Week 38 Flashcards
stigmatize
to mark with a disgrace
foist
pass off slyly, pass as genuine
capitulate
surrender, make terms
audacity
boldness, daring
tantalize
tease or torment by offering something good, but not deliver
castles in the air
dream about some wonderful future
retort
to answer, reply
reticent
silent or reserved
tacit
understood, implied, not stated
chicanery
trickery, underhandedness
docile
easy to manage
to maintain the status quo
to keep things as they are
glib
smooth of speech
homogeneous
same or uniform
malleable
capable of being shaped or formed
legerdemain
sleight of hand, deceptive adroitness
trend
general direction
by hook or by crook
any way at all, at any cost
stagnant
motionless, dull, inactive
fatal
deadly, disastrous
passe
outmoded, old-fashioned
procrastinate
delay, put off
facet
one side or view of person or situation
to get on the wrong side of the bed
to be in a bad mood