Test-1 Flashcards
Prominent
Immediately noticeable; conspicuous
“a product with a prominent place in the store.”
Pervade
To be present throughout; permeate: synonym: imbue.
“The sweet scent of gardenias pervaded the house. A sense of fear and mistrust pervades the novel.”
Scatter
To cause to separate and go in different directions.
“a dog scattering a flock of pigeons.”
To distribute loosely; strew.
“Books were scattered across the floor.”
Audacity
Fearless daring; intrepidity
İngenious
Having great inventive skill and imagination.
“an ingenious negotiator.”
Deficient
Lacking an essential quality or element.
“deficient in common sense.”
Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient.
“a deficient education.”
Obscure
Deficient in light; dark.
“the obscure depths of a cave.”
So faintly perceptible as to lack clear delineation; indistinct.
“an obscure figure in the fog.”
Elude
To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill: synonym: evade.
“The suspect eluded the police.”
To escape the memory or understanding of.
“a name that eludes me; a point that eluded the audience.”
Proficient
Good at; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
Assert
To state or express positively; affirm.
“asserted his innocence.”