Deck 24 Flashcards
timorous
adj. fearful; demonstrating fear
surrogate
n. substitute
stint
n. supply; allotted amount; assigned portion of work
smolder
v. burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
secrete
v. hide away; produce and release a substance into an organism
roil
v. to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
sacrosanct
adj. most sacred; inviolable
repress
v. restrain; crush; oppress
receptive
adj. quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions, etc.
pusillanimous
adj. cowardly; fainthearted
progenitor
n. ancestor
philistine
n. narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
partiality
n. inclination; bias
ordeal
n. severe trial or affliction
noncomittal
adj. neutral; unpledged; undecided
monotony
n. sameness leading to boredom
medley
n. mixture
addiction
n. compulsive, habitual need
accoutre
v. equip
amble
n. moving at an easy pace
allegory
n. story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
artifice
n. deception; trickery
balmy
adj. mild; fragrant
bestow
v. give