Word List 10 Flashcards
Amenable (adjective)
Willing
Onerous (adjective)
Burdensome
Officious (adjective)
Meddlesome
Feign (verb)
To pretend
Fervor (noun)
Enthusiasm
Edict (noun)
Decree
Didactic (adjective)
Instructive; preachy; moralizing
Disaffected (adjective)
Rebellious
Wistful (adjective)
Longing; nostalgic
Surrogate (noun)
Substitute
Fortuitous (adjective)
Unforeseen; fortunate
Circumvent (verb)
To evade
Dilatory (adjective)
Delaying; procrastinating
Advocate (noun)
Proponent
Advocate (verb)
To support
Canvass (verb)
To poll; to discuss
Concise (adjective)
Short
Antecedent (adjective)
Prior
Inchoate (adjective)
Beginning; budding
Detrimental (adjective)
Harmful
Veneer (noun)
Front; facade
Enervate (verb)
To weaken
Harangue (verb)
To lecture
Harangue (noun)
Speech; rant
Calibrate (verb)
To measure; to standardize
Forbearance (noun)
Patience; compassion; restraint
Extant (adjective)
Existing