Deck 10 Flashcards
voracious (adj)
/vəˈreɪʃəs/
Wanting or devouring great quantities of food
Engaging in an activity with great eagerness or enthusiasm
befuddle (v)
/bɪˈfʌd(ə)l/
Cause to become unable to think clearly
confound (v)
/kənˈfaʊnd/
- Cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations
Prove (a theory or expectation) wrong
Defeat (a plan, aim, or hope) - Mix up (something) with something else
effigy (n)
/ˈɛfɪdʒi/
A sculpture or model of a person
A roughly made model of a person that is made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest
gibber (v)
/ˈdʒɪbə/
Speak rapidly and unintelligibly, typically through fear or shock
myriad
/ˈmɪrɪəd/
- (n) A countless or extremely great number of people or things
- (adj) Countless or extremely great in number
Having countless or very many elements or aspects
perspicacious (adj)
/ˌpəːspɪˈkeɪʃəs/
Having a ready insight into and understanding of things
raucous (adj)
/ˈrɔːkəs/
Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
substantiate (v)
/səbˈstanʃɪeɪt/
Provide evidence to support or prove the truth of
waive (v)
/weɪv/
Refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim)
Refrain from demanding compliance with (a rule or fee)
begrudge (v)
/bɪˈɡrʌdʒ/
- Envy (someone) the possession or enjoyment of (something)
2. Give reluctantly or resentfully
congeal (v)
/kənˈdʒiːl/
Become semi-solid, especially on cooling
Take shape or coalesce, especially to form a satisfying whole
effusive (adj)
: /ɪˈfjuːsɪv/
Showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner
glacial (adj)
/ˈɡleɪsɪəl/
Relating to or denoting the presence or agency of ice, especially in the form of glaciers
Very cold; icy
Extremely slow (like the movement of a glacier)
irrational (adj)
/ɪˈraʃ(ə)n(ə)l/
- Not logical or reasonable
2. (Of a number, quantity, or expression) not expressible as a ratio of two integers,
