Vocabulary Flashcards
forlorn
pitifully sad, abandoned, lonely
obsequious
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
fastidious
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
languid
not wanting to move or give effort; slow and relaxed
torpid
mentally or physically inactive; lethargic.
advantage
a condition that puts one in a favourable or superior position
Felicity
Intense happiness
Bereavement
Lose someone that you love
Oppose
Disapprove of and attempt to prevent, especially by argument
Dormant
Temporary shut down
Divert
Cause a change of course or turn from one direction to another
Panacea
A solution or remedy for diseases
Admonish
Warn or reprimand someone firmly
Distraught
Deeply upset and agitated
Abstract
Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence
Advocate
A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy
Docile
Ready to accept control or instruction
Alternative
(Of one or more things) Available as another possibility
Marred
Damaged ; Bruised
Innocuous
Harmless
Ameliorate
To improve ; Make better
Stoic
Showing no emotion
Prodigious
Of enormous size or quantity