Define Flashcards
Abyss
Bottomless hole
Adamant
Inflexible
Ameliorate
To improve
Augury
Omen or prophecy
Autocrat
A person w unlimited influence or authority
Baseness
Lacking higher values
Begrudge
To give in reluctantly
Beguile
To deceive
Bemuse
To confuse or bewilder
Blasphemous
Irreverent, profane
Calamity
A serious event causing distress or misfortune
Conciliate
To renew a friendship
Confound
To cause on to become confused
Contempt
Scorn
Contentious
Quarrelsome
Corroboration
Confirmation
Credulous
Gullible
Defamation
Act of harming another’s reputation
Deference
Courteous going along with opinions or wishes of another
Dissemble
To disguise
Dogmatic
Strong, unwarranted opinion
Ecstasy
Extreme happiness
Effrontery
Audacity
Exalt
To glorify