Vocab 10 Flashcards
Palliating
V - make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause.
A - relieving
Intimation
N - an indication or hint
Fortuitous
A - happening by accident or chance rather than design
Salutary
A - (especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial
Queue
N - a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed
Parochial
A - relating to a church parish. Narrow-minded
Timorous
A - showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence
Proliferate
V - increase rapidly in numbers; multiply
Facile
A - appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial. easily achieved; effortless
Gaffe
N - an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder
Exegesis
N - critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture
Conciliatory
A - intended or likely to placate or pacify
Ancillary
A - providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization, institution, industry, or system.
N - a person whose work provides necessary support to the primary activities of an organization, institution, or industry
Vicissitude
N - a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant
Purloin
V - steal (something)
Servile
A - having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others. of or characteristic of a slave or slaves
Quixotic
A - exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
Dichotomy
N - a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
Apathy
N - lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Reticent
A - not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily. Restrained or reserved in style
