exam Flashcards
ominous
adj: threatening, of bad omen
rampant
adj: running wild
solace
adj: comfort, v: to comfort
supple
adj: bending easily
suppress
v: to stop by force
abhor
v: to hate deeply
corrosive
adj: eating away gradually; bitterly sarcastic
reprehensible
adj: deserving blame or punishment
turbulent
adj: violent; stormy
apathy
n: a lack of feeling
vociferous
adj: loud and noisy
deride
v: to ridicule
ingenuous
adj: innocent
quandary
n: a state of perplexity or doubt
allocate
v: designate for a special purpose
revel
v: to take great pleasure in, n: a wild celebration
deviate
v: stray from a norm, n: one who departs from a norm, adj: differing from a norm
exult
v: to rejoice greatly
palatable
adj: suitable for consumption
rancor
n: bitter resentment
contentious
adj: inclined to argue
crestfallen
adj: discouraged
disheveled
adj: disorderly
lamentable
adj: to be regretted or pitied