Group 14 Flashcards
Acquiesce
Agree or consent quietly without objection
Adroit
Deft, dexterous, or skillful
Amend
Make changes to a document, law or satement, usuallt to improve it
Animus
Strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude
Apologist
A person who defends or supports something that is beign criticized
Astringent
Sharp or harsh in demeanor or style
Collaborate
- Work together on a project
- Cooperate deviously with an enemy
Competent
Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications
Correlate
Show a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things
Deride
Ridicule or mock
Dictate
Give orders or commands
Discreet
Respectful of privacy or secrecy; inconspicuous
Divorced
Separate from something that was previously connected
Elitist
- Aperson who believes in the rule of an elite or privileged group
- Believing oneself or a group to be superior to others
Exacting
Requiring a lot of care, effort, or attention
Flummoxed
Completely unable to understand, bewildered
Fruitful
Producing good or abundant results
Inborn
Present from birth, innate
Polymath
A person with extraordinary broad and comprehensive knowledge
Reticent
Keeping one’s thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained
Stringent
Strict or severe; tight
Subservient
- Obedient to an authority or other people
- Less important; inferior to
Surreptitious
Done secretly or stealthily
Tantalizing
Arousing desire or interest without fulfillment
Tantamount
Equivalent in effect or value
Torpor
A state of apathy or lethargy
Trenchant
Keen and biting; vigorously articulate
Umbrage
A feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive
Versatile
Having varied uses or many functions; capable of doing many things
Wayward
Obstinate, contrary and unpredictable
