Unit 8 Flashcards
animosity
strong dislike; bitter hostility
apathy
a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
apprehensive
fearful or anxious, especially about the future
commend
to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention
compatible
able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system
condolence
an expression of sympathy
consecrate
to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
decrepit
old and feeble; worn-out, ruinded
deride
to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
ingenuous
innocent, simple; frank, sincere
multifarious
having great variety; numerous and diverse
obsolete
out-of-date, no longer in use
omnivorous
eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
parsimonious
stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
quandary
a state of perplexity or doubt
recalcitrant
stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
reprisal
an injury done in return for injury
revel
to take great pleasure in
stultify
to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
suave
smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
