Voca 22-24 Flashcards
Inchoate
Adj. in an early stage; just begun.
Akin
Adj. 1. Having similar qualities or character.
2. Related by blood.
Indelible
Adj. impossible to erase, remove, or wash out; permanent.
Plumb
V. To examine closely in order to discover the contents or facts of.
Pristine
Adj. 1. Unspoiled; pure; uncorrupted.
2. Original; primitive
Steadfast
Adj. 1. Firm; steady.
2. Faithful; unwavering.
Transfigure
V. To change the outward appearance of.
Unwary
Adj. Not cautious, careful, or watchful.
Variable
Adj. Likely to change; changeable.
Vie
V. To compete for superiority.
Avarice
N. Greek for money or possessions
Gluttonous
Adj. Given to eating much or greedily.
Intemperate
Adj. Without restraint or self-control; excessive
Inundate
V. 1. To cover with water, as in a flood.
2. To overwhelm.
Obsess
V. To occupy or trouble the mind excessively.
Parsimony
N. A tendency to be excessively careful in spending money; stinginess.
Prodigal
Adj. Foolishly or wastefully extravagant.
Profligate
Adj. 1. Recklessly wasteful.
2. Utterly immoral.
Rapacity
N. 1. Willingness to take by force or plunder.
2. The quality of being greedy
Replete
Adj. 1. Abundantly supplied
2. Filled with food.
Amortize
V. To pay by making payments at periodic intervals.
Immortalize
To make remembered, everlasting, or famous for the future.
Morbid
Adj. 1. Overly preoccupied with death, disease, or decay.
2. Sickly 3. Gruesome; grisly.
Mordant
Adj. 1. Biting or sarcastic
2. Bitingly painful.
Moribund
Adj. Near death; dying.
Mortgage
N. 1. The pledge of property to a creditor as security for a debt.
2. The deed that give the terms of such a pledge
Mortify
V. To shame, humiliate, or embarrass
Mortuary
N. A place where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
Postmortem
Adj. Happening or done after death.
N. A medical examination of a dead body.
Remorse
N. A deep, painful feeling of regret, guilt, or sorrow for wrongdoing.
