units 4-6 test Flashcards
auspicious
favorable, fortunate
daunt
to overcome with fear, intimidate, to dishearten, discourage
hoodwink
to mislead by a trick, swindle
intrepid
very brave, fearless, unshakable
pliant
bending readily, easily influenced
precipice
a very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster
rectify
to make right, correct
reprieve
a temporary relief or delay
to grant postponement
revile
to attack with words, call bad names
accomplice
a person who takes part in a crime
arbitrary
unreasonable, based on ones wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
catalyst
a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction, any agent that causes change
exodus
a large scale departure or flight
latent
hidden, present but not realized
prattle
to talk in an aimless, foolish or simple way, to babble
baby talk, babble
rebut
to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion, to refute
succumb
to give way to superior force, yield
to give into
slapdash
careless and hasty
stagnant
not running or flowing, foul from standing still, inactive
atone
to make up for
credible
believable
diligent
hardworking, industrious, not lazy
doleful
sad, dreary
hamper
to hold back
incessant
never stopping, going on all the time
lucid
easy to understand, clear, rational, sane
prim
overly neat, proper, or formal, prudish
superfluous
exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
taunt
to jeer at, mock
an insulting or mocking remark
access
approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase
to get at, obtain
