Words Flashcards
Encompass
Include
Entrepreneur
Takes risks in a business
Eradicate
Wipe out
Homogeneous
The same in all its parts
Presumptuous
Too bold, overly confident
Sordid
Indecent, morally low
Standardize
Conform to a model
Stint
Period of time
Stringent
Strict, severe
Exhort
To urge with argument or strong advice
Flamboyant
Original, very showy
Foible
Minor weakness
Innocuous
Harmless, inoffensive
Rancor
Intense hatred or I’ll will
Recrimination
Countercharge
Repugnant
Repulsive, offensive, distasteful
Deplore
To fell or express disapproval of
Utilitarian
Made or intended for practical uses
Decorum
Behavior code
Espouse
To support, argue for, or adopt (idea or cause)
Exhilaration
Cheerfulness, high spirit
Exorbitant
Excessive
Extricate
To free from a tangled situation
Orthodox
Traditional
Tenuous
Having little substance or basis, weak, poorly supported
Annihilate
Destroy completely
Emanate
To flow or come out from a source
Holistic
Considers everything, the whole
Proficient
Skilled, highly competent
Staunch
Firm, loyal, strong in support
Subversive
Acting or intending to undermine or overthrow something established
Vindicate
To clear from blame or suspicion
Adept
Skillful, proficient, expert