High Freq Words - I Flashcards
abate
become less in amount or intensity
chicanery
the use of tricks to deceive someone
disseminate
spread or disperse
gainsay
take exception to
latent
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
aberrant
markedly different from an accepted norm
coagulate
change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
dissolution
separation into component parts
garrulous
full of trivial conversation
laud
praise, glorify, or honor
abeyance
temporary cessation or suspension
a state of temporary disuse or suspension.
coda
the closing section of a musical composition
dissonance
disagreeable sounds
goad
stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
lethargic
deficient in alertness or activity
abscond
run away, often taking something or somebody along
cogent
powerfully persuasive
distend
cause to expand as if by internal pressure
gouge
an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
levee
an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing