Vincent Flashcards
Impose (v)
To make someone do something
Apprehensive (a)
Nervous, a bit scared
Reinstate (v)
To bring back in
implausible (a)
Unbelievable
Gratifying (a)
Pleasing
Onerous (a)
heavy going, hard work
Preoccupied (a)
Thinking about something else
Moult (v)
To shed fur or skin (animals)
Annex (n)
A room added onto to another building
Suspend (v)
To hang something
Novel (n)
A book of fiction
Novel (a)
New and unusual
Innovative (a)
Imaginative, redesigning something
Commiserate (v)
To comfort, to feel someone’s pain
Venerate (v)
To look up to someone, to respect them a lot
Commend (v)
To praise
Chastise (v)
To tell off
Inconsequential (a)
Not very important
Paramount (a)
Of the highest importance
Minute (a) (not time)
Extremely small
Frail (a)
Weak, not strong
Puny (a)
Weedy, not very strong
Hearty (a)
Strong and healthy
Overbearing (a)
Bossy, domineering
Diplomatic (a)
Super-polite, courteous
Unity (n)
Being together, united
Liberate (v)
To set someone free
Crude (a)
Unskillful, not advanced
Zeal (n)
Keenness, enthusiasm
Infirm (a)
Ill, not well
Endeavour (v)
To try to do something
Wane (v)
To get less or weaker
Gingerly (adv)
Cautiously, warily
Inherit (v)
To receive after someone has died
Cargo (n)
Goods, things (not people)
Arduous (a)
Tough and difficult to bear
Puny (a)
Weak, weedy
Meek (a)
Gentle and mild
Plucky (a)
Unexpectedly brave
Obliging (a)
Helpful, accomodating
Admit (not confess) (v)
Allow someone in
Uniform (a)
All the same
Rival (n)
Someone you compete against (not an enemy)
Exhaustive (a)
You have explored all the options, there’s no other opinion
Indifferent (a)
Couldn’t care less, doesn’t matter to you
Impetuous (a)
Changing your mind without considering it closely
Heritage (n)
Personal history
Blight, corrupt (v)
Spoil something
Hearten (v)
To give heart, to encourage
Kindle (v)
To ignite, to start something
Placid (a)
Calm, unexcitable
Turmoil (n)
Upset, disturbance
Animosity (n)
Dislike, hatred
Mitigate (v)
To make better
ComPOUND (v)
To make worse
Odious (a)
Hateful, terrible
Sporadically, intermittently (adv)
Every now and then, without a pattern, irregular intervals
Quest (n)
A mission, a difficult thing you are aiming to do
Presently (adv)
After some time, after a while
Dreary (a)
Dull, uninteresting
Melancholy (n)
A general feeling of sadness
Coppice (n)
A group of young trees
Canter (v)
A fast jog (horses)
Solitude (n)
Being on your own
Question (v)
To challenge
Elude (v)
To escape, to avoid capture
Diligent (a)
Taking lots of care
Vintage (a)
Old, but valuable
Motive (n)
The reason for doing something
Timescale (n)
The length of time something takes
Snapshot (n)
A moment in time
Spellbound (a)
So amazed by something that you almost can’t move