Vocab II Flashcards
Barrage
Bombard (someone) with something or artillery.
Complacent
Pleased, especially with oneself or one’s merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect
Like Govt
Cavalier
showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.
Destitute
without the basic necessities of life or not having
Implausible
(of an argument or statement) not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince. (impossible)
Ransack
go hurriedly through (a place) stealing things and causing damage
Livid
Furiously angry
Versatile
able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities.
Thwart
prevent (someone) from accomplishing something
Sinister
giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen
Charisma
compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others
Disillusion
disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be or to realize that a belief or an ideal is false
Erratic
not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable (crazy)
Debunk
expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief)
Uncanny
strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
Appease
relieve or satisfy
Conducive
making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.
Deviod
Absence of
Lethargic
Sluggish
Unrelenting
not giving up