Deck 8 Flashcards
1
Q
Desiccated
A
Dried upDehydrated
2
Q
Desecrate
A
To violate sacrednessDefile
3
Q
Defile
A
To violate sacredness of
4
Q
Decry
A
To criticize openly
5
Q
Cursory
A
Brevity (Bad)
6
Q
Cupidity
A
GreedStrong desire
7
Q
Credulity
A
Readiness to believe
8
Q
Conflagration
A
Great fire
9
Q
Concomitant
A
Accompanying in a subordinate fashion
10
Q
Clemency
A
Mercy
11
Q
Buffet
A
To strike with force -food
12
Q
Blandish
A
To use flattery to persuade
13
Q
Arrogate
A
To take without justification
14
Q
Approbation
A
Praise
15
Q
Adumbrate
A
To sketch out in a vague way
16
Q
Abrogate
A
To abolish
17
Q
Abjure
A
To reject
18
Q
Superficial
A
ShallowLacking depth
19
Q
Subtle
A
Hard to detect or describe
20
Q
Submissive
A
Submit to be degraded
21
Q
Resilient
A
Quick to recover
22
Q
Provocative
A
To provoke a responseBe controversial
23
Q
Prosaic
A
DullCommon
24
Q
Perfidious
A
Disloyal Untrustworthy
25
Mundane
Ordinary Common
26
Longevity
Long life
27
Lobbyist
Person who seeks to influence political events
28
Impute
To assign a cause
29
Extenuating
Excusing Decrease guilt of crime
30
Exasperation
Irritation Frustration
31
Evanescence
Quickly fadingShort lived
32
Digression
Straying away from main point
33
Demagogue
Mean leaderUsing emotions to appeal
34
Conditional
Based on condition or contract
35
Camaraderie
Friendly Social Trust
