Lessons 13-14 Flashcards
ardent
adj. intensely eager; passionate
(ardor) n. passionate intensity of feeling
assail
v. attack violently or verbally; trouble in the mind
asset
n. anything owned that is of value and can be sold or otherwise disposed of; quality that can be used to advantage
barter
v. exchange goods or services without the use of money
n. exchange of goods or services without the use of money
bonanza
n. source of great wealth; something that brings great riches
contagious
adj. able to be passed easily from one person to another
contemplate
v. give careful thought to; ponder; have plans to; intend
deter
v. discourage or prevent from taking action
(deterrent) n. anything that prevents or discourages
flair
n. natural gift or ability; talent
forfeit
v. be forced to give up or lose
n. something lost or given up as a result of an error or failing
innovation
n. something new; new way of doing something
(innovative) adj. marked by freshness or originality; willing to try new things
mania
n. intense or extreme enthusiasm or excitement
stymie
v. thwart; make difficult for or find problems with
synonymous
adj. alike or close in meaning; closely related
wrangle
v. quarrel in a noisy or angry way
congenial
adj. getting along well with others; affable suited to one’s needs or tastes; agreeable
decipher
v. convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language; decode; interpret the meaning of something puzzling; solve
dissect
v. cut into in order to study; study closely; analyze
enigma
n. anything that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard to figure out
(enigmatic) adj. puzzling; mysterious
ineffectual
adj. not bringing about the desired result, futile
infallible
adj. incapable of making an error; never wrong; unlikely to fail or go wrong
irrepressible
adj. incapable of being controlled or held back
luminous
adj. giving off light; clear; easy to understand
millennium
n. period of one thousand years
mire
n. area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud
v. get stuck as if in a mire; unable to make progress
pestilence
n. rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease
stagnate
v. fail to develop, change, or move
(stagnant) adj. not moving, changing, or developing
sublime
adj. great or noble in expression, thought, or manner; splendid
vie
v. compete for, as in a contest
voluminous
adj. having great bulk or volume; ample
