Vocabulary Flashcards
Infer:
To conclude or deduce
Callous:
Heartless, cruel
Untoward:
Difficult to manage; trouble or unpleasantness
Cursory:
Quick, minimal effort, not thorough
Kinetic:
Of or related to movement
Bifurcate:
Split
Anachronism:
A thing of the past
Ephemeral:
Lasting only for a short period of time
Assent:
To give consent, to agree
Bearing:
Manner, direction, influence
Hematologic:
Relating to blood
Pediculosis:
Infested with lice
Off-setting:
Counteract, compensate
Raucous:
Wild or loud
Concave:
Rounded inward
Adverse:
Undesired, unfavorable, possibly harmful
I.E side effects of meds
Exiguous:
Inadequacy, lacking, scant
Atrophy:
Degeneration, wasting away
Void:
Not occupied or empty
Intangible:
Vague
Patent:
Open
Docile:
Easily handled, tame
Impending:
Occurring in the near future, about to happen
Contingent:
Dependent