; restrained or reserved
rebuff
to reject ungraciously
resurgent
rising again, sweeping or surging back
deleterious
causing harm or damage
decry
publicly denounce
despondent
downcast
morose
downcast and ill-tempered
debunk
to put down by exposing false and exaggerated claims
deride
to put down with contemptous jeering, to ridicule or laugh at
derisive
expressing contempt or ridicule
implacable
not capable of being placated or appeased
inexorable
relentless, inevitable
insurmountable
to great to be overcome
irreverent
lacking proper respect or seriousness, disrespectful
irresolute
uncertain how to act or proceed
circumspect
cautious and careful, prudent
circuitous
indirect in language, behavior, or action
circumvent
to bypass, to avoid by artful maneuvering
magnanimous
filled with generosity and forgiveness, forgoing resentment and revenge.
erroneous
incorrect
melliflous
smooth and sweet, flowing like honey
acrimonious
filled with bitterness, sharpness in words, rancorous
abstemious
temperate in eating and drinking
malodorous
foul-smelling
heinous
wicked, evil, abominable
egregious
outrageously bad
gratuitous
unwarranted, unnecessary
