Princeton Book Beyond The Key Terms Group 1 Flashcards
alloy
to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior; unalloyed means pure
appropriate (verb)
to take for one’s own use; to confiscate
arrest, arresting (verb)/(adj.)
to suspend; to engage; holding one’s attention; as in an arresting portrait
august (adj.)
majestic, venerable
bent (noun)
leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
broach (verb)
to bring up; to announce; to begin to talk about
brook (verb0
to tolerate; to endure; to countenance
cardinal (adj.)
major, as in cardinal sin
chauvinist (noun)
a blindly devoted patriot
color (verb)
to Chnage as if by dyeing, i.e. to disort, gloss or affect (usually the first)
consequential (adj.)
pompous, self-important (primary definitions are logically following: important)
damp (verb)
to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound
die (noun)
a tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop
essay (verb)
to test or try; to attempt; to experiment
exact (verb)
to demand; to call for; to require; to take
fell (verb)
to cause to fall by striking
fell (adj.)
inhumanly cruel
flag (verb)
to sag or droop; to become spiritless; to decline
flip (adj.)
sarcastic; impertinent, as in flippant: a flip remark
ford (verb)
to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream