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;
30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
ADHERENT
|
A follower of something such as a leader, party, philosophy, or profession.
|
Follower
|
|
|
APPEASE
|
To pacify, to be conciliatory in a manner that sacrifices principles.
|
Mollify
|
|
|
APPROBATION
|
Official approval, praise, commendation.
|
|
|
|
ARDUOUS
|
Very difficult to accomplish or to achieve, very demanding task.
|
|
|
|
ATONE
|
To make amends
|
|
|
|
AUDACITY
|
Excessive boldness, rashness, daring.
|
|
|
|
BENEVOLENCE
|
Kindness, generosity, charity.
|
|
|
|
BLASPHEMOUS
|
Irreverent, profane
|
|
|
|
CALAMITY
|
A serious event causing distress or misfortune.
|
catastrophe
|
|
|
CALLOW
|
Immature, inexperienced.
|
|
|
|
CAPRICIOUS
|
Changing suddenly, fickle.
|
|
|
|
COMMUNAL
|
Pertaining to a group or community.
|
|
|
|
COPIOUS
|
Abundant.
|
|
|
|
DEFT
|
Skillful, adroit.
|
|
|
|
DEGENERATION
|
A state of decline.
|
|
|
|
DERISION
|
Scoffing at, mockery, ridicule.
|
|
|
|
DESECRATE
|
To violate the sanctity f something, to profane to adulterate.
|
|
|
|
DESOLATE
|
Deserted, without inhabitants, barren.
|
|
|
|
DESPAIRING
|
hopeless, despondent, discourage.
|
|
|
|
DISCERN
|
Ti differentiate between two or more things.
|
|
|
|
DISCORD
|
Lack of agreement, tension, strife.
|
|
|
|
DISPATCH
|
To send away with promptness or speed, quickness
|
|
|
|
ENTHRALLING
|
Captivation, spellbinding.
|
|
|
|
ESOTERIC
|
Understood only by a small group or a select few.
|
|
|
|
EXACTING
|
Demanding, requiring great care.
|
|
|
|
EXPEDIENT
|
Appropriate for a purpose but not necessary moral, right or just.
|
|
|
|
FEINT
|
A false appearance, a fake punch ti occupy defense allowing a real blow.
|
|
|
|
FERMENT
|
State of agitation, commontion
|
|
|
|
FEROCITY
|
Savagery
|
|
|
|
Contempt
|
Scorn, extreme dislike or disdain.
|
|
