vocab 11 Flashcards
1
Q
adversity
A
difficulties
2
Q
antidote
A
medicine to counteract poison
3
Q
benevolence
A
kindness
4
Q
culpable
A
deserving blame
5
Q
discursive
A
wandering from subject to subject
6
Q
dissuade
A
persuade someone not to do something
7
Q
eclectic
A
deriving ideas from a diverse range of sources
8
Q
hypothesize
A
to have a theory
9
Q
ingrate
A
ungrateful
10
Q
ingratiate
A
bring one into favor by flattering them
11
Q
intractable
A
unmanageable, hard to deal with
12
Q
precarious
A
undependable, likely to collapse
13
Q
predilection
A
a bias for something
14
Q
preclude
A
prevent from happening
15
Q
promontory
A
high point of land
