Group 2 Flashcards
Adultrate
v: damage the quality of, corrupt
Advocate
v: to support
n: someone who supports a cause, organization or person
Aggrandize
v: enhance one’s power or standing
Alacrity
n: eagerness to do something
Ambivalent
a: having conflicting emotions, unsure
Ameliorate
v: improve a bad feeling or bad situation
Amenable
a: (person) receptive to change, open
a: (thing) responsive to
Anachronistic
a: of the wrong time or era
Audacious
a: bold, unafraid of risks
a: rude, exhibiting disrespect
Avaricious
a: greedy, always wanting more
Banal
a: unoriginal and dull, lacking creativity
Benign
a: harmless, having little effect
a: (person’s character) kindhearted, nice
Brazen
a: shameless and excessively forward
Calumny
n: slander and defamation
Candid
a: honest, without deception
Castigate
v: scold someone harshly
Caustic
a: (speech) hostile and bitter
a: (chemical) corrosive, acidic
Construe
v: understand something subjectively
Contrite
a: feeling regretful or guilty
Convoluted
a: difficult to understand or follow
Covet
v: strongly desire, yearn for
Craven
a: lacking bravery, weak-kneed
Decorum
n: politeness and proper behavior
Deft
a: highly proficient, skilled
