List B-9 Flashcards
coalesce
to fuse; unite; grow together
clemency
leniency; mercy; mildness, especially of weather
derivative
copied or adapted; obtained from reasoning or logic
despondent
dejected; disheartened, depressed
endorse
to write one’s signature; to give approval or support; sanction
engender
to bring into existence; produce; propagate
flagrant
extremely conspicuous; notorious; shocking
marred
blemished; damaged, disfigured
obliterate
to do away with completely; destroy without a trace
painstaking
careful; taking diligent effort
preclude
to make impossible or prevent; to bar
relegate
to send to an obscure place; to cast out or banish; to classify
satirical
sarcastic; based on satire, irony, derision; designed to expose foolishness
swindler
a cheater or fraud, especially one who obtains money or property by fraudulent means
undermine
to weaken by wearing away a base; to injure or impair