Vocab 21 Flashcards
Bent (noun)
Leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
Broach(verb)
To bring up; to begin to talk about
Brook(verb)
To tolerate; to endure; to countenance
Cardinal(adjj
Major, as in cardinal sin
Chauvinist(noun)
A blindly devoted patriot
Color(verb)
To chnage as if by dyeiny, i.e, to distort, gloss, or affect(usually the first
Consequential(adj)
Pompus, selfimportant (primary definitions are logically following; important)
Damp(verb)
To diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound
Die(noun)
A tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop
Essay(verb)
To test or try; to attempt; to experiment
Exact(verb)
To demand; to call for; to require; to take
Fell(verb)
To casue to fall by striking
Fell(adj)
Inhumanly cruel
Flag(verb)
To sag or droop; to become spiritless; to decline
Flip(adj)
Sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant: a flip remark
