list 7a Flashcards
aboveboard
honest
above the influence
abate
to decrease in force
accolade
award, praise
ass
acrid
bitter, as in taste or smell, harsh
acid
admonish
criticize
affected
theatrical
alacrity
eagerness, cheerful promptness
amalgam
mixture
anachronistic
out of place in time
animosity
hatred, hostility
anomalous
unusual out of place
I know my place (opposite)
anthology
collection of stories or poems
aphorism
a sort wise saying
arsenal
a collection of weapons
aspirant
a hopeful person
aspire
astute
smart
augment
to add to
autonomy
freedom, independence
awry
wrong, out of place, off the right course
banal
ordinary, boring
badness
inferiority, low rank
crudeness
befuddle
to confuse
belligerent
argumentative, aggressive
drunk
bigot
prejudiced person
bi got to go
bombastic
loud and self involved, pompous
like a bomb
buffeted
hit repeatedly
buffeted by the wind
cajole
to urge through flattery
joe
calving
giving birth to a calf , losing part of oneself
halving
cataclysmic
terrible tragic
catastrophe
caucus
meeting
cavort
to run around in a playful manner
certitude
sureness, CERTAINTY
chary
careful, wary
Charlotte
chide
to scold, to dissaprove
circumlocution
round about way of speaking
getting around the point
coagulate
to clot, to come together
coffee
box which valuables are kept in
coffin
cohesive
holding together, logical
commiserate
to feel or show pity for, to sympathize
compost
fertilizer
condone
to pardon, to overlook
conflagration
large fire
congregate
to come together in a crowd
conspicuous
obvious, attracting attention
contiguous
side by side, touching
conviction
strong belief
corroborate
to provide evidence to support a view or opinion
countermand
command replacing a precious one
crusader
one who fights for a cause
curator
director of an institute (museum)
daunt
to threaten
debilitate
to weaken to cripple
debil =weak
decoy
trick, lure, bait
deference
extreme respectfulness, submissiveness s
degradation
dishonor
Deride
I ridicule
despondent
depressed
non responsive
dialectic
method of finding the truth through reasoning
detective
diffidence
shyness, lack of confidence
Syd
dilation
process of becoming wider
eyes
disapprobation
disapproval
discern
to recognize
to distinguish between things
disinterested
neutral
disposition
mood, temperament
dissolution
the breaking into parts or pieces
ditty
simple song
diddy dirty money
dogged
persistent, stubbornly determined
dotard
stupid person
retard
drawl
to speak slowly
dulcet
pleasant sounding
eclectic
from many sources, diverse
efface
to erase, destroy
effusion
act of freely expressing feeling or though
embroil
to entangle, to get involved in an argument
engender
to produce
entomology
study of insects
rn venom
to make bitter, to posin
esoteric
understood by a few, mystical
eulogized
to great things about
funeral
exacting
demanding, severe
exhort
to urge strongly
extol
to praise
exude
to give off
facetiousness
inappropriate humor, wit
fastidious
fussy, difficult to please, finicky
felicity
happy.
ffelize
feudal
relating to lord and tenant system of labd
floe
chunk of floating ice
foible
minor flaw or weakness
frisky
playful
furtiv
secretive, sneaky
gale
a strong wind
game
wild animals
garish
gaudy, bright In color
germane
relevant, important
gingerly
cautiously
glib
slick(in speech), superficial
grapple
to struggle with
guffaw
to laugh heartily
hackneyed
cliched, overused
heed
to follow
heed advice
hidebound
very stubborn
hard like hide
idiosyncrasy
strange habit or performance
impecunious
having no money
cunt
implore
to beg
impugn
to call into question
incendiary
causing fire
stirring up trouble
incite
to provoke
incorrigible
unable to be improved, beyond hope of correction
indefatigable
tireless, energetic
indoctrination
the teaching of a certain view, brain waging
ineptness
lumssiness, lack of ability
infirmity
weakness, disease
ingrained
firmly established
insinuation
subtle, usually negative suggestion
intercede
to break up an argument and settle differences
intrepid
brave fearless
investiture
process of investing
iridescent
colorful and shiny
brilliant
