Unit 4 vocab test Flashcards
To damage the good nam or reputation of, to slander
Defame
Physically or mentally exhausting, stressful
Grueling
To teach a specific body or point of view, excluding other opinions, to impose a partisan or one-sided way of thinking
Indoctrinate
Giving in to the authority of others, obedient, unresisting
Submissive
Quietly resentful, bitter, irritable, disagreeable
Sullen
To oppose and defeat, obstruct, frustrate, to block
Thwart
Lacking agreement, lacking harmony
Discordant
To charge with an offense, blame, to accuse
Indict
Warm and friendly
Cordial
Senseless, mindless
Wanton
Not capable of being influenced or prevented, relentless, unstoppable, unyielding
Inexorable
Restricted to a narrow scope or outlook, narrow minded, limited
Parochial
Attacking human vice or foolishness through irony or wit
Satirical
To weaken, rob of strength or energy, to exhaust
Enervate
Impossible to disprove, indisputable
Irrefutable
A feeling of resentment or anger because of wounded pride, a sense of injury
Pique
Able to float or rise, capable of floating
Buoyant
Strongly supporting a specific party, cause or person, one-sided
Partisan
Made less perfect through injury or damage
Marred
Uncontrollable, unmanageable, not capable of being corrected or reformed, incurable
Incorrigible
To give in, to yield
Capitulate
Feeling or expressing respect or awe, worship
Referent
Having an honored name or reputation, having prestige, highly valued
Prestigious
A state of mental numbness, a daze, a drowsy state
Stupor
A person who tries to win favor through flattery
Sycophant
Wildly silly or comical, absurdly funny
Zany
Smooth in manner, elegant, polished, suave
Urbane
A feeling that something bad is going to happen, refined, a warning in advance
Premonition
Highly noticeable in a negative way, conspicuously bad
Egregious
To persuade with flattery, to sweet-talk, to plead with
Cajole
Calmness of mind or manner, self-possession, cool-headedness
Composure
Very challenging, demanding, difficult
Formidable
An oddity , something different from what is normal or expected
Aberration
To praise highly, exalt, to glorify
Extol
Tending to escape, hard to catch hold of or identify
Elusive
Alarm or dead, anxiety
Trepidation
Very injurious, lethal, deadly, destructive
Virulent
Showing unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental ability
Precocious
Difficult to interpret or understand, puzzling, mysterious
Inscrutable
Referring to a condition present at birth, in born
Congenital
To deprive of strength or energy, to weaken
Debilitate
Having the supposed power to see things not perceived by the normal senses, seeing beyond the sense
Clairvoyant
Offering unwanted advice or services, meddlesome, interfering
Officious
To make impossible in advance, prevent, to rule out
Preclude
Sharing an edge or a boundary, adjoining
Contiguous
To destroy or erase completely, to wipe out
Obliterate
To reject or refuse with scorn
Spurn
Habitually non talkativ, uncommunicative, reluctant to talk
Taciturn
Moving or acting in a cautious, deceptive way, sneaky, secretive
Stealthy
To provide with something needed, make or have room for, to hold
Accommodate
