Word List 38 Flashcards
Trek
Travel; Journey
Optimist
Person who looks on the good side
Advent
Arrival
Indubitable
Unable to be doubted; Unquestionable
Marred
Damaged; Disfigured
Replica
Copy
Bombardment
Attack with missiles
Quietude
Tranquility
Horde
Crowd; Swarm; Agglomeration
Guile
Deceit; Duplicity; Wiliness; Cunning
Actuate
Motivate
Doleful
Sorrowful
Hazy
Slightly obscure
Inalienable
Not to be taken away; Nontransferable
Calligraphy
Beautiful writing; Excellent penmanship
Torso
Trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; Human trunk
Propulsive
Driving forward
Bate
Let down; Restrain
Torrent
Rushing stream; Flood
Usurp
Seize another’s power or rank
Therapeutic
Curative
Mundane
Worldly as opposed to spiritual; Everyday
Inception
Start; Beginning
Beseech
Beg; Plead with
Equanimity
Calmness of temperament; Composure
Gist
Essence
Deadlock
Standstill; Stalemate
Substantial
Ample; Solid; Essential
Replenish
Fill up again
Pedestrian
Ordinary; Unimaginative
Canvass
Determine votes
Unconscionable
Unscrupulous; Excessive
Array
Clothe; Adorn
Ameliorate
Improve
Unaccountable
Inexplicable; Unreasonable or mysterious
Tract
Region of land (often imprecisely described); Pamphlet
Membrane
Thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
Gall
Bitterness; Nerve
Morose
Ill-humored; Sullen; Melancholy
Assessment
Evaluation; Judgment
Dwarf
Cause to seem small
Vogue
Popular fashion
Annex
Attach; Take possession of
Epithet
Word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
Caldron
Large kettle