Lessons 1-2 Flashcards
bewail
v. express deep regret or sorrow over
destitute
adj. without resources or possessions, especially the necessities of life; lacking; devoid of
detract
v. take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of
emancipate
v. set free from slavery; liberate
extol
v. praise highly
flamboyant
adj. excessively showy; unrestrained
impetus
n. driving force; anything that causes an action; increased activity resulting from a driving force
insuperable
adj. incapable of being overcome or defeated
intermittent
adj. not continuous; happening at intevals
maxim
n. general truth or rule of conduct; short saying
obligatory
adj. required or demanded
plumb
v. measure the depth of water; reach the deepest part of; understand by examining closely; solve
adj. straight up and down; vertical
vagabond
n. person who wanders from place to place
visage
n. face, especially one that expresses feelings
wheedle
v. coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise; gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise
alacrity
n. promptness in responding; eagerness
array
n. large group of people or things; an orderly arrangement or display
v. place in order; dress up
deduce
v. draw a conclusion from given facts
encumber
v. weigh down or burden; impede the action of
fraught
adj. full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with)
haphazard
adj. marked by lack of plan, order, or direction
incontrovertible
adj. impossible to dispute; unquestionable
inexplicable
adj. hard to explain or impossible to understand
ingenious
adj. marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness
laggard
n. one who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; straggler
sustenance
n. something that provides nourishment; food needed to live
torrid
adj. intensely hot and dry; burning with passion
traverse
v. pass over, across, or through
ubiquitous
adj. appearing to be present in large numbers in many different places
zenith
n. highest point; peak; point in the sky directly above the observer
