WW Unit 5 Flashcards
Exuberance
Overflowing sprits, zestfulness
Elation
A quieter kind of high sprits over success or good news
Assail
To attack (assail my students)
Assault
A violent, often bodily, attack
Adhere
To stick fast to, cling
Discretion
Prudence, wise restraint
Dexterity
Skill, adroitness (mental skill)
Clarity
Clearness
Elucidate
To make clear
Defiance
Bold opposition, open challenge
Avarice
Greed for money
Covetous
To desire something too strongly
Conjecture
A guess, inference
Hypothesis
A plausible theory or explanation
Speculation
Imaginative guess
Thesis
Statement you will prove
Assumption
An expected guess or belief based on a truth
Apathy
Lack of feeling, indifference
Lethargy
Drowsiness or sluggishness
Stupor
Deadened state of mind from shock or drugs
Antagonist
A rival, opponent, adversary
Emulate
To strive to equal or excel
Vie
Suggests rivalry- potential employees vie with one another for a position
Exertion
Vigorous effort
Endeavor
Sustained but less vigorous
Alter
To change or modify
Alter ego
“Other self”
Deviate
To turn from an intended plan or course of action
Augment
To increase, make, or become larger
Enhance
Increase in attractiveness or value
Aggravate
Increase in seriousness of a problem or an illness
Chastise
To punish
Disperse
To scatter or separate
Forage
To search for, ravage, plunder
Pillage
To take food, money property by force
Diverge
To branch off, go in different directions
Extricate
To disentangle
