Unit 3 Flashcards
(adj) causing damage or harm; injurious
detrimental
(adj) feeling regret and sorrow; penitent
contrite
(adj) boring because of overuse or repetition
trite
(n) debris; junk
detritus
(n) a lowering in number
attrition
(adj) not strict; generous
lenient
(adj) easing pain or discord
lenitive
(v) to soothe the feelings of; to appease
mollify
(n) a basic idea or principle
rudiment
(adj) implied or understood but not directly experienced
implicit
(adj) difficult or impossible to explain
inexplicable
(v) to branch out; to go different ways
diverge
(v) to come together; to gather; to meet
converge
(n) a climbing slope; a hill
acclivity
(n) a downward slope; a dip
declivity
(n) a natural tendency towards
proclivity
(v) to twist, wrench, or bend severely out of shape
controt
(v) to misshape; misrepresent
distort
(adj) curving or twisting
sinuous
(v) to suggest in an indirect or subtle fashion
insinuate
(adj) undeveloped; very basic or simple
rudimentary