Week 6 Flashcards
Affluent
Rich
Ex: To have money, is to be affluent
Feasible
Possible, practical
Ex: It is feasible to buy groceries when the fridge is empty
Discern
Perceive, to see
Ex: He discerns the greedy child
Sallv (v.)
Suddenly rush forth
Ex: Luffy sallied out of the crook in Water 7
Consternation
Dismay, frustration and surprise
Ex: To the teacher’s consternation, the sub liked the class
Precocious
Reaching maturity early, smart and young
Ex: Child Prodigies
Perfunctory
Done without care, superficial
Ex: child prodigy
Chagrin
Feeling of disappointment, humiliation; so disappointed it’s embarrassing
Ex: When a child acts out in public
Perverse
Contrary, persisting in error: insisting they’re right
Ex: Being perverse even when we’re wrong
Deride
To ridicule, scoff at
Ex: When someone has a wrong idea and someone derides it
Quell
To put and end to, keeping down
Ex: The teacher quell’s the students’ chatter
Voluble
Talkative
Ex: My talkative class
Confidant(e) -use if if a woman says it
Someone you can share secrets with
Ex: Confiar; someone you can trust
Obsolescence
Process of wearing out
Ex: Quill and ink wore out due to texting
Dubious
Doubtful (I don’t trust you)
Ex: Dubious food in BOTW
Disparage
To discredit, belittle
Laudable
Praiseworthy
Fiasco
Complete Failure
Masticate
To chew up
Eschew
To avoid
