Scholarship Voc. Lesson 8 Flashcards
audacious
recklessly daring
syns: bold; intrepid; fearless
aspect
distinct part of something
syns: feature; characteristic; phase
avarice
desire to gain and hoard wealth
syns: greediness; cupidity
balmy
mild and refreshing, like balm (a fragrant, healing ointment)
syns: pleasant; soothing
confidential
imparted (entrusted) in confidence
syns: secret; private
drab
not bright or lively
syns: dull; dreary; cheerless; monotonous
fatouous
marked by witlesss, self-satisfied dissregard of reality
syns: foolish; silly; dense; dim-witted
ideal
exactly as one would wish; represented the best of its king
syns: perfect; model; flawless
intercede
attempt to reconcile differences between two persons or groups
syns: mediate; intervene
mood
person’s emotional state or outlook at a particular moment
syns: temper; humor; disposition; inclination
morsel
small piece, quantity, or amount
syns: bite; scrap; fragment
oblivious
lacking awarness or conscoiusness
syns: unmindful; unaware
overlook
fail to notice or consider
syns: miss; disregard; neglect
prank
trick of an amusing or playful nature
syns: lark; caper
rampant
exceeding all bound
syns: unrestrained; wild
retaliate
return like for like; get revenge
syns: repay; reciprocate
reverie
conditon of being lost in thought
syns: daydream; trance
scent
characteristic odor or smell, especially a pleasant one
syns: perfume; fragance
speculate
take to be true on the basis of insufficient evidence
syns: conjecture; guess; surmise
vindictive
inclined to seek revenge
syns: vengeful; unforgiving
