List 11 2/5 Flashcards
Apathy
N; lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern
Anguish
N; Severe mental/ physical pain or suffering
Atonement
N; reparation for a wrong or injury
Automation
N; use of largely automatic equipment in a system of manufacturing
Compulsory
Adj; required by law or a rule; obligatory
Convalescent
Ask; recovering from an illness or operation
Deprive
V; deny the possession or use of something
Interminable
Adj; endless (used hyperbolically)
Lamentation
N; passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping
Liberate
V; set someone free from a situation in which liberty is restricted
Livid
Adj; furiously angry
Mingle
V; mix or cause to mix together
Morale
The confidence, enthusiasm or discipline of a person or group at a time
Oppressive
Adj; unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint esp on minority
Optimism
N; hopefulness and confidence about the future or successful outcome of something
Vile
Adj; extremely unpleasant
Visage
N; a person’s face with reference to the form or proportions of features
Wanton
Adj; excessively merry
Wield
V; hold and use weapon or tool
Wretched
Adj; in a very unhappy unfortunate state