Set 16 Flashcards
antedate
precede in time; before (something) in date
banish
send (someone) away from a country or a place as an official punishment
get rid of (something unwanted)
bridle
show one’s resentment or anger, especially by throwing up one’s head and drawing in one’s chin
put a bridle on (a horse)
comply
act in accordance with a wish or command
crestfallen
sad and dissapointed
curtail
reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on
elucidate
make (something) clear; explain
evade
escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery
feckless
lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible
fester
(of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate
(of a negative feeling or a problem) become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference
iconoclastic
criticizing or attacking cherished beliefs or institutions
immure
enclose or confine (someone) against their will
improvise
create or perform (music, drama or verse) spontaneously or without preparation
produce or make (something) from whatever is available
inhibit
hinder, restrain or prevent (an action or process)
make (someone) self-conscious and unable to act in relaxed and natural way
(in ecclesiastical law) forbid (a member of a clergy) to exercise clerical functions
inscrutable
impossible to understand or interpret
lionize
give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity
monotonous
dull, tedious and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest
peculiar
different to what is normal or expected; strange
particular, special
premediate
think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand
profligate
recklessly extravagant or wasteful in use of resources
licentious; dissolute
reconcile
restore friendly relations between
make (one account) consistent with another, especially by allowing for transactions begun but not yet completed
refine
remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process
relinquish
voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up
ruminate
think deeply about something
(of a ruminant) chew the cud
skittish
(of a person) playfully frivolous or unpredictable
(of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared
superfluous
unnecessary, especially through being more than enough
synoptic
taking or involving a comprehensive mental view
thorough
complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial
visionary
thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom
relating to or having the ability to see visions in a dream or trance, or as a supernatural apparition
vociferous
expressing or characterized by vehement opinions; loud and forceful
