List 3 (30 words) Flashcards
Absolve
To forgive
Amnesty
An official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law
Anguish
Agonising physical or mental pain
Bovine
Cow related
Blithe
Carefree
Bourgeois
Middle class
Castigate
To criticise severely
Contrite
Admitting guilt
Contrived
Artificial, unnatural
Coup
A brilliant victory or accomplishment
Cosmopolitan
Including people from many different countries
Covert
Secret
Curtail
To cut short
Defame
To damage the good reputation of
Deluge
Severe flood
Desultory
Lacking a plan or purpose
Dubious
Doubting
Effusion
Act of talking or writing in a unrestrained r heartfelt way
Exhort
To urge strongly
Extricate
To free from difficulty
Heyday
Golden age
Hiatus
A break or interruption, usually from work
Hegemony
Leadership
Impartial
Fair
Inane
Silly
Inaugurate
To begin officially
Judicious
Exercising good judgement
Laud
To praise highly
Levity
Lightness
Lucid
Clear