Mid term vocab a-e Flashcards
abrogate
cancel deny
acclamation
Shout of welcome or approval
acquisitive
(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
acuity
(n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses
aesthetic
pertaining to beauty
allay
(v.) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve
allege
to assert without proof or confirmation
ambient
(adj.) completely surrounding, encompassing
arrant
adj.) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
askance
(adv.) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
asperity
(n.) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness
atrophy
n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away
attenuate
(v.) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value
avid
desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
badinage
light and playful conversation
belabor
v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
Benign
kind and gentle
bestiale
savage; brutal
cabal
a secret group seeking to overturn something
calumniate
(v.) to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously
cavil
To complain and criticize
cavort
to prance around
celerity
swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
Charlatan
Cheater
collusion
secret agreement or cooperation
complicity
Involvement in wrongdoing the state of being an accomplice
conciliate
To overcome the distrust of,win over;to appease,pacify;to reconcile, make consistent
concord
a state of agreement,harmony,enmity,treaty,pact,covenant
congeal
to change from a liquid to solid; thicken
consummate
Complete or perfect n the highest degree to bring to a state of completion or perfection
convivial
festive,sociable,having fun together
coterie
A circle of acquaintances,a close-knit group of people
counterpart
A person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another;complement
credence
Belief,mental acceptance
decimate
to kill or destroy a large part of
decry
to condemn express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
defunct
no longer existing or functioning
demur
to object or take exception
deprecate
to express mild disapproval to belittle
derelict
someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty
detritus
loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction
devious
straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
dilettante
one who merely dabbles in an art or a science
disarray
(n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder
discomit
to embarrass and confuse
dissembling
conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs
distraught
(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
eclectic
choosing from various sources
embellish
(v.) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
emulation
effort or desire to equal or excel others
ephemeral
short-lived
equity
a condition in which people receive from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it
eschew
to avoid, shun, keep away from
espouse
(v.) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry
evince
to show clearly
exacerbate
to make worse
exhume
To remove from grave to bring to light
exigency
urgency pressure urgent demand
Burnish
to polish
