Vocab unit idk Flashcards
To declare to be true, state positively; to confirm
Affirm
To discourage, scare off, or prevent through fear or doubt
Deter
To give power or authority to; to enable; to permit
Empower
Speaking or writing easily smoothly, flowing gracefully
Fluent
To injure very seriously by cutting, tearing, crushing, etc.; to bring to ruin
Mangle
A wrong idea, misunderstanding
Misapprehension
A reading in public of something that is memorized; a memorized poem or piece of prose that is read aloud
Recitation
Something added to complete a thing or make up for a lack; a section added to a book or document; to provide such an addition or completion
Supplement
To have a heavy, violent, swelling motion (like waves); a powerful forward rush
Surge
Dishonest; not guided or controlled by moral principles
Unscrupulous
To stick to, remain attached; to be devoted or loyal as a follower or supporter
Adhere
An extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel act; something very bad or unpleasant
Atrocity
To struggle successfully against; to prove to be a match for, deal with satisfactorily, a long religious cloak; a canopy
Cope
Causing uneasiness or worry
Disquieting
To move slowly or fall behind; to bring up the rear; a falling behind; the amount by which someone or something is behind; an interval
Lag
