Set 7 Flashcards
(28 cards)
(V) to overthrow or take over by force
Usurp
(Adj) without challenge or competition, the top/the most
Unparalleled
(N) an item given to compensate for a loss
Reparation
(Adj) restricted, limited, held back
Constrained
(N) monetary gifts
Bequests
(N) people who donate money to institutions
Benefactors
(N) a short, isolated story; an anecdote
Vignette
(Adj) so small it is insignificant
Negligible
(Adj) deeply moving, capable of evoking emotion
Poignant
(Adj) bland, dull, flat
Insipid
(Adj) strong-willed, refuse to capitulate
Tenacious
(Adj) difficult to comprehend
Inscrutable
(Adj) effusive, bubbling with energy or emotion
Ebullient
(Adj) deeply depressed, cannot be consoled
Disconsolate
(Adj) insincere
Unctuous
(V) two opposing ideas
Polarized
(V) to criticize or put down
Disparage
(V) to praise or note in high esteem
Extol
(Adj) impulsively aggressive
Impetuous
(Adj) the ability to intimidate
Redoubtable
(Adj) changing in form
Malleable
(N) two different entities co-existing for mutual benefit
Symbiosis
(N) the state of ill-intent, hatred, evil intentions
Malevolence
(N) meticulous, precise, attention to detail
Punctilious
