Deriv 2.9-2.12 Flashcards
A condemning as wrong, strong disapproval
Censure
Deserving blame, guilty
Culpable
Serving as a model or example, worth imitating
Exemplary
Acting suddenly with little or no thought, rash, impulsive
Impetuous
Peevish, inclined to find fault
Querulous
Very sacred, holy, or inviolable
Sacrosanct
Pretending to be very holy or pious, affecting righteousness
Sanctimonious
Authorized approval or permission
Sanction
Spreading from person to person
Contagious
Touching along all or most of one side
Contiguous
Dependence on chance or uncertain conditions, a possible occurrence
Contingency
Flowering, blooming
Efflorescent
Drink, absorb
Imbibe
Commonplace, everyday
Mundane
Restless, unsettled, unruly, hard to control
Restive
Able to be wounded or hurt in some way
Vulnerable
To make less or hard to bear, to lighten or relieve
Alleviate
To honor the memory of, serve as a memorial
Commemorate
Shabby, falling into disrepair
Dilapidated
Lightness, lack of seriousness
Levity
To soothe the temper of, to appease
Mollify
A severe or formal rebuke, especially by a person in authority
Reprimand
A disinclination to express one’s feelings or impart information
Reticence
Not liking to talk, silent, uncommunicative
Taciturn
Talkative
Loquacious
Lowered in social status, having lost class
Declasse
Religious, pious, showing reverence
Devout
To be continually changing or varying
Fluctuate
To give light to, to make clear, explain
Illuminate
To show to be just, right, in accord with reason
Justify
A long life, length of time spend in employment
Longevity
Giving off light
Luminous
Ruin, complete and irreplaceable loss
Perdition
