Unit 8 Flashcards
apathy
lack of concern or emotion; indifference
Animosity
Hatred, strong dislike
Apprehensive
anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy
Commend
to express approval of; appraise
compatible
capable of existing or performing in harmonious or agreeable conditions
condolence
expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune
consecrate
to set apart as sacred
decrepit
worn down by hard use
deride
to laugh with scorn; to ridicule
ingenous
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious in a naive way
multifarious
having great variety; diverse
obsolete
no longer practiced or accepted; outdated
omnivorous
eating or living upon foods of all kinds indiscriminately
parsimonious
excessively unwilling to spend; stingy
quandary
a state of difficulty or perplexity; a dilemma