English 1 Vocab

Front 1

a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence

Back 1

assurance

Front 2

to comfort; the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for and electrical or mechanical device

Back 2

console

Front 3

to lessen, diminish

Back 3

dwindle

Front 4

resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation

Back 4

immunity

Front 5

to reward, pay, reimburse

Back 5

remunerate

Front 6

meager, scant; scattered

Back 6

sparse

Front 7

frank, sincere; impartial; unposed

Back 7

candid

Front 8

work that is hard and tiresome

Back 8

drudgery

Front 9

to elevate; increase in intensity

Back 9

escalate

Front 10

means to an end; advantageous, useful

Back 10

expedient

Front 11

causing sorrow or pain; serious

Back 11

grievous

Front 12

a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation

Back 12

prognosis

Front 13

offensive, disagreeable, distasteful

Back 13

repugnant

Front 14

to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend

Back 14

aspire

Front 15

bare, dreary, dismal

Back 15

bleak

Front 16

worthy of scorn, contemptible

Back 16

despicable

Front 17

incorrect, containing mistakes

Back 17

erroneous

Front 18

drooping; without energy, sluggish

Back 18

languid

Front 19

forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out

Back 19

obtrusive

Front 20

inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true

Back 20

skeptical

Front 21

shortness

Back 21

brevity

Front 22

expressing much in few words

Back 22

concise

Front 23

to lower in quality or value; to wear away

Back 23

deteriorate

Front 24

to tell, reveal; to make public

Back 24

divulge

Front 25

to prevent by acting first

Back 25

forestall

Front 26

unyielding, harsh, without pity

Back 26

relentless

Front 27

to spend foolishly, waste

Back 27

squander

Front 28

sufficient to be noticed or measured

Back 28

appreciable

Front 29

to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue

Back 29

contend

Front 30

unbearable

Back 30

intolerable

Front 31

not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking

Back 31

laborious

Front 32

intended to undermine or overthrow; one who advocated or attempts to undermine a political system

Back 32

subversive

Front 33

made or put together by people ; something artificial

Back 33

synthetic

Front 34

able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful

Back 34

buoyant

Front 35

to admit as true; to yield, submit

Back 35

concede

Front 36

getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant

Back 36

congenial

Front 37

stale, spoiled

Back 37

rancid

Front 38

to separate, divide into parts

Back 38

sever

Front 39

wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish

Back 39

sordid

Front 40

able to do many things well; capable of many uses

Back 40

versatile

Front 41

in a friendly manner, hearty; cheery; a liqueur

Back 41

cordial

Front 42

an overwhelming defeat, rout; a complete collapse or failure

Back 42

debacle

Front 43

to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion

Back 43

embroil

Front 44

by chance, not planned; lacking order

Back 44

haphazard

Front 45

to compose or preform without preparation; to construct from available materials

Back 45

improvise

Front 46

to rouse, stir up, urge on

Back 46

incite

Front 47

very steep

Back 47

precipitous

Front 48

very abundant; given or flowing freely

Back 48

profuse

Front 49

to turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid

Back 49

avert

Front 50

the main impact, force, or burden

Back 50

brunt

Front 51

inactive; in a state of suspension; sleeping

Back 51

dormant

Front 52

causing uncertainty or suspicion; in a doubtful or uncertain state of mind, hesitant

Back 52

dubious

Front 53

to refus with scorn, disdain

Back 53

spurn

Front 54

an excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something

Back 54

subterfuge