List 3 Flashcards
inept
lacking in fitness or aptitude; unfit; foolish
brazen
bold; shameless
diligence
a - persevering application : assiduity
b - obsolete : speed, haste
c - the attention and care legally expected or required of a person (as a party to a contract)
conscious
perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation
naught
nothing
wastrel
vagabond (one who travels from place to place); expends resources foolishly
delegate
representative
munificent
giving; lavish
occult
relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena
broach
pointed or tapered tool
dubious
giving rise to uncertainty
receptive
open and responsive to ideas
jocund
marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
inquisitive
given to examination or investigation
iniquitous
a wicked act; sin ; vicious
remonstrate
urge reasons in oppositions
proxy
authority or power to act for another
regale
to give pleasure or amusement to
recuse
to disqualify (oneself) as judge in a particular case; broadly : to remove (oneself) from participation to avoid a conflict of interest
exhaustive
testing all possibilities
affable
ease; friendliness
deliberate
discuss issues and decisions carefully
germanely
obsolete; relevant
sieve
reduction (filtering) of fine particles