Cumulative@04-19 Flashcards
emphatic/emphatically
Adj
assertive; expressing firmly / forcefully
tremulously
Adv
shakily or timidly, nervously
errant
Adj
guilty / delinquent OR
wandering / stray
festoon
Verb - to decorate / adorn
Noun - a garland
apex
Noun
The highest part of something; peak; pinnacle
Wry
Adj
- Mocking / sarcastic
- twisted in a expresion of digust, disappointment or annoyance
Precarious
Adj
- Uncertain ; riskly
- Not securely held in position; likely to collapse
palliate
V
To soothe / ease
Peremptory
Adj
- Insisting on immediate attention or obedience; commanding
- Not open to appeal ; final
tiff
(n.)
argument, disagreement
privy
Adj
Sharing in the knowledge of
deftness/deft
(n) skill/agility
(adj) skillful/agile, adept
exile
Verb
To banish; throw out
laudable
(adj) praiseworthy, commendable
laden
Adj
Loaded; weighed down
Scrupulously
Adv
Done in a manner with extreme attention to detail; carefully
disingenuous
Adj
insincere ; dishonest
eloquence
Noun
Speech that is graceful and persuasive
wistful
(adj) showing a feeling of longing; nostalgic
derisive
Adj
Mocking / expressing ridicule / contempt
innumerable
(adj.)
countless
culpability
(n) guilt, blame
scourge
Verb
To whip ; to beat
contempt/contemptuously
Noun
Disdain / disrespect / disregard
intercession
Noun
the action of intervention on behalf of another;
petition
coy
Adj
Making a pretense of shyness or modesty OR
reluctant to give details
diffidently
Adv
shyly because of a lack of self-confidence. Timidly
enjoin
Verb
demand or encourage
obduracy
Noun
Stubbornness
oblique
Adj
Indirect
Squander
Verb
- To waste in a reckless and foolish manner
- To allow an opportunity to be lost
innocuous
(adj) harmless
sallow
Adj
yellowish ; pale
procure
Verb
To get ; to obtain
festooned
curtly
Adv
Bluntly; rudely; briefly
nonchalant
(adj.)
casual, laid back
morosely
Adv
Gloomily; depressingly
incredulous/incredulity
Adj.
Skeptical
Aphorism
Noun
A saying with a general truth; a maxim
Sequester
Verb
To isolate or hide away
To take legal possessions of assets until debt is paid
vex
Verb
To annoy ; irritate
reciprocal
(adj.)
given, felt, or done in return; mutual
Adept
Adj
Skillful ; talented
pedagogical
(adj.)
related to teaching, instructional