Group 16 Flashcards
Antedate
Occur before (something) in time
Banish
Expel from a place, especially as punishment; get rid of
Bridle
Control or restrain
Comply
Obey someone’s rules or wishes; meet certain standards
Crestfallen
Disappointed, dispirited, or depressed
Curtail
Restrict or limit; decrease in quantity
Elucidate
Make clear; clarify or shed light on
Evade
- Avoid or escape from, tyically in a cunning way
- Deflect from giving clear answer
Feckless
Without skill, ineffective, incompetent
Fester
(of a negative feeling or problem) worsen, especially due to lack of attention
Iconoclastic
Challenging or overthrowing tradition or established beliefs
Immure
Imprision or isolate
Improvise
Create something spontaneously without preparation
Inhibit
Make difficult to accomplish; act as an obstacle
Inscrutable
Not easily understood; mysterious
Lionize
Treat someone as a celebrity or hero
Monotonous
Lacking in variety, repetitively dull
Peculiar
Strange or unusual; specific to a particular place or group
Premeditate
Consider or plan beforehand
Profligate
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Reconcile
Bring back or return to harmony; restore a relationship
Refine
- Purify; bring to a pure state
- Improve in accuracy or excellence
Relinquish
Give up or release a claim, right, or possession
Ruminate
Meditate or reflect; ponder over
Skittish
Easily scared or startled; timid; difficult to control
Superfluous
More than is necessary; excessive
Sypnotic
Providing a general overview or summary
Thorough
Careful and complete concerning every detail
Visionary
Showing foresight or imagination
Vociferous
Expressing opinions or feelings louldly and forecefully
