Lesson 28,29,30 Flashcards
To follow as a consequence or result
Ensue
Lasting for a brief time;fleeting
Ephemeral
About to occur;immediate
Imminent
A period of time between two events or period of time
Interim
Lasting or seeming to last forever;tiresomely drawn out
Interminable
A. Lasting an indefinitely long time; every lasting b. Appearing or recurring again and again
Perennial
Acting or done hastily or impulsively, without proper consideration. Occurring suddenly
Precipitate
Provided for the time being; temporary
Provisional
A. Looking back on or directed toward the past b. Applying to or influencing the past
Retrospective
A. Someone or something that preceded or goes before b. Ancestors;forebears c. An event that occurs before another
Antecedent
To surrender under specified conditions; give up all resistance
Capitulate
A. To agree to do something one regards as below ones rank or divinity b. To deal with people superior or haughty manner
Condescend
Courteous respect; submission to the opinion, wishes, or decisions of another
Deference
To behave in a demeaning or self-abasing manner
Grovel
A follower who behaves in the manner of a servant;toady
Lackey
To have greater authority, power or influence;prevail
Predominate
Characteristic of a slave; slavelike in manner
Slavish
A. The act of bringing under rule or dominion b. Enslavement
Subjugation
Proudly scornful;disdainful
Supercilious
One who seeks favor or advancement through flattering important people; a bootlicker
Sycophant
A. To decrease the density of b. To make thin in size
Attenuate
A. So fine or thin in texture as to be transparent or nearly transparent
Diaphanous
A. To weight down; burden
Encumber
Vanishing or likely to vanish like a vapor;fleeting
Evanescent
A. A fine film of cobwebs often seen floating in air or caught on objects b. A soft, sheet, gauzy Fabric
Gossamer
A. Capable of being felt it touched b. Easily perceived by any of the senses or by the mind
Palpable
A. To spread or flow throughout;pervade
Permeate
A. Easily bent or flexed without breaking
Pliant
A. Having great weight b. Graceless or clumsy because of weight
Ponderous
A. Resembling glue in consistency and stickiness b. Having a relatively high resistance to flow
Viscous
