Week 7 Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
Alacrity
A
Eagerness, speed
2
Q
Ameliorate
A
To improve
3
Q
Brusque
A
Short, abrupt, dismissive
4
Q
Buffet
A
To strike with force OR An arrangement of food set out on a table
5
Q
Chide
A
To voice disapproval; scold; reprimand
6
Q
Chastise
A
To criticize severely
7
Q
Cupidity
A
Greed, strong desire
8
Q
Debase
A
To lower the quality or esteem of something
9
Q
Decorous
A
Socially proper, appropriate
10
Q
Effercescent
A
Bubbly, lively
11
Q
Egregious
A
Extremely bad
12
Q
Enervate
A
To weaken exhaust
13
Q
Fallacious
A
Incorrect, misleading
14
Q
Fastidious
A
Meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards
15
Q
Hapless
A
Unlucky
