Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
21 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
abjure
|
to avoid or shun.
|
|
|
accede
|
to attain or assume an office, title, or dignity; succeed
|
|
|
acrid
|
sharp or biting to the taste or smell
|
|
|
alacrity
|
liveliness; briskness.
|
|
|
ardent
|
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate`
|
|
|
ascertain
|
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine
|
|
|
assiduous
|
constant; unremitting
|
|
|
averse
|
opposed
|
|
|
clairvoyant
|
having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision
|
|
|
cogent
|
to the point; relevant; pertinent.
|
|
|
contentious
|
tending to argument or strife; quarrelsom
|
|
|
copious
|
large in quantity or number; abundant; plentifu
|
|
|
impetus
|
a moving force; impulse; stimulus
|
|
|
indemnity
|
protection or security against damage or loss.
|
|
|
insuperable`
|
incapable of being passed over, overcome, or surmounted
|
|
|
inveterate
|
settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like
|
|
|
laud
|
praise *think applaud*
|
|
|
parsimonious
|
characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
|
|
|
rancore
|
grudge
|
|
|
repose
|
peace; tranquillity; calm.
|
|
|
ruminate
|
to chew again or over and over.
|
