Deck 6 Flashcards
denigrate
to defame, to blacken or sully, to belittle
germane
relevant to the point
wan
lacking color, sickly pale
mien
appearance, bearing, or manner
mordant
cutting, sarcastic
suppliant
asking earnestly and submissively
idiosyncrasy
any personal peculiarity, mannerism
traduce
to defame or slander
purview
the extent of something
fester
to become more and more virulent and fixed
slovenly
sloppy
vagary
an odd or eccentric action
winsome
charming, sweetly attractive
parry
to avoid, to ward off
verbiage
wordiness
calumny
slander
specious
plausible, apparently good or right though lacking real merit
inculcate
to impress upon the mind by persistent urging
parley
to speak with another, to discourse
propitiate
to win the goodwill of
amalgamate
to mix, to merge, to combine
heed
to obey, to yield to
impolitic
unwise, imprudent
brindled
streaked or spotted with a darker color
fulminate
to condemn