Science Fiction Flashcards
Evaluate
to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
Prohibit
To forbid the action of a (person).
Instigate
to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
Meander
to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course.
Replenish
to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.
Resume
to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue.
Evacuate
to leave empty; vacate.
Haggle
to bargain in a petty, quibbling, and often contentious manner.
Endorse
to approve, support, or sustain.
Baffle
to confuse, bewilder, or perplex.
Infrequent
to confuse, bewilder, or perplex.
Premises
Also, prem·iss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
A track of land.
Deceit
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating.
Compassion
a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
Skepticism
skeptical attitude or temper; doubt.
