Lesson 15 Flashcards
Chastise
1&2 verb
1 to punish by beating
2 to rebuke or criticize severely
Ascertain
1 verb
1 to find out for certain
Cull
1 verb
1 to select and remove weak or inferior members from
Defer
1&2 verb
3 noun, deference
1 to put off or postpone
2 to yield to out of respect for the knowledge or authority of another
3 submitting to the wishes of another because of respect
Desist
1 verb
1 to refrain from continuing something
Discredit
1&2 verb
1 to hurt the reputation of
2 to destroy confidence or trust in
Encroach
1 verb
1 to advance little by little beyond the usual limits or boundaries
Foreboding
1 noun
1 A strong feeling that something bad is about to happen
Humane
1 adjective
1 compassionate, kind to other human beings or to animals
Irrational
1 adjective
1 lacking sound judgment; not governed by reason
Lurid
1&2 adjective
1 causing horror; extremely gruesome
2 glowing with the redness of flames seen through a haze
Perpetuate
1 verb
1 to cause to continue indefinitely
Restive
1 adjective
1 showing impatience because of restrictions or delays
Stamina
1 noun
1 physical strength or courage to resist hardship, illness, or fatigue
Surveillance
1 noun
1 Close observation of a person or area
