engish shaeotr 13 i haste thas Flashcards
Caste
(Hindu) division of society-based on wealth, rank, privilige, race
convey
communicate, pass on
corset
close fitting woman’s undergarment
curtness
rude and short statements
dicta
authoritative statement (pl. of dictum)
dispatch
to send off/away speedily
dispel
to cause to vanish by scattering
domestic
having to do w/ HOME
Elusive
not easily grasped/understood
extract
to take forcibly
fidget
uneasy.nervous movement, restless
flighty
not steady, easily upset
formidable
causing fear or dread
grubbiness
slopiness
hereditary
passed on from one generation to the next
heredity
inheritance/tradition
impress
transmit,transfer
induce
to move by persuasion/influence
inflection
change in pitch or loudness of voice
irritable
easily annoyed
mandrake
herb/plant w/ wide leaves and forked root
morbid
concerning health
myopic
narrow in view/eyesight
obliquely
not straightforawrd
persevere
to persist/keep going despite difficulties
preoccupation
extreme concern for something
prerogative
special right/privilige
sluggish
slow to respond
tactful
having a keen sense of what to do or say to keep smooth relations
tranquility
calmness/peacefullness