Worksheet 2 Flashcards
Aversion
A strong feeling of dislike
Affect
To act on; change or to alter
Chagrin
Great embarrassment or extreme humiliation
Discriminate
distinguish between often favours one or the other
Effect
THE effect, bring about, make happen or to cause
Elicit
To draw or bring out, evoke
Elusive
Hard to grasp, express or define
Entail
To cause or as a consequence
Fallow
Not in use; in active; left vacant
Hazardous
Full of risk; dangerous
Illicit
Illegal; not legally permitted or authorized
Legendary
A person celebrated
Ludicrous
Ridiculous; absurdity
Mercenary
Working or acting purely for money or reward
Nether
Believed to lie beneath the earth’s surface, lower or under
Odious
Hateful, repulsive, highly offensive
Provisional
Serving for the time being, temporary
Tumultuous
Raising a great commotion; noisy; up and down
Usurp
Unrightfully take over, hold position by force
Vestige
Something no longer present or existent; a piece of the past