Easy Flashcards
Extraction
Taking out something
Discursive
Talking or writing about many different things in a way that is organised.
Eddy
A circular movement of air or water
Embellish
To decorate something by adding specific details and features:to make something more appealing or attractive
Boisterous
Very noisy and active in a lively way
Authoritative
Having or showing impressive knowledge about a subject; having the confident quality of someone who is respected or obeyed by other people
Altruistic
Showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Cantankerous
Often angry and annoyed
Copious
Large in number or quantity
Candor
The quality of being open, sincere, and honest
Banal
Boring or ordinary. Not interesting
Banish
To force to leave a country as a punishment
Circumscribe
To draw a geometric figure around another figure
Cache
A hidden storage place
Bravado
Confident or brave talk or behaviour that is intended to impress other people
Botanist
A biologist specialising in the study of plants
Bile
A yellow or greenish liquid that is made by the liver and that helps the body to digest fats
Canine
A type of dog or canine tooth
Adorn
To make (something or someone) more attractive by adding something beautiful
Accelerate
To move faster, to gain speed; to cause something to happen sooner or more quickly
Absurd
Extremely silly, foolish, or unreasonable, completely ridiculous
Adjunct
Something that is joined but not an essential part; adverb, prepositional phrase
Abduct
To take someone away from a place by force or kidnap
Abdicate
To leave the position of being a king or queen; to fail to do what is required by a duty
Abhor
To dislike someone or something very much.
Adversary
An enemy or opponent
Ascertain
To learn or find out something such as information or the truth
Artifice
Dishonest or insincere behaviour or speech that is meant to deceive someone to avoid capture
Articulate
Able to express ideas clearly and effectively in speech or writing
Aroma
A noticeable and usually pleasant smell.
Antidote
A remedy to poison
Annihilate
To kill or defeat completely
Animosity
A strong feeling of dislike or hatred
Angular
Thin and bony
Amphibian
A cold blooded vertebrate living on land but breeding in water
Amorphous
Having no definite or clear shape or form
Amateur
A person who does something for pleasure or not skilled at a job