Lesson 10 Flashcards
Axiom
A statement or principle that requires no proof because it’s truth is obvious
Attest
To declare or be evidence of something as true, genuine, or accurate
Churlish
Lacking good manners; rude, impolite
Concoct
To make up, prepare, or invent
Derivative
Something that grows out of or results from an earlier form or condition
Differentiate
- To see the difference; to distinguish
2. To be or make different
Disparage
To criticize in a negative, disrespectful manner
Dissipate
- To break up and spread out so thinly as to disappear; to scatter or be scattered
- To spread or use foolishly
Esoteric
Not generally known or understood; familiar to only a relatively small number of people
Olfactory
Relating to the sense of smell
Plethora
Too great a number; an excess
Refurbish
To make like new; to renovate
Secrete
- To produce and give off
2. To place so as to be hidden from view; to conceal
Vagary
A departure from the normal, expected course; a whim or unpredictable action
Volatile
- Evaporating quickly
2. Changing readily; explosive, unpredictable