Group 2 Flashcards
What does ‘adulterate’ mean?
To make something worse by adding something of inferior quality.
What does ‘advocate’ mean?
To publicly support or recommend a particular cause or policy.
What does ‘aggrandize’ mean?
To increase the power, status, or wealth of.
What does ‘alacrity’ mean?
Brisk and cheerful readiness.
What does ‘ambivalent’ mean?
Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
What does ‘ameliorate’ mean?
To make something better or improve.
What does ‘amenable’ mean?
Open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.
What does ‘anachronistic’ mean?
Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.
What does ‘audacious’ mean?
Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
What does ‘avaricious’ mean?
Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
What does ‘banal’ mean?
So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
What does ‘benign’ mean?
Gentle and kindly.
What does ‘brazen’ mean?
Bold and without shame.
What does ‘calumny’ mean?
The making of false and defamatory statements about someone.
What does ‘candid’ mean?
Truthful and straightforward; frank.
What does ‘castigate’ mean?
To reprimand someone severely.
What does ‘caustic’ mean?
Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action.
What does ‘construe’ mean?
To interpret a word or action in a particular way.
What does ‘contrite’ mean?
Feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.
What does ‘convoluted’ mean?
Extremely complex and difficult to follow.
What does ‘covet’ mean?
To yearn to possess or have something.
What does ‘craven’ mean?
Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly.
What does ‘decorum’ mean?
Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.
What does ‘deft’ mean?
Neatly skillful and quick in one’s movements.
What does ‘demur’ mean?
To raise doubts or objections or show reluctance.
What does ‘derivative’ mean?
Imitative of the work of another artist, writer, or composer and usually disapproved of for that reason.
What does ‘desiccate’ mean?
To remove the moisture from something, typically to preserve it.
What does ‘diatribe’ mean?
A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.
What does ‘incredulous’ mean?
Unwilling or unable to believe something.
What does ‘ingenuous’ mean?
Innocent and unsuspecting.
