VOCAB 56/57 Flashcards
articulate
to speak distinctly, expressing oneself clearly
chortle
to chuckle or to laugh from extreme happiness
couple
to join or to link together
credible
reliable and believable
decelerate
to slow down
flower
to develop fully
garnish
to decorate
germane
important to the issue at hand, pertinent
incarcerate
to put into prison
marshal
to arrange in proper order, to usher or to lead
ossify
to change or harden into bone, to be rigidly conventional
perishable
likely to decay or to spoil
orate
to talk idly or foolishly at great length
pulchritude
beauty, comeliness
requite
to make repayment or to return
resourceful
acting effectively (usually in a difficult situation)
splice
to join
vent
to give utterance to
versatile
capable of doing many things; having many uses
waver
to show indecision or to vacillate
accrue
to accumulate, to gather, or to grow as interest on money
appease
to pacify, to be conciliatory in a manner that sacrifices principles
appreciate
to increase in value
betoken
to give a sign of
bewail
to deplore, to express deep sorrow
bilk
to cheat
bolt
to move suddenly
cite
to quote an authority
coddle
to pamper, to treat with extreme care
countermand
to revoke, to cancel, or to reverse
defraud
to deal with deceptively
eclipse
to cast a shadow upon, to darken, to make dim or obscure by comparison
encumber
to impede or to hinder, to hamper, to retard
imbibe
to absorb or drink in
malinger
to pretend or feign illness to avoid work or duty
repulse
to repel or to rebuff (usually with rudeness)
resurge
to rise again
scurry
to hurry about, to scamper
scuttle
to sink (usually a ship)
synchronize
to make simultaneous, to operate at the same time
