Vocabulary Flashcards
Odious
Deserving hate or contempt
Ardent
Intense; passionate; zealous
Forte
Strong point; skill
Pious
devout or virtuous; holy
Incur
To bring upon oneself something undesirable
Vestige
A trace or evidence of something that once existed
Servile
overly submissive; groveling
Debase
Degrade; lower in quality, value, rank, etc.; lower in moral quality
Sunder
To break or force apart; to sever
Infernal
Hellish, fiendish
Tedious
boring, tiresome
Myriad
(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number
Exculpate
to clear from blame; prove innocent
Perdition
Damnation; ruin; hell
Imbue
To inspire or influence; to saturate
Prudence
wisdom, caution, or restraint
Flagellation
The act or practice of whipping or flogging
Sanguine
ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
Succor
Something that gives relief or aid
Palpable
Able to be touched or felt
Impertinent
Rude and disrespectful
Conjecture
A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence
Ineffable
Incapable of being expressed or described in words
Unrelenting
Not yielding in strength, severity, or determination
