Group 2 Flashcards
1
Q
adulterate/debase/taint/defile
A
make poorer in quality
2
Q
advocate
A
publicly support something
3
Q
aggrandize
A
increase the power/status/wealth of
4
Q
alacrity
A
eagerness, willingness
5
Q
ambivalent/equivocal
A
having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas, unsure
6
Q
ameliorate
A
improve something
7
Q
anachronistic
A
belonging to a period other than the one being portrayed
8
Q
audacious
A
bold
9
Q
avaricious
A
showing greed for wealth and material gain
10
Q
banal
A
so lacking in originality that it is boring
11
Q
benign
A
gentle and kindly, not harmful
12
Q
brazen
A
bold and without shame
13
Q
calumny/slander
A
false statements about someone to reduce their reputation
14
Q
candid/frank
A
truthful and straightforward
15
Q
castigate
A
reprimand (punish) someone severely
