Lesson 24 Flashcards
ALLEVIATE
To make more bearable; relieve
APOPLECTIC:
Causing stroke; greatly excited or angered
BALEFUL:
Deadly or pernicious in influence; foreboding or threatening evil
BURGEON
To send forth new growth; grow and expand rapidly
CIRCUMSCRIBE:
To draw a line around; mark off, constrict the range or activity of
CONTEMPTUOUS:
Feeling or expressing contempt or disdain
DECRY:
To express strong disapproval of
DIATRIBE:
A prolonged discourse; bitter and abusive speech or writing
DOLEFUL
Causing grief or affliction; full of grief, mournful
ENIGMA
Something hard to understand or explain; a mystery
EXHAUSTIVE:
Testing all possibilities or considering all elements; thorough
FLEDGLING:
A young bird with feathers; ready for flight; an untested person; a newcomer
HAMPER:
To restrict the movement of; interfere with the operation of; hinder or impede
IMPETUOUS:
Marked by impulsive passion or vcheniene
INDULGENT:
Ready to overlook faults; permissive; lenient
IRONY:
The use of words to express something other than or opposite of the literal meaning
LUCID
Clear to the understanding; having full use of one’s faculties
NEFARIOUS:
Flagrantly wicked; evil
OBTUSE:
Blunt, not sharp; insensitive; dense; dim-witted
PECUNIARY:
Of, concerning, or consisting of money
PLETHORA:
Oversupply; glut; excess
PROFLIGATE:
Recklessly extravagant; licentious
REBUKE:
To reprove sharply; subject to censure
RESOLVE:
Fixity of purpose; firm mental decision or intention
SCANTY:
Less than enough; meager
STALWART
Marked by outstanding strength or vigor; sturdy, courageous, or determined
SYCOPHANT:
A self-seeking flatterer
UNDULATE:
To form or move in waves; present a wavy appearance
VIGNETTE:
A picture that shades off gradually; a short descriptive literary sketch
ZEALOUS:
Marked by fervent partisanship
