Deck 8 Flashcards
Amalgamate
Combine; unite in one body
Abeyance
Suspended action
The deal was held abeyance until her arrival
Approbation
Approval
She looked for any sign of approbation from her parents.
Audacious
Daring; bold
Aver
State confidently
I wish to aver that I am certain of success.
Belie
Contradict; give a false impression
His hard exterior belied his innate sensitivity.
Boorish
Rude; insensitive
Burnish
Make shiny by rubbing; polish
The maid burnished the brass until it reflected the light.
Contentious
Quarrelsome
We heard and contentious noises from the next room.
Discerning
Mentally quick and observant; having insight
Discordant
Inharmonious; conflicting
Discrete
Seperate; unconnected
Disjointed
Disconnected
Dismiss
Eliminate from consideration; reject
Disseminate
Scatter(like seeds)
The invention of the radio helped propagandists disseminate their messages.
Dissonance
Discord
Some contemporary musicians deliberately use dissonance to achieve certain effects
Doctinaire
Unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic
The doctrinaire government won’t compromise.
Eclectic
Selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
He has an eclectic decoration style.
Effrontery
Shameless boldness
She had the effrontery to insult the guest.
Embellish
Adorn; aggrandize
My mother embellishes her stories from her travels.
Empirical
Based on experience
He relied too much on empirical.
Endemic
Prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
This disease is endemic to Botswana.
Equivocate
Lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
The audience saw through his attempts to equivocate on the subject under discussion and ridiculed his remarks.
Erudite
Learned; scholarly
His erudite writing was difficult to read because of many allusions which were unfamiliar to readers.
