List 3 Flashcards
Deleterious
Harmful
Alacrity
Eagerness; quickness
Tractable
Obedient; dutiful; polite
Robust
Strong; healthy
Levity
Flippancy
Potable
Suitable for drinking
Delineation
Demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining
Demarcation
The act of fixing the boundaries or limits of something
Ruminate
Ponder; think over something
Ignominy
Shame
Pragmatist
Practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness
Saccharin
Falsely sweet
Transient
Ephemeral
Aloof
Detached; distant; cold
Sacrosanct
Very holy; inviolable
Illusory
Deceptive; false; misleading
Callow
Immature
Execrable
Extremely bad or unpleasant
Deprecate
Criticize; denounce
Precept
Guiding principle
Salacious
Lecherous; erotic; having excessive or offensive sexual desire
Trite
Unoriginal; dull
Ordain
Destine; order or decree official; make someone a priest
Confer
Grant or bestow; have discussions
Precinct
District of a city