Vocabulary I Flashcards
Abate
Becoming less intense or widespread
Abdicate
Fail to fulfill or undertake
Aberration
A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome
Abstain
Refrain from doing or enjoying something
Adversity
Difficulties or misfortune
Aesthetic
Concerned with beauty
Amicable
Having a spirit of friendliness
Anachronistic
Error in chronological events or persons
Arid
Lack in interest, excitement, or meaning
Asylum
Shelter or protection
Benevolent
Well meaning and kind
Bias
Prejudice in favor of one thing, usually being unfair
Boisterous
Noisy, energetic, or cheerful
Brazen
Bold and without shame
Brusque
Abrupt or offhand in speech and manner
Camaraderie
Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a significant amount of time together
Canny
Having shrewdness, or, pleasant and nice
Capacious
Having a lot of space inside
Capitulate
Cease to resist and opponent or an unwelcome demand
Clairvoyant
A person claiming to have a supernatural ability beyond normal sensory contact
Collaborate
To work together on an activity
Compassion
Sympathetic pity or concern on the welfare of others
Compromise
An agreement on a dispute with both sides making concessions
Condescending
Acting in a way that betrays a feeling of superiority
Conditional
Subject to one or more conditions being met
