List 1 Flashcards
Aberration
Abnormality, a state or condition markedly different from the norm
Amicable
Chracterized by friendship and good will, friendly
Canny
Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others, smart and shrewd
Compassion
A deep awareness of and sympathy for another’s suffering, sympathy
Digression
A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern), detour, going off point
Disdain
Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike, contempt (avsky)
Enervating
Causing debiliation, weakening and draining
Fraught
Filled with or attended with (feeling)
Impetuous
Impulsive, do something before you think
Intuitive
Spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency, instinctive
Ostentatious
Extravagant l, pretentious, showy, intended to attract notice or impress others
Procrastinate
Postpone doing what one should be doing, put iff
Prudent
Careful and sensible, wise ex. It was a prudent decision to bring the umbrella
Reverence
Profound respect for something or someone, deep respect for something or someone
Substantiate
Establish or strengthenas with new evidence or facts, validate, back up your statements