Group 511 - Day 08 Flashcards
1
Q
glowing
A
expressing great praise
2
Q
roost (of a bird)
A
settle or congregate for rest or sleep
3
Q
ample
A
enough or more than enough
4
Q
chagrin
A
distress or embarrassment at having failed
5
Q
uphold
A
confirm and support
6
Q
slippery (of a word or concept)
A
elusive in meaning because changing according to point of view
7
Q
to coin
A
to invent or devise (a new phrase or term)
8
Q
cant
A
language particular to a specific group or profession
9
Q
acquiescent
A
ready to accept something without protest
10
Q
surreptitiously
A
done in secret because it would not be approved of
11
Q
oversight
A
an unintentional failure to notice or do something
12
Q
slender (of something abstract)
A
barely sufficient in amount or basis
13
Q
trumped
A
beaten by something or someone better
14
Q
to outweigh
A
to be greater or more significant than
15
Q
inmate
A
prisoner
