Vocab List 8-2-14 Flashcards
Abstemious
Moderate, sparing.
Abyssmal
Bottomless, measureless (in a bad way).
Acme
High point, peak, summit
Altruistic
Unselfish, thoughtful
Amalgamate
To consolidate, unite.
Ardent
Eager, enthusiastic
Atone
To make amends
Balmy
Soothing, fragrant, mild
Bellicose
Warlike
Berate
To scold
Bereave
To take away from
Bludgeon
To strike with a club
Brazen
Shameless
Burly
Big and husky
Cache
Hiding place for food or supplies
Cajole
To coax or persuade with flattery
Capricious
Faultfinding
Caricature
A picture or description that exaggerates one’s traits
Castigate
To punish
Chafe
- To make angry or impatient
- To make sore by rubbing
Chary
Cautious, careful
Churlish
Crude, ungracious, ill-mannered.
Clemency
Mercy, mildness
Comely
Attractive, Of pleasing person and manner
Consecrate
To set apart as sacred, dedicate to god.
Contentious
Quarrelsome
Coquette
Flirt
Craven
Coward
Convivial
Sociable, festive
Corsair
A pirate
Defamation
Slander, libel
Delineate
To trace the outline of, describe in words.
Derelict
Worthless, deserted thing or person
Diurnal
Daily; belonging to the daytime