List 2 Flashcards
Disparity
an inequality; a gap; an imbalance.
Efficacy
the power to produce a desired result.
Epistle
a letter or literary composition in letter form.
Hospice
a program of medical and emotion care for the terminally ill.
Impetus
a moving force, impulse, stimulus.
Moirbund
about to die or end.
Reticent
silent; reserved.
Vacillate
to physically sway or be indecisive.
Corroborate
to support with evidence.
Inexorable
inflexible; unyielding.
Insipid
lacking interest or flavor.
Nefarious
wicked, depreaved, decoid, of moral standards.
Physiognomy
the aret of judging human character from facial features.
Retinue
a group that attends an important person.
Suppliant
asking humbly and earnstly; beseeching; one praying humbly for something.