DECK 20 Flashcards
1
Q
AUGUR
A
predict future
2
Q
PORTEND
A
foretell
3
Q
PREEMPT
A
to block by acting first
4
Q
BODE
A
to be an omen
5
Q
DECREPIT
A
worn out
6
Q
ANTEDILUVIAN
A
very old
7
Q
DEFUNCT
A
extinct
8
Q
PERPETUATE
A
immortalize, to keep from dying out
9
Q
DILAPIDATED
A
worn out
10
Q
THREADBARE
A
worn out
11
Q
APPREHENSIVE
A
anxious
uneasy
12
Q
CONTRITE
A
remorseful
13
Q
LAMENT
A
to mourn, sorrow
14
Q
IGNOMINY
A
shame, humilate
15
Q
POIGNANT
A
stirring a sudden response
16
Q
CRYPTIC
A
enigmatic
mysterious
17
Q
APOCRYPHAL
A
forged, doubtful
18
Q
DISINGENUOUS
A
deceitful, treachery
19
Q
PREVARICATE
A
to lie
20
Q
FACADE
A
superficial
21
Q
MIRTH
A
laughter gale
22
Q
MALAPROPISM
A
misuse of a word
23
Q
LEVITY
A
not serious
24
Q
BARD
A
skilled oet
25
Q
CHASTISE
A
to punish or criticize
26
Q
REPROVE
A
to scold
27
Q
REPREHENSIBLE
A
censure, issue official blame
28
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REPROACH
A
to blame, disapprove
