Unit 8 Vocabulary <3 Flashcards
Animosity
N. Strong dislike, bitter hostility
Apathy
N. A lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
Apprehensive
Adj. fearful or anxious, especially about the future
Commend
V. To praise, express approval, to present as worthy of attention, to commit to the care of
Compatible
Adj. able to get along or work well together, capable or use with some other model or system
Condolence
N. An expression of sympathy
Consecrate
V. To make sacred, hallow, to set apart for a special purpose
Decrepit
Adj. old and feeble, worn-out, ruined
Deride
V. To ridicule, laugh at with contempt
Ingenuous
Adj. innocent, simple, frank, sincere
Multifarious
Adj. having great variety, numerous, diverse
Obsolete
Adj. out of date, no longer in use
Omnivorious
Adj. eating every kind of food, eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
Parsimonious
Adj. stingy, miserly, meager, poor, small
Quandary
N. A state of perplexity or doubt