Group 2 Flashcards
adulterate/debase/taint/defile
make poorer in quality
advocate
publicly support something
aggrandize
increase the power/status/wealth of
alacrity
eagerness, willingness
ambivalent/equivocal
having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas, unsure
ameliorate
improve something
anachronistic
belonging to a period other than the one being portrayed
audacious
bold
avaricious
showing greed for wealth and material gain
banal
so lacking in originality that it is boring
benign
gentle and kindly, not harmful
brazen
bold and without shame
calumny/slander
false statements about someone to reduce their reputation
candid/frank
truthful and straightforward
castigate
reprimand (punish) someone severely
caustic
corrode, sarcastic in a bitter way
construe
interpret
contrite
remorseful
convoluted
extremely complex
covet
desire
craven
lacking in courage, cowardly
decorum/propreity
behavior in keeping with good taste
deft
skillful/quick in one’s movements
demur
raise doubts or show reluctance
desiccate
dehydrate
diatribe
a forceful verbal attack against someone or something
incredulous
unable to believe something
ingenuous
naive, sincere