Lesson 10-12 Flashcards
Amazed or astonished completely
Flabbergasted
To consider something carefully and in detail
Deliberate
To burn the surface of something
Scorch
Afraid something back will happen
Apprehensive
To cringe or move backward in fear
Cower
To admit or acknowledge something
Concede
Arouse someone’s interest
Pique
Royal especially grand
Regal
To call people together for a formal meeting
Convene
Very fierce or savage
Ferocious
Bare of vegetation
Barren
Setting an admirable example
Exemplary
Very beautiful and delicate
Exquisite
Unusually or excellent or strange
Extraordinary
Not worth taking seriously
Frivolous
Lower in quality or value
Inferior
At or close to the lowest acceptable limit
Marginal
Of little importance
Petty
Excellent; highest quality
Superb
Lacking in seriousness, importance, or value
Trivial
To spoil or mar the appearance of
Deface
Having flaws or imperfections; imperfect
Defective
To put off; postpone
Defer
A condition of being improperly formed
Deformity
To lower in quality, character or dignity
Degrade
To remove or lose water or moisture from; dry
Dehydrate
To speak against publicly; to accuse
Denounce
To use up; decrease the amount of
Deplete
To take away; to keep from having
Deprive
Something that prevents or discourages someone from something
Deterrent