PSAT Lesson 26 Flashcards
abominable
repugnant hateful; very unpleasant, detestable, loathsome
abscond
to leave secretly and hide
capitulate
to surrender
castigate
to punish or to subdue by punishment; to criticize with drastic severity
comatose
lethargic, unconscious
consolidate
to make solid, to unite, or to merge
despondency
depression, dejection
destitution
state of being extremely poor, in extreme want
eddy
a current of air or water moving contrary to the main current (circularly)
enfranchise
to give or to bestow something such as the right to vote or citizenship
ennoble
to elevate, to raise in rank
fecund
capable of reproducing, intellectual productivity
inebriation
drunkenness, intoxication
inopportune
inconvenient, poorly timed
inviolable
secure from violation or from being profaned