units 1-3 test Flashcards
admonish
to caution or advise against something, to scold mildly, to remind of a duty
circumspect
careful, cautious
commandeer
to seize for military or official use
cumbersome
clumsy, hard to handle, slow-moving
deadlocked
to standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or fractions;
to bring to such a standstill
efface
to wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed
muddle
to make a mess of, muddle through, to get by,
a hopeless mess
opinionated
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closes mind
perennial
lasting for a long time, persistent,
a plant that lives for many years
unbridled
lacking in restraint
alien
a citizen of another country,
foreign, strange
compensate
to make up for, to repay for services
comely
having a pleasing appearance
erratic
not regular or consistent, different from what is ordinarily expected, undependable
illegible
difficult or impossible to read
jeer
to make fun of rudely or unkindly,
a rude remark of derision
lucrative
bringing in money, profitable
proliferate
to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
sully
to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
to ruin/make dirty
terse
brief and to the point
abridge
to make shorter
adherent
a follower, supporter
attached, sticking to
cherubic
resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face, sweet and innocent
condone
to pardon or overlook
eminent
famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting
fabricate
to make, manufacture, to make up, invent
marauder
a raider, plunderer
pauper
an extremely poor person
surmount
to overcome, rise above
usurp
to seize and hold a position by force or without right
