List 12-14 quiz Flashcards
To Atone
To make up for, to make amends or to compensate for something bad or unwelcome
Diligent
Hardworking, industrious, not lazy
hamper
To hold back; to hinder
Incessant
Never stopping, going on all the time
To Percolate
to filter gradually through a porous surface or substance, to become lively or effervescent
Ambiguous
something that is open to more than one interpretation
something that is vague, unclear or confusing
Innumerable
too many to be counted/often used as a hyperbole
Adept
Highly skilled or trained with a particular skill/extremely proficient with a task
To Assimilate
To absorb fully; to adopt as one’s own; to adapt fully; a cognitive process of making new information fit in with your existing understanding of the world
Autocratic
Absolute in power or authority; taking no account of other people’s wishes or opinions
Brawny
Strong, muscular, athletically built
Concerted
Planned or performed in cooperation with others
Illustrious
Very famous, distinguished, respected for past achievements
Coalesce
*to come together/to unite in a way that forms a single, cohesive whole
*can by a physical or abstract joining in nature
Enigma
a person, thing, or situation that is mysterious, puzzling or difficult to understand
to Abase
To lower in esteem, degrade; to humble
Dubious
Causing uncertainty or suspicion; in a doubtful state of mind; hesitant
Impenitent
Not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors or offenses
Knave
A tricky, unprincipled, deceitful fellow
To Spurn
To refuse with scorn
Tacit
*knowledge that is NOT easily communicated to others or is difficult to put into words because it is acquired through experience/
*knowledge that is ingrained in a person’s emotions and intuition/the opposite of explicit (stated clearly & in detail)
Genial
friendly and kind/something that is favorable or helpful
*term used to describe a warm and pleasant personality
