High Freq Words - III Flashcards
apathy
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
decorum
behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety. Etiquette
propriety in manners and conduct
endemic
native to or confined to a certain region
implacable
incapable of being appeased or pacified
mundane
found in the ordinary course of events
appease
make peace with
default
an option that is selected automatically
enervate
weaken mentally or morally
lacking in energy or vitality.
implicit
suggested though not directly expressed
negate
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
apprise
inform somebody of something
deference
courteous regard for people’s feelings
humble submission and respect.
“he addressed her with the deference due to age”
engender
call forth
implode
burst inward
neophyte
any new participant in some activity
approbation
official approval
delineate
represented accurately or precisely
describe or portray (something) precisely.
“the law should delineate and prohibit behavior that is socially abhorrent”
enhance
increase
inadvertently
without knowledge or intention
obdurate
stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action.
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing