Test 4 Flashcards
Censure
Blame; criticize
Concord
Agreement
Conflagration
Big fire
Consecrated
dedicated; made holy
Consummate
Supremely good
Cursory
Superficial
Dalliance
Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Deleteroius
Harmful
Disparaging
Critical
Eulogy
Praise
Fastidious
Very fussy; meticulous
Formidable
Inspiring awe
Holistic
Whole; entire
Infelicity
Unsuitability; inappropriateness
Judicious
fair; wise
Mercenary
seeking money above all else
Petulant
Sulky
Polarized
Divided into two extremes
Pragmatism
Practicality
Presumptive
Presumed
Prosaic
Ordinary
Quelled
Suppressed
Regressive
Moving backwards (literal or figurative)
Remiss
Neglectful
Sedulous
thorough; eager
Sermonized
give moral lecture
Shroud
- a cover for dead body
2. to cover
Steadfastness
loyalty; firmness of purpose
Temporize
Put off; Procrastinate
Treacly
too sweet; overly sentimental
Vacillated
wavered; hesitated
Vindication
Proving right
Vindictive
Seeking revenge