List 18 Flashcards
1
Q
compel
A
to force someone or something to act
2
Q
browbeat
A
to intimidate, to bully
3
Q
flippant
A
lacking in seriousness, disrespectfully jokey
4
Q
harbinger
A
something that foreshadows things to come
5
Q
ransack
A
to search thoroughly, usually leaving a large mess
6
Q
suffice
A
to be adequate, satisfactory
7
Q
contiguous
A
lying side-by-side
8
Q
unkempt
A
sloppily maintained
9
Q
deficient
A
defective, insufficient
10
Q
jubilant
A
feeling great joy
11
Q
incumbent
A
someone who currently holds a political position
12
Q
aggravate
A
to make worse
13
Q
contend
A
to fight or struggle against
14
Q
gruesome
A
grisly, horrible
15
Q
impasse
A
a point at which one can go no further
16
Q
choleric
A
ill-tempered
17
Q
suppress
A
to hold in, to contain
18
Q
olfactory
A
relating to the sense of smell
19
Q
benefactor
A
someone giving financial or general assistance
20
Q
surrogate
A
a substitute
