Week 16 Flashcards
Recant
Withdraw a statement
The witness recanted the statement when her life was threatened.
Salient
Significant; Standing out from the rest
Jocular
Humorous; Lighthearted
Benders face was jocular when he gets smeared in football.
Jocks are funny
Palliative
To ease or soothe
Soldier had to palliative the victim.
Malleable
Easily shaped
The young boy’s perspective was malleable, since he was so young.
Recreate
Coward; Traitor
The soldier was a recreant for fleeing the navy.
Affinity
An attraction to
The electron had an affinity to positive things
Impalpable
Unable to be felt
Fiscal
Pertaining to finances
He is fiscally responsible.
Regale
To delight with someone pleasing or amusing
The clown regaled the children.
Miscreant
A vicious person
The thief that stabbed the guard was miscreant.
Flagellate
To whip
The man was naughty, so I had to flagellate them.
Flagellum
Lascivious
Lustful
The boy had a lascivious eyes that people hated.
Flout
To show contempt for or ridicule
Corey needs to stop flouting his teacher.
Flout pout the person might pout
Salacious
Obscene; Lustful
The salacious man cheated on his wife.
Salsa dancing is lustful
