Vocabulary Set 1 Flashcards
Afflict
To afflict is to cause pain and suffering, physical pain, misery, great unhappiness, or distress.
Aloof
Aloof means remote in manner or away from another or others.
Appurtenance
Appurtenance is equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc; it is a supplementary component that improves capability.
Assail
To assail is to attack or assault someone physically or emotionally.
Avarice
Avarice means an extreme desire for material wealth.
Decorum
Decorum means propriety in manners and conduct; it is proper and polite behavior.
Dogmatism
Dogmatism is a way of thinking that is stubborn and narrow-minded, often because of prejudice and bigotry.
Extol
Extol means to praise, glorify, or honor.
Extrapolate
Extrapolate means to estimate the value or draw from specific cases for more general cases.
Furl
To furl is to roll something up.
Insinuate
Insinuate means you imply or suggest something that may or may not be true.
Intimation
The noun intimation means a hint or an suggestion.
Inviolable
Inviolable means incapable of being transgressed or dishonored; immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with.
Obsequious
When you act in a obsequious way, you are attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery; you are being attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner.
Ossify
Ossify means to become bony.
