Test Words 14 Flashcards
Bifurcate
branched, forked
Dissemble
disguise or conceal ones intentions
Flouts
Openly disregard, mock
Expended
Spend or use up
Seditious
Inciting people to rebel against authority
Adventitious
Accidental, unplanned
Beneficent
Generous or doing good
Mortification
Great embarassment or shame
Rectitude
Morally correct behviour
Missive
A long official letter
Screed
A long tedious writing
Tome
Denoting a segment or section
Disquietude
Uneasiness and anxiety
Presage
predict
Portend
Sign of warning
Facile
superficial, also effortless achievement
Doughty
Brave and persistent
Cadge
Ask for or obtain
Mendicate
To beg
Monocoque
Integral to the body
Parietal
Residence in college or university
Retrench
Reduce cost and spending in response to economic difficulty
Coruscating
Flashing and sparkling
Consonant
in agreement with
Grating
Shred, unpleasant sound
Rousing
Excite, wake up
Allay
Diminish or put to rest
Iridescent
Showing luminous colors
Pavonine
like a peacock
Inflection
conjugation, rythm or curvature
Salve
Soothe
Affliction
Something that cause pain or suffering
Elated
Estatically happy
Thewed
Muscular
Sinewy
Muscular
Atrophied
wasted away, lose vigor
Effusive
Expressing feelings of gratitude
Agronomist
Expert in agriculture
Dour
Gloomy
Buoyant
Cheerful, optimistic
Maladaptive
Not providing adequete adjustment to the situation