Day 8 Flashcards
Depict
To represent by or as if by painting; portray
To represent or characterise in words; describe
Cultivate
Prepare and use land for crops
To nurture and cause growth either literally or figuratively
Captivate
Attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm; enchant
Delude
Make someone believe something that is not true ; mislead; fool; trick
Parch
Make or become dry through intense heat
Initiate
Cause a process or action to begin
Relieve
To ease pain, distress, anxiety, need etc
Embitter
To make bitter; cause to feel bitterness
Provoke
To anger, enrage or vex
Muddle
Bring into a confused state
Restore
To bring back into existence or use
Accommodate
Fit in with the wishes or needs of
Denounce
Declare to be wrong or evil
Define
To state a meaning
Antagonise
To make hostile or unfriendly
Refute
To prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge
Retain
To keep possession of
Esteem
Respect and admiration
Defer
Put off an action or event to a later time; postpone
Equivocate
To use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth ; be ambiguous
Condescend
Show that one feels superior; be patronising
Encroach
Intrude on a persons territory, rights, personal life etc
Stunt
Prevent from growing or developing properly
Indulge
Excessive
Garnish
Decorate or embellish something (especially food)
Divert
Cause someone or something to change course
Distract someone from something
Accentuate
Make more noticeable or prominent
Prescribe
To lay down rules; direct; dictate
Dominate
To rule over; govern; control
Quell
To suppress; put an end to; extinguish
Foreshawdow
To show or indicate beforehand
Vacillate
To waver in mind or opinion; indecisive
Inundate
To overwhelm
To flood; cover with water
Squelch
Crush down; squash
To put down, suppress or silence as with a crushing retort or argument
Publicise
Make something widely known; announce; reveal
Nullify
Invalidate
Make of no use or value; cancel out
Excavate
Make (a hole or channel) by digging
Terminate
To put an end to
Sermonise
Compose or deliver a sermon (talk on a religious or moral subject based on the bible)
Glorify
To honor with praise, admiration or worship; extol
Expurgate
To amend by removing words, passages deemed offensive or objectionable; censorship
Dissolve
To melt from solid to liquid state
Decry
Publicly denounce
Mollify
Appease the anger or anxiety of someone; to calm, placate
Mystify
Utterly bewilder or perplex someone; confuse
Beautify
Improve the appearance of; enhance
Improvise
A speech without notes
Squander
Waste someone thing especially money or time in a reckless/ foolish manner; waste, misuse, throw away
Perplex
Make someone feel completely baffled
Exaggerate
Overstate; overstress; overemphasise
Uplift
Elevate someone morally or spiritually
Daunt
Make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive; discourage
Exalt
Think or speak very highly of someone or something ; extol, praise, acclaim
Ally
Combine or unite a resource or commodity with another for mutual benefit; merge
Agitate
Make someone troubled or nervous; upset
Persevere
To continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no indication of success; persist
Awaken
Rouse from sleep or a feeling
Meddle
Interfere in something that is not ones concern; intrude; pry
Invigorate
Give strength or energy to
Replicate
Make an exact copy or; reproduce; duplicate
Repeal
To withdraw formally or officially ; revoke
Rescind
To invalidate by a later action or higher authority; revoke; repeal
Relinquish
Give up; renounce
To let go; release
Prod
Poke with a finger or pointed object
Tout
Attempt to sell something, typically by direct approach
Venerate
Of great repspect
Bungle
Carry out a task clumsily or incompetently; mishandle; mess up
Disjoint
To separate or disconnect the joints or joining of
To put out of order; derange
Revive
To bring back to life
To activate
Polarise
To divide into sharply opposing factions, political groups
Condense
To make more sense or more concentrated
Encumbrance
A burden; obstacle
forbearance
Patient; self control; restraint and tolerance
Spontaneity
The state of being spontaneous; impulsive
Resource
A source of supply that can be readily drawn upon when needed
embellishment
Characterised by ornaments and decorations; lavish
Absolutist
A political theory that absolute power shod be vested in one or more rulers; unrestricted power in government
Founder
The owner or operator of a foundry
Protest
Protests statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something; objection
Arbitration
The use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute; negotiation
Fidelity
Faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support
Query
A question; doubt
Levy
Impose a tax, fee or fine
Disputation
Debate or argument
Meager
Of something provided or available (lacking in quantity or quality)
Flaunt
Showy; ostentatiously
Laud
To praise; applaud
Eulogy
A laudatory speech or written tribute
Respite
A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
Redouble
Make or become much greater or more numerous
Manifest
Clear or obvious to the eye or mind; evident
Prediction
A forecast; prophecy
Serendipity
An accidental but fortunate occurrence
Amicability
Friendly and pleasant manner
Hesitation
Uncertain of a decision; delay
Harangue
A lengthy and aggressive speech
Intrigue
Arouse the curiosity or interest of
Restraint
A measure or condition that keeps someone under control
Remedy
A medicine or treatment for a disease or injury
Flank
The side of an animal or person between the ribs and hip
The side of anything
