ISEE Upper Week 2 Part 1 Flashcards
1
Q
blunt
A
not sharp / make less sharp
2
Q
brittle
A
hard but breaks easily
3
Q
cautious
A
careful
4
Q
censor
A
to cut out unacceptable parts of something / someone who does this
5
Q
conceal
A
to hide
6
Q
condescending
A
show feelings of superiority / show that you think you’re better than another person
7
Q
confine
A
restrict someone within certain limits
8
Q
contented
A
happy and at ease
9
Q
contradiction
A
combination of things that oppose one another (example: the wheel is square)
10
Q
cunning
A
crafty, sneaky, sly
11
Q
debate
A
an argument / to argue
12
Q
debt
A
something that is owed (usually money)
13
Q
deceive
A
to trick / to cause someone to believe something that isn’t true
14
Q
decline
A
become smaller fewer or less
15
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deficient
A
lacking in something