Vocab 1 Flashcards
Asser
v- to express or declare firmly; to defend or claim; adj- assertive
Acquittal
n- a setting-free by judgment of a court or judge; v- to acquit
Condescend
v- to stoop to do something you think is beneath you; adj- condescending
Contemptuous
adj- showing feelings that someone doesn’t deserve respect; adv- contemptuously
Elite
n- a group or part of one seen as the best, most skilled, most powerful; n- elitist
Evolve
v- to develop gradually; adj- evolving
Fortitude
n- moral strength; patient courage in facing danger or pain; endurance.
Inarticulate
adj- unable to speak clearly; unable to say what one thinks; adv- inarticulately
Mentor
n- a wise and trusted advisor; a counselor; v- to mentor.
Notoriety
n- fame, usually in an unfavorable sense; a bad reputation; adj- notorious
Transpire
To happen, occur, or come about
Umber
Adj- a dark reddish-brown color of the earth
Vivify
V- to give life, to revive; adj- vivifying
Omnipotent
Adj- having unlimited/universal power
Recalcitrant
N- one who defies authority; refusing to obey; adj- disobedient