Main Collection Flashcards
Volatile
Easily evaporated at normal temps.
Jargon
Special words used by a particular group or profession.
Hackneyed
Lacking significance
Miser
Stingy
Mortified
Cause to feel embarassed
Zeal
great energy or enthusiasm
Precarious
Not securely held in position.
Intermittent
Occuring at irregular intervals
Apex
Peak
Nucleus
Core
Substantial
Of considerable size
Invigorate
To give strength to someone
Correlation
A relationship or connection between two people.
Integration
The process of combining
Subsidy
Financial aid
Castigate
To punish
Berate
Castigate; punish
Shirk
Avoid
Bedevil
Cause great and continual trouble.
Evoke
To recall to the conscious mind
Antagonize
Cause to become hostile or angry.
Elicit
Evoke or draw out a response
Construe
To interpret in a particular way.
Propagate
To breed and spread an idea
Palatable
Acceptable
Abdicate
Give up
Impeach
Charged with misconduct
Pious
Devoutly religious
Avarice
Extreme greed for wealth and material gain.