Lesson4 Flashcards
apparent (adj.)
apparently (adv.)
to be clear in meaning or open to view, easily understood
(syn.) visible
ambiguous (adj.)
ambiguously (adv.)
ambiguity (n.)
of unclear meaning; something that can be understood in more than one way
(syn.) vague
arbitrary (adj.)
arbitrarily (adv.)
arbitrariness (n.)
an action or decision made with little thought, order, or reason
(syn.) haphazard
assert (v.)
assertively (adv.)
assertiveness (n.)
assertion (n.)
assertive (adj.)
to express or defend oneself strongly; to state positively
(syn.) declare
astounding (adj.)
astound (v.)
astoundingly (adv.)
very surprising
(syn.) astonishing
astute (adj.)
astutely (adv.)
astuteness (n.)
very intelligent, smart, clever
(syn.) perceptive
authorize (v.)
authorized (adj.)
authority (n.)
to give permission or power to do something
(syn.) empower
deceptively (adv.)
deceptive (adj.)
deceive (v.)
deception (n.)
making something appear true or good when it is false or bad
(syn.) misleadingly
determined (adj.)
determination (n.)
determine (v.)
strong in one’s opinion, firm in conviction, to find out
(syn.) resolute
elicit (v.)
elicitation (n.)
to get the facts or draw out the truth
(syn.) extract
forbid (v.)
forbidden (adj.)
forbidding (adj.) *
forbiddingly (adv.) *
to command not to so something
*to have a dangerous look, a bad feeling
(syn.) ban
petition (v.)
petition (n.)
to make a request
(syn.) appeal
relinquish (v.)
relinquishment (n.)
to give up control
(syn.) abdicate
resilient (adj.)
resiliently (adv.)
resilience (n.)
strong enough to recover from difficulty or disease
(syn.) tenacious
tempt (v.)
temptingly (adv.)
temptation (n.)
tempting (adj.)
to make it attractive to do something, usually something wrong
(syn.) entice
