verb Test English Flashcards
simple, plain,harsh or sour in flavor
austere
make up, to devise
concoct
to lower in character
debase
to confuse
disconcert
grand in an impressive or stately way
grandiose
a breaking of a law
infraction
to make milder or softer
mitigate
to rob of good by open force
pillage
inspiring fear or awe
redoubtable
strong and sturdy
stalwart
dismay, confusion
consternation
disavow
disavow
calm, free from emotion
dispassionate
scatter
dissipate
to remove
expurgate
an armored or protective glove
gauntlet
low base
ignoble
to attack as false
impugn
to place in a lower position
relegate
serving to promote some end
subservient
lacking in resistance
susceptible
praise or flattery that is excessive
adulation
showing practical wisdom
astute
standing out from the mass
egregious
to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation
equivocate
hesitating
irresolute
cloudlike
nebulous
extreme poverty
penury
ambitious
pretentious
to revive
resuscitate
inactive, sluggish, dull
torpid