vocab 12 Flashcards
1
Q
Censure
A
To blame; to criticize adversely
2
Q
Despot
A
Monarch with unlimited power
3
Q
Engender
A
To cause, produce, bring into being
4
Q
Alleviate
A
To make easier to endure; to relieve
5
Q
Incongruous
A
Inappropriate; out of place
6
Q
Philistine
A
Narrow-minded; smugly conventional
7
Q
Relegate
A
To put in a less important position; to assign; to banish
8
Q
Scoff
A
To mock/ jeer at; to make fun of
9
Q
Tedious
A
Long/ verbose and wearisome; boring
10
Q
Ungainly
A
Clumsy, awkward, hard to handle
11
Q
Viable
A
About to live/ exist; practicible
12
Q
Writhe
A
To twist/ squirm as in pain
13
Q
Zenith
A
Highest point
14
Q
Aloof
A
Indifferent; unsympathetic; not interested
15
Q
Chastise
A
To criticize severely
