Vocabulary Log Flashcards
Compensate
To provide something in replace of something
Formidable
Causing fear or dread
Innocuous
Not harmful or offensive
Constitute
To be apart of a whole
Derive
To obtain something from a specific source
Sector
Am area that is distinct from others
Affect
Have an effect on; make a difference
Commission
An instruction or demand
Abridge
To shorten a peiace of writing
Ameliorate
Improve apon
Benevolent
Well meaning and kind
Debilitate
To a person make weak or infirm
Egregious
Outstandingly bad; shocking
Fervent
Displaying a passion or intensity
Gregarious
Found of company
Hapless
Unfortunate
Lethargic
Affected by sluggishness
Juxtapose
To place together to compare
Meticulous
Showing great attention to detail
Nefarious
Wicked or criminal
Pernicious
Having a harmful effect; often in a subtle way
Quixotic
Unrealistic; often related to an idea
Reticent
Not revealing one’s thoughts or feeling readily
Sycophant
A person who flatters another
Tantamount
Almost the same or equivalent
Ubiquitous
Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
Wide-spread
Voracious
Having a very eager approach to an activity
Wary
Showing caution about dangers