Mckinney Academic vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
Ameliorate
A
to make better, to relieve,to improve
verb
2
Q
Cajole
A
to persuade with deliberate flatter, to coax, to wheedle
verb
3
Q
Elucidate
A
to make clear, to explain
verb
4
Q
Ferocity
A
savagery
noun
5
Q
Haughty
A
arrogant, excessively proud and vain
adjective
6
Q
Inane
A
lacking significance, meaning, or point
adjective
7
Q
Infalliable
A
incapable or error
adjective
8
Q
Malice
A
desire to harm others
noun
9
Q
Oblique
A
slanting, indirect, evasive, devious, misleading
adjective
10
Q
Penitent
A
showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing,repentant
adjective
