Vocab 3 Flashcards
Impudence
Shameless or disrespectful speech/behavior
His impudence got him in trouble
Heir
A person who gains money from deceased relatives
Her son was an heir to her inheritance
Incorrigible
That which Cannot be corrected or improved
She described her mom as incorrigible
Indelible
That which cannot be erased
Her sassy tone made and indelible impression
stupefy
Make lethargic
The AP test stupefied me
Subdue
To overcome by persuasion
She had a way of subduing her into eating veggies
Satiate
Having enough or more than enough
I satiated my hunger by eating
Wily
Crafty, sly
The wily student tricked his teacher into taking his late paper
Debunk
To expose false or exaggerated claims
I debunked the myth of big foot
Preclude
To close or make impossible
The fact that she left the town early precluded her chance of buying the house
Tacit
Unspoken
The agreement to ignore each other after the fight was tacit
truant
A lazy idle person
The truant wanted an excuse to miss work
Elusive
Hard to grasp
The running back was elusive for the opposing team
Rebuttal
A statement that refutes, opposes, or contradicts
He provided a rebuttal after the trials
Repeal
To withdraw officially
He repealed from team last spring
