Random Deck 5 Flashcards
Allusion
an indirect reference
Aloof
uninvolved; standing off
Altruism
selflessness; generosity
Ambience
atmosphere; mood; feeling
Ambiguous
unclear in meaning; confusing
Ambivalent
undecided; neutral
Bequest
something left for someone in a will
Bereft
deprived or left desolate, especially through death
Beset
to harass; to surround
Blasphemy
irreverence, an insult to something held scared; profanity
Blatant
unpleasantly or offensive noisy; glaring
Coalesce
to come together as on; to fuse
Coerce
to force someone to door not to do something
Cogent
powerfully convincing
Cognitive
dealing with how we know the world around us through our senses; mental
Cognizant
aware; conscious
Coherent
holding together; making sense
Colloquial
conversational; informal in language
Collusion
conspiracy; secret cooperation
Commensurate
equal; proportionate
Compelling
forceful; causing to yield
Compendium
a summary; an abridgement
Disparate
different; incompatible; unequal
Disseminate
to spread the seeds of something
Dissipate
to thin out, drift away
Dissolution
the breaking up or dissolving of something into parts
Distend
to swell; to extend a great deal
Distinguish
to tell apart; to cause to stand out
Docile
easily taught; obedient
Doctrinaire
inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality; dogmatic
Domestic
having to do with the household or family; not foreign
