Ivy Global, Deck 04 Flashcards
Amalgamate
V. To consolidate, To unite
Antipathy
N. A strong feeling of dislike
Ardent
adj. Eager, enthusiastic
Assiduous
adj. Persistent, very hard working and steady
Avarice
N. Greed
Axiomatic
adj. Self-evident, generally accepted
Bellicose
adj. At war, warlike.
Benighted
adj. Overcome or surrounded by darkness; ignorant
Bereave
V. To take away from, make sad from loss
Capricious
adj. Inclined to change abruptly and unreasonably;fault-finding
Castigate
V. Punish, chastise
Churlish
adj. Crude, ungracious, surly, unmannered
Convival
adj. sociable, festive
Defamation
N. Slander, libel
Delineate
N. To trace the outline of; to describe in words
Diadem
N. A crown
Disburse
V. To pay out
Egregious
adj. Remarkable in a bad sense
Enervate
V. Weaken or injure
Ennui
N. boredom