Vocab - Unit 13 Flashcards
Adhere
V. to stick or be attached firmly
Affirm
V. to state something is true, or to state your support for an idea, opinion, etc.
Synonym: ratify
Atrocity
N. an extremely cruel, violent, or shocking act
Synonym: monstrosity
Audition
N. to give a short performance in order to show that you are suitable for a part in a film, play, show, etc., or to make someone do this
Synonym: tryout
Cope
V. to deal with problems or difficulties, esp. with a degree of success
Synonym: handle, manage
Deter
V. to prevent or discourage someone from doing something
Synonym: discourage
Disquieting
Adj. causing anxiety or worry
Synonym: disturbing, troubling
Empower
V. to encourage and support the ability to do something
Synonym: enable, authorise
Fluent
Adj. (of a person) able to speak a language easily and well,
or
(of a language) spoken easily and without many pauses
Synonym: articulate, eloquent
Lag
V. to move or make progress so slowly that you are behind other people or things
N. a delay between two things happening
Synonym: delay
Mangle
V. to destroy something by twisting it with force or tearing it into pieces so that its original form is completely changed
Synonym: rend, mutilate, disfigure
Misapprehension
N. a failure to understand something, or an understanding or belief about something that is not correct
Synonym: misunderstanding, misconception
Optimist
N. the quality of being full of hope and emphasizing the good parts of a situation, or a belief that something good will happen
Synonym: hopeful
Prowl
V. to move around an area quietly and secretly, as when hunting
Synonym: skulk, sneak
Stupefy
V. to tire or bore someone so much that the person cannot think or do anything
Or
to shock someone; stun