Words Flashcards
Cajole
Persuade
Ebb
Recede
Expropriate
Steal
Felicity
Steal
Misanthropic
Distrustful and reclusive
Obsequious
Submissive
Lampoon
Ridicule
Concurrent
Simultaneously
Taciturn
Aloof
Derision
Ridicule, mockery
Marred
Damage, spoil, deface
Effaced
Wipe out, expunge or erace
Diminutive
Small or tiny
Erg
Measurement of work
Parsimonious
Frugal or stingy
Bequeath
Hand down, pass on in will
Equivocal
Allowing numerous meanings. Doubtful of nature
Ambiguous
Open to having several meanings. Equivocal
Jaunt
Short journey
Visceral
Using instinct rather than intellect
Tepid
Lukewarm
Lack of enthusiasm
Erroneous
Containing error, mistaken
Arduous
Requiring great exertion, difficult
Facile
Easily done
Insipid
Without distinctive or interesting qualities.
Ambivalent
Mixed feelings. Undecided
Incipient
Beginning to exist or appear. Initial stage
Benediction
Well wishes, blessing
Contrite
Remorse, sense of guilt
Hackneyed
Trite, stale & banal
Banal
Unoriginal. Devoid of freshness
Succor
Help, relief, aid
Cognate
Related by birth, descended from same
Burnish
Polish. Make smooth and bright
Blithe
Joyous, merry carefree
Repine
Fretfully discontent. Complain.
Felicity
Happy. Blissful.
Itinerate
Go place to place ina circuit
Acarpous
Not producing fruit, sterile or barren
Chirp
Rude, boorish or surly person
Prodigal
Wasteful or recklessly extravagant
Tact
Keen sense of what is appropriate, tasteful
Credulous
Gullible
Simper
Smile in self consciousness way
Restive
Impatient of control. Restless or uneasy.
Pliant
Bendable, flexibly
Refractory
Hard to manage. Disobedience
Droll
Amusing. A jester.
Qualm
Unease
Reproach
To find fault with.
Blame it censure conveyed in disapproval
Undulate
Move with smooth wave like motion
Probity
Integrity and honesty
Fulsome
Offensive to good taste. Overdone or gross.
Supercilious
Disdainful or contempt
Volition
Act of choosing. Exercising own will
Lurch
Stagger
Extrapolate
Deduce
Peruse
Infer
Parse
Interpret
Insularity
Ignorance
Enmity
Mutual Hatred