vocab 12 Flashcards
allude
to make an indirect reference/refer
authentic
something genuine to something
baton
thick stick people use hit/sports
clarity
an arguement being well explained
cockade
piece of headwear with feathers
disrupt
to intrude in something
eliminate
get rid off
hireling
to do something stupid just to get paid/ assassin/hitman
knell
a sound that represents death
Lei
flower necklace in Hawaii
pare
to reduce something/ peel or cut
rampant
out of control/terrible
scourge
smtng that causes a lot of sufferage in a group
triplicate
multiples of three
unseemly
to disapprove someones bad behavior
toady
to flatter themself
passage
place for ppl to pass - crossing by boat - part of smtng written
avalanche
mass of something (tends to be snow) falling down
premonition
feeling that smtng bad will happen
fumes
smoke - great irritation shown
creditor
someone who is receiving owed money
unearthly
weird - non earth like
aggravate
make worse
impasse
something that can’t be resolved
shrew
mouselike animal - nagging woman
fateful
very important - future - deadly
abstain
do without willingly - refuse to vote for anything/have an opinion
mite
small amount of money - small animal looks like a spider
collaborate
work together
exaggerate
make something greater than it already is
exposed
unprotected - make known - let light fall on - revealing
presale
selling something before it’s available
monocle
one eyeglass
hectoliter
something with the compassity 100 liters
millipedes/centipede
bug with 100/1000 legs
greek prefix 1 - 10
mono
di
tri
treta
penta
hexa
hepta
octa
nona
deca
tretabasic
having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement
heptagon
shape with 7 sides