Lesson 21 Flashcards
ALIENATE:
To make unfriendly or hostile
APHORISM:
A short statement of a general truth
AUTONOMOUS
Acting independently; having the right or power of self-government
BREVITY:
Shortness of duration
CHASTISE:
To censure severely
CONSUMMATE:
Complete in every detail; perfect
DEBILITATING:
Impairing the health or strength of
DETERRENT:
Something that discourages or prevents; a dissuading thing or factor
DISSONANCE:
A lack of harmony or agreement; discord
ENDORSE
To approve or support openly
EXCULPATE
To clear from alleged fault or guilt
FLACCID
Lacking normal firmness; limp or flabby
GUILE:
Deceitful cunning; sly behavior
IMPECUNIOUS
Having little or no money
INDISPUTABLE:
Unquestionable or undeniable
INTREPID:
Characterized by resolute fearlessness and endurance
LISTLESS:
Lacking energy or enthusiasm
NARCISSISTIC:
Excessively interested in oneself or one’s own body
OBSTINATE:
Stubborn or intractable
PARTISAN
A strong or unreasoning supporter of a party or cause
PLACID
Calm; serene; peaceful
RAVENOUS
Very eager or greedy for food; very hungry
RESERVED:
Set apart for future or special use
SATIRE:
The use of ridicule or sarcasm to expose someone’s folly or vice
SPURIOUS
Not what it purports to be; not genuine
SURLY:
Bad-tempered or unfriendly
TRUCULENT:
Aggressively defiant; fierce or savage
VESTIGE
A trace or sign left by something vanished or lost
WILY:
Crafty; cunning; tricky
