Unit 3/4 Flashcards
Verdure
Greenery; fresh & ripe vegetation. Syn: foliage
Verd, virid
Green
Verdant
Green; lush with vegetation. Syn:flourishing
Veridity
Lack of experience; innocence. Syn
Cand
White, pure.
Candid
Open and sincere. syn: frank
Candor
Frankness or sincerity of expression; openness. Syn: truth
Incandescent
Shinning brightly
Candere, canditum
To glow, to burn
Pall
To be pale
Pallor
Extreme or unnatural paleness. Syn: pastiness
Pallid
Lacking color, dull. Syn: wan
Appal
To fill with horror or disapproval. Syn: horrify
Livid (root)
Bluish-black
Livid (word)
Enraged, furious. Syn: enraged
Nigr
Black
Denigrate
To attack the character of; to mock. Syn: belittle
Pecc
To sin, to be flawed
Peccadillo
A small sin or fault. Syn: blemish
Impeccable
Having no flaws. Syn: perfect
Peccant
Violating a moral flaw; sinful. Syn: erring
Pej, pair
Worse
Pejorative
Negative and critical; insulting. Syn: belittling
Impair
To cause to diminish, as in strength, value or quality. Syn: harm
Mal
Bad
Malign
To speak of maliciously; insult. Syn: deprecate
Malinger
To pretend to be sick in order to avoid something. Syn: shirk
Malaise
A sense of unease; depression. Syn: boredom
Neg
To neglect, to deny
Negligent
Not properly attentive. Syn: careless
Negligible
Unimportant; insignificant. Syn: remote
Negate
To cancel the effect of; nullify. Syn: deny
