Words I Don't Know Flashcards
Sanguine
Optimistic
Ignominy
Public shame or disgrace
Precocious
Early development of a child
Idiosyncrasy
A behavior or thought peculiar to one individual
Retain
Keep; continue to have
Sagacious
Showing good judgement
winnow
to find or identify the desirable part
collude
to come together secretly for a harmful purpose; to conspire
swindle
use deception to deprive someone of money or possessions
incite
encourage or stir up; urge or persuade to do something violent or unlawful
vicarious
experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
heedless
showing a reckless lack of care or attention
innocuous
not harmful or offensive
adversarial
opposed to
inauspicious
not conducive to success; unpromising