Science Fiction Flashcards
What does evaluate mean?
To judge or determine the significance.
What does prohibit mean?
To prevent; hinder.
What does Instigate mean?
To urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course: to instigate the people to revolt.
What does meander mean?
to wander aimlessly; ramble.
What does replenish mean?
to fill again or anew.
What does resume mean?
to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue.
What does evacuate mean?
to leave empty; vacate.
What does haggle mean?
to bargain , dispute, quibbling, and often contentious manner.
What does endorse mean?
to approve, support, or sustain.
What does baffle mean?
Shock or to be confound.
What does premises mean?
a statement assumed to be true;drawn to a conclusion ; a tract of land - including its buildings
What does deceit mean?
concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading.
What does compassion mean?
a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
What does skepticism mean?
the doctrines or opinions of philosophical Skeptics; universal doubt
What does emphatic mean?
forceful; insistent: a big, emphatic man.
What does luxurious mean?
given to pleasure, especially of the senses; voluptuous.
Beautiful , extravagant
What does ecstatic mean?
subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous.lacking intelligence
What does prosperous mean?
having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business.
What does authentic mean?
not false or copied; genuine; real: an authentic antique.
What does ignorant mean?
lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
What does dire mean?
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
What does suspicious mean?
inclined to suspect, especially inclined to suspect evil; distrustful: a suspicious tyrant.
What does infrequent mean?
not constant, habitual, or regular: an infrequent visitor.
