Pile 4 Flashcards
Capitulate
(v.) to surrender
The army finally capitulated after fighting a long costly battle.)
Capricious
adj.) subject to whim, fickle (
The young girl’s capricious tendencies made it difficult for her to focus on achieving her goals.)
Carouse
(v.) to party, celebrate (
We caroused all night after getting married.)
Carp
v.) to annoy, pester (
The husband divorced his wife after listening to her carping voice for decades.)
Capacious
(adj.) very spacious
The workers delighted in their new capacious office space.
(adj.) very spacious
Capacious
v.) to annoy, pester
Carp
Deferential
(adj.) showing respect for another’s authority (
His deferential attitude toward her made her more confident in her ability to run the company.)
Defile
(v.) to make unclean, impure (
She defiled the calm of the religious building by playing her banjo.)
Deft
(adj.) skillful, capable
Having worked in a bakery for many years, Marcus was a deft bread maker.)
Defunct
(adj.) no longer used or existing
They planned to turn the defunct schoolhouse into a community center.
Deleterious
(adj.) harmful
She experienced the deleterious effects of running a marathon without stretching her muscles enough beforehand.)
(v.) to party, celebrate
Carouse
adj.) subject to whim, fickle
Capricious
(v.) to surrender
Capitulate
(v.) to make unclean, impure
Defile
(adj.) harmful
Deleterious
Ebullient
(adj.) extremely lively, enthusiastic
She became ebullient upon receiving an acceptance letter from her first-choice college.)
Eclectic
(adj.) consisting of a diverse variety of elements
That bar attracts an eclectic crowd: lawyers, artists, circus clowns, and investment bankers.
Ecstatic
(adj.) intensely and overpoweringly happy
The couple was ecstatic when they learned that they had won the lottery.
Edict
(n.) an order, decree
The ruler issued an edict requiring all of his subjects to bow down before him.
Efface
(v.) to wipe out, obliterate, rub away
The husband was so angry at his wife for leaving him that he effaced all evidence of her presence; he threw out pictures of her and gave away all her belongings.)
(adj.) no longer used or existing
Defunct
(adj.) skillful, capable
Deft
(v.) to wipe out, obliterate, rub away
Efface
(n.) an order, decree
Edict
(adj.) intensely and overpoweringly happy
Ecstatic
(adj.) consisting of a diverse variety of elements
Eclectic
(adj.) extremely lively, enthusiastic
Ebullient
(adj.) showing respect for another’s authority
Deferential
