Vocab 1,101 - 1,120 Flashcards
Perplexed
– adjective
1) bewildered; puzzled: a perplexed state of mind.
Grievance
– noun
1) a wrong considered as grounds for complaint: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
Persona non grata
– noun, plural personae non gratae
1) a person who is not welcome: He has become persona non grata in our club since his angry outburst.
Carte blanch
– noun, plural cartes blanches
1) unconditional authority; full discretionary power: The government appears to have given the military carte blanche in Afghanistan.
Fratricide
– noun
1) a person who kills his or her brother.
Retrench
– verb
1) to economize; reduce expenses: They retrenched by eliminating half of the workers.
Ominous
– adjective
1) portending evil or harm: an ominous bank of dark clouds.
Fidelity
– noun
1) Loyalty: a servant’s fidelity.
Periphery
– noun
1) the external boundary of any surface or area.
Galvanize
– verb
1) to startle into sudden activity; stimulate.
Amity
– noun
1) friendship; peaceful harmony.
Spector
– noun
1) Ghost or apparition.
Apparition
– noun
1) Ghost or spector.
Ambidextrous
– adjective
1) able to use both hands equally well: an ambidextrous surgeon.
Sedentary
– adjective
1) characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation.
Force magnifier
– noun
1) Something or some action that have increased the force available to a hypothetical person or group.
Ascribe
– verb
1) to attribute; impute: The alphabet is usually ascribed to the Phoenicians.
Clarion call
– noun
1) an urgent call to action; inspiration to act.
Inane
– adjective
1) lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions.
Kismet
– noun
1) fate or destiny.
