Unit 5 part B Flashcards
consolidate
(V) to condense, make smaller
S: merge, strengthen
A: scatter, take apart
docile
(Adj.) easily taught, led, or managed
S: manageable, teachable
A: unruly, wayward, disobedient
entreat
(V) To beg, ask
S: plead, appeal to
A: clamor to
fickle
(Adj.) Liable to change very quickly, lack of consistently
S: inconsistent, faithless
A: constant, steady
fugitive
(N) a person who flees or runs away; (Adj.) fleeing, wandering
S: deserter; elusive
A: lasting, permanent
iota
(N) very small amount
S: speck, bit
A: avalanche, flood
potential
(Adj.) possible, able to happen; (N) Something that can develop or become reality
S: possibility, capable
A: actual, reality, unlikely, impossible
rural
(Adj) relating to life in the country
S: country, farmlands
A: city, urban
tamper
(V) to interfere with, to handle with in an improper and secret way
S: mess with, fool with