lesson 9 Flashcards
abominate
detest abhor dislike hate execrate
affliction
illness disease trouble hardship infirmity tribulation adversity difficulty
animate
alive living viable moral vital moving
chronic
continual habitual incurable persistent inveterate recurrent protracted
exploit
capitalize manipulate abuse use utilize profit from mine
fancy
visualize create conceive think conjecture envision fantasize
fell
chop drop prostrate level slash hew down
gregarious
friendly outgoing extrovert social convivial cordial sociable
innocuous
harmless inoffensive bland insipid inoffensive innocent safe
isolate
confine detach disengage remove quarantine segregate sequester
positive
confident assertive absolute certain sure decisive firm
precipitate
expedite hasten accelerate dispatch speed launch
presumption
assumption premise supposition suspicion guess favorable
prior
preceding antecedent previous former before preexistence
propitious
opportune advantageous beneficial fortunate favorable
redundant
excess unnecessary superfluous extravagant, inessential, unneeded
strategy
blueprint design game plan procedure method scheme scenario
tentative
ad interim provisional contingent dependent conditional indefinite
vanity
arrogance pride conceit narcissism ostentation egotism self-admiration
veteran
skilled trained experienced steady seasoned disciplined sophisticated