List 1 Flashcards
Beleaguer
Verb
To harass
Abate
Verb
To reduce in intensity or amount
Conglomerate
Noun
A mixture of many things
Cynical
Adjective
Given to fault finding, Sneering, and Sarcasm
Demure
Adjective
Serious, Reserved, Coy
Eclectic
Adjective
Coming from a variety of diverse sources
Elegiac
Adjective
Mournful, Expressing sorrow
Emulate
Verb
To try and equal or to be like (usually through imitation)
Endow
Verb
To provide with income or property; To supply with a talent or supply
Giddy
Adjective
Dizzy
Hypocrite
Noun
Once who is insincere or deceitful; One who says one thing but does another
Immutable
Adjective
Unchanging
Imperious
Adjective
Extremely overbearing
Implacable
Adjective
Incapable of being appeased
Indolence
Adjective
Laziness
Insolence
Noun
Insulting or contemptuous behavior
Interminable
Adjective
Having or seeming to have no end
Jeopardize
Verb
To expose to danger
Lament
Verb
To mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
Mutability
Noun
The degree to which something is likely to change
Obscure
Adjective
Difficult to see; Vague
Ominous
Adjective
Threatening
Paragon
Noun
A model of excellence or perfection
Peal
Noun
A loud ringing ( usually of bells)
