Unit 14 Flashcards
Annex
to add to, attach; to incorporate; an attachment or addition
Cleave
to cut or split open; to cling to (idk how to study this bc it’s literally opposite meanings)
Cordial
in a friendly manner, hearty; cheery; a liquor (yum)
Cornerstone
the starting point of a building; a fundamental principle or element
Debacle
An overwhelming defeat, rout; a complete collapse or failure (my parents when they had me)
Devitilize
to make weak or lifeless
Embroil
to involve in conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion
Exonerate
to free from charge or accusation
Glib
Ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless, insincere
Haphazard
by chance, not planned; lacking order (my birth)
Improvise
to compose or perform without preparation; to construct from available materials
Incite
to rouse, stir up, urge on
Influx
a coming in, inflow
Pallor
an extreme or unnatural paleness
Pedigree
a list of ancestors, family tree; the history or origins of something (uh huh huh I’m so faancyyyy)