Lesson 14 Flashcards
Decipher
1&2 verb
1 to convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language; to decode
2 to interpret the meaning of something puzzling; to solve
Congenial
1&2 adjective
1 getting along well with others; affable
2 suited to one’s needs or tastes; agreeable
Dissect
1&2 verb
1 to cut into in order to study
2 to study closely; to analyze
Enigma
1 noun
2 adjective, enigmatic
1 anything that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard to figure out
2 puzzling; mysterious
Ineffectual
1 adjective
1 not bring about the desired result; futile
Infallible
1&2 adjective
1 incapable of making an error; never wrong
2 unlikely to fail or go wrong
Irrepressible
1 adjective
1 incapable of being controlled or held back
Luminous
1&2 adjective
1 giving off light
2 clear; easy to understand
Millennium
1 noun
1 a period of one thousand years
Mire
1 noun
2 verb
1 an area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud
2 to get stuck as if in a mire; unable to make progress
Pestilence
1 noun
1 a rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease
Stagnate
1 verb
2 adjective, stagnant
1 to fail to develop, change, or move
2 not moving, changing, or developing
Sublime
1 adjective
1 great or noble in expression, thought, or manner; splendid
Vie
1 verb
1 to compete for, as in a contest
Voluminous
1 adjective
1 having great bulk or volume; ample
