Set 9 Flashcards
Objurgate
To reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply
Foible
A minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect
Chasten
To inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise
Riddled
Full of
Malinger
Exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work
Palisade
A fence made of posts
Derision
Ridicule; mockery
Contumacious
Stubborn(ly or willfully disobedient to authority)
Delusive
Marked by deception; false or delusional
Solecism
A nonstandard or outdated grammatical construction; a grammatical mistake
Ferment
To stir up, agitate, or cause unrest
Seethe
To be violently disturbed; to boil
Lurid
Presented in vividly shocking or unnatural terms
Equanimity
Steadiness of mind
Appurtenance
An accessory or other item associated with a particular activity or style of living
Clamber
Clamor
To climb by crawling with difficulties; to creep
To shout
Satori
The state in which a person suddenly acquires enlightenment; epiphany
Secrete
- To discharge a secretion
2. To place out of sight; hide; conceal
Deciduous
(Of a tree or shrub) shedding it’s leaves annually
Recondite
Little known; abstruse; obscure
Loquacious and garrulous (vs laconic)
Wordy or talkative (or not talkative)
Bereave
To deprive and make desolate
Blighted
Damaged; destroyed; ruined
Variegated
Multi-colored; speckled