Vocab 23 Flashcards by Kathryne Stull | Brainscape

Q

assuage (v)

A

to make less severe, ease, relieve

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Antipathy (adj)

A

dislike, hostility, extreme opposition or aversion

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

banal (adj)

A

trite and overly common

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

corroborate (v)

A

to confirm; verify

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

disabuse (v)

A

to free from error or misconception

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

equivocal (adj)

A

ambiguous, open to two interpretations

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

feigned (adj)

A

pretended

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

homogeneous (adj)

A

similiar; uniform in nature

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

imperious (adj)

A

impossible to penetrate; incapable of being pleased

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

latency (n)

A

the condition of being present but hidden

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

malevolent (Adj)

A

ill willed; causing evil or harm to others

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

placate (v)

A

to soothe or pacify

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

repudiate (v)

A

to reject as having no authority

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

specious (adj)

A

having a false appearance of truth; showy

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

unfettered (adj)

A

free, unrestrained

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly