New Vocab - List 1 Flashcards
abhor
hate
bigot
narrow minded, prejudiced person
enfranchise
give voting rights
hamper
hinder, obstruct
noxious
harmful, poisonous, lethal
placid
calm. peaceful
remuneration
payment for work done
talisman
lucky charm
abrasive
rough, course, harsh
bilk
cheat, defraud
covert
hidden, uncover
engender
to cause, produce
knotty
difficult to solve, complex
nuance
something subtle
renown
fame
tangent
going off a main subject
abasement
humiliation, degradation
billowing
swelling, fluttering, waving
cower
recoil in fear or servility, shrink away from
harangue
noisy, attacking speech
replete
full
tangible
can be touched
abrogate
cancel, deny, repeal
blasphemy
speech with offending religious sentiments
credible
believable
enigma
puzzle, mystery
harbingers
indicators, bringers of warnings
labyrinthine
complicated, highly convoluted
plaudit
statement giving strong praise
reprehensible
shameful, very bad