Sadlier G Flashcards
Eschew
To avoid, shun, keep away from
Arrogate
To claim or take without right, commandeer
Histrionic
Theatrical, melodramatic
Pejorative
Tending to make worse, derogatory, expressing disapproval
Dissemble
Disguise or conceal, feign
Propinquity
Nearness, similarity
Evince
Exhibit, display clearly, to make evident
Delineate
To portray, sketch, picture, render
Enervate
Enfeeble, impair, cripple
Abject
Degraded, miserable, wretched
Perspicacity
Keenness in observing and understanding
Plenary
Complete in all aspects or essentials, absolute, unrestricted
Demur
To object or take exception to, protest
Effrontery
Shameless boldness, impudence, impertinence, nerve
Pertinacious
Very persistent, stubborn, determined
Badinage
Light and playful conversation
Saturnine
Gloomy, morose
Calumniate
To slander, defame, accuse falsely