Deck 1 Flashcards
Debase
make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
Decry
express strong disapproval of
Deferential
showing courteous regard for people’s feelings
Demure
shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
Deride
treat or speak of with contempt
Despot
a cruel and oppressive dictator
Dilligent
quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
Elated
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
Eloquent
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
Embezzle
appropriate fraudulently to one’s own use
Empathy
understanding and entering into another’s feelings
Enmity
a state of deep-seated ill-will
Erudite
having or showing profound knowledge
Extol
praise, glorify, or honor
Fabricate
put together out of artificial or natural components
Feral
wild and menacing
Forsake
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
Fractious
easily irritated or annoyed
Furtive
secret and sly or sordid
Gluttony
habitual eating to excess
