Vocab 11 Flashcards
Chief in importance or impact, supreme, preeminent
Paramount
Reserved or reticent, indifferent, uninterested
Aloof
Constant in application or effort, working diligently at a task, persevering, industrious attentive
Assiduous
Pertaining to, consisting of or representing the earth
Terrestrial
Having or showing acute mental discernment, and keen practical sense, shrewd
Sagacious
Any disorder or disease of the body especially on that is chronic or deepseated
Malady
Lack in vigor or vitality, slack or slow
Languid
To deprive of force or strength, destroy of vigor, weaken
Enervate
To linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing (followed by on or upon)
Dwell
An artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, or hid something
Subterfuge