Unit 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Toil
Hard or continuous work
Grapple
To hold or make fast to something
Cultivate
To prepare and work on in order to raise crops
Perseverance
Steady persistence in a course of action
Assert
To state with confidence
Pessimism
The tendency to see
Eminent
High in station rank or repute
Endowment
The property, funds with which and institution or person is endowed
Aptitude
Capability, ability, readiness,quickness
Pundits
A learned person, expert or authority
Provoke
To anger, enrage or stir up
Temperament
The combination of mental, physical and emotional traits of a person
Optimistic
Disposed to take a favorable view
Vignette
Decorative design or picture on tittle page of a book
Rebuff
Blunt or abrupt rejection
Distress
Great pain, anxiety or sorrow
Nov
New
Distortion
An act or instance of distorting
Resilience
Ability to return to original form
Ego
Self