Test 9 Flashcards
Adverse
unfavourable
eg. adverse side effects of the medicine
adverse weather
balm
a substance that reliefs pain
balmy 2
1) that reliefs your pain (soothing)
eg. balmy herbs
2) warm and pleasant
eg. balmy summer evenings
rage
strong anger
enrage
to cause strong anger
colossal /n/
big structure or statue
colossal / adj/
huge
titaninc
huge
eg. titanic explosion
gargantuan
huge
eg. gargantuan apetite
appetite 2
1) strong desire for food
2) fig. m - strong desire
eg. appetite for property
innate
by birth
eg. innate rights
nativity
birth
eg. the nativity of jesus christ
wrongheaded
[ant] clearheaded
misguided
eg. a wrongheaded student
espousal
strong support
emancipate
to set free
eg. to emancipate slaves
fetter
fig. m - to restrict
deliberation
deep or careful thinking
eg. after a long deliberation, I reached a conclusion
deliberate
to think deeply and carefully (contemplate)
deluderate /adj/
intentional
eg. deliberate vandalism
provoke 3
1) to cause or cause to happen
eg. the movie provokes both tears and laughter
2) sexually arouse
eg. provocative arts
3) to cause anger (it may react)
eg. the protestors are provoking the police