Verbal ability 3 Flashcards
Convalescence
time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation.
Damper
a person or thing that has a depressing, subduing, or inhibiting effect.
Lien
a right to keep possession of property belonging to another person until a debt owed by that person is discharged.
Incumbent
- necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.
- the holder of an office or post.
dissipate
(with reference to a feeling or other intangible thing) disappear or cause to disappear.
Labyrinth
a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.
Fallow
(of farmland) plowed and harrowed but left unsown for a period in order to restore its fertility as part of a crop rotation or to avoid surplus production.
Rejuvenated
having been given new energy or vigor; revitalized.
Caterwauling
make a shrill howling or wailing noise like that of a cat.
indigent
poor; needy.
Illiterate
unable to read or write.
domicile
the country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with.-resident
Cryptic
having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.
Placate
make (someone) less angry or hostile.- Appease
Appease
relieve or satisfy (a demand or a feeling).