Daniel Flashcards
Reinstate (v)
To bring someone or something back
Innovative (a)
Imaginative, creative, having original ideas
Implausible (a)
Unbelievable
Credible (a)
Believable
Withhold (v)
To keep something back
Riveting (a)
Fascinating
Preoccupied (a)
Worried, concerned about something
Haughty (a)
Arrogant, thinking your better than everyone else
Scrutinise (v)
To look at something in detail
Onerous, taxing (a)
Hard going, tough to do…
Hearty (a)
Healthy and strong
Revelry (n)
A wild celebration
Outlaw (n)
A bad person, someone who breaks the rules
Hearten (v)
To encourage
Animosity (n)
Dislike
Mitigate (v)
To make something better
Compound (v)
to make something worse
Ornate (a)
Complex and decorative
Overbearing, domineering
Bullying, not giving someone any space
Diplomatic (a)
Careful and polite
Aloof (a)
Keeping your distance, unfriendly
Zealous (a)
Super keen
Decrepit, infirm (a)
Very weak and unwell
Gingerly (adv)
Warily, very carefully
Adequate (a)
Enough, sufficient
Mangle (v)
To squash, pulverise or break
Hem (n)
The edge of a piece of clothing
Attire (n)
Clothing
Heir (n)
The person who inherits something
Heirloom (n)
Something special that you inherit from your parents
Waylaid (a)
Distracted, taken down the wrong path
Garment (n)
An item of clothing
Weld (v)
To join together pieces of metal
Civil (a)
Polite (but only just polite)
Stationery (n)
pens and pencils
Stationary (a)
Not moving
Muster (v)
To gather together people or feelings
Elude (v)
To escape from people
Emblazon (v)
To display publically
Amicable (a)
Friendly in nature
Vivacious (a)
Lively, full of life
Quell (v)
To end a disturbance
Culminate (v)
To come to an end
Devious (a)
Sneaky, underhand
Dignified (a)
Keeping your self-respect or dignity
Integral (a)
Essential
Compulsory (a)
You have to do it, it is not optional
Drivel (n)
Nonsense
Dross, detritus (n)
What’s left over when something is finished, rubbish
Substantial (a)
Sizeable, big
Controversial (a)
Likely to cause an argument
Matter of fact
A statement with no tone or “voice”
Canter (v)
To trot but not go at full speed
Coppice (n)
A group of young trees
Heath (n)
An area of wild grassland
Brood (v)
To be annoyed or to look after eggs
Sporadically, intermittently (ad)
Happening at irregular intervals
Supple (a)
Flexible, bendy
Defect (n)
A fault
Radical (a)
Extreme
Placid (a)
Calm
Dissuade (v)
To persuade someone not to do something
Delinquent (n)
Someone who looks like they might commit a crime
Recollect (v)
To remember, have a memory
Affiliated (a)
Linked to, assicated with
Docile (a)
Blindly obedient
Sleek (a)
Silky and shiny
Diligent (a) Conscientious (a)
Taking a lot of care with something
Sound (a)
Healthy, accurate, strong
Feign (v)
To pretend
Tactful (a)
Thoughtful about someone’s feelings
Forthright (a)
Blunt, not caring about someone’s feeling
Cease (v)
To stop doing something
Commence (v)
To start something
Defraud (v)
To cheat someone out of money
Ground (n) (not floor)
A reason, a justification
Momentous (a)
Very important
Flippant (a)
Making light of something
Pardon (v)
To let someone off something
Denial (n)
The act of saying it wasn’t you
Contempt, disdain (n)
Feeling that someone is inferior or worthless
Abiding (a)
Long lasting