Reading Flashcards
1
Q
Unpropitious
A
Unfavourable
2
Q
Propensity
A
Natural tendency to behave in a certain way
3
Q
Profligacy
A
Extreme wastefulness in terms of resources
4
Q
Unwearied
A
Not becoming tired
5
Q
Eminence
A
Fame or recognized superiority
6
Q
Irksome
A
Irritating
7
Q
Endeavour
A
Try hard to do or achieve something
8
Q
Mendacity
A
Tendency to be untruthful
9
Q
Presage
A
A foreboding (predicting feeling) of what is about to come
10
Q
Vociferous
A
Conspicuously and offensively loud
11
Q
Solace
A
To give comfort
12
Q
Insidious
A
Sky and harmful
13
Q
Entreaty
A
Ernest or urgent request
14
Q
Supplicate
A
Ask humbly
15
Q
Spurned
A
Reject with contempt
