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;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
abscond
|
to hide away, conceal
|
|
|
alleviate
|
to mkae lighter, diminish weight of
|
|
|
altercation
|
angry dispute
|
|
|
ameliorate
|
make better, improve
|
|
|
amerce
|
from mercy
to punish by arbitrary fine |
|
|
ancillary
|
pertaining to a handmaid
servant |
|
|
anomaly
|
irregularity
|
|
|
apotheosis
|
theos=god
action of ranking among the gods |
|
|
attainment
|
acquiring by effort
|
|
|
aubade
|
musical announcment of dawn
|
|
|
autocratic
|
auto=self crat=ruling
absolute in authority |
|
|
bivouac
|
open air camp for soldiers
|
|
|
caveat
|
cavre=to beware
warning, admonition or caution |
|
|
chauvinist
|
Nicolas Chauvin had absurd patriotism
excessive loyalty, predjudice |
|
|
colloquial
|
distinguished language, speech
|
|
|
consecrate
|
dedicate to a sacred purpose
sacr=to make sacred |
|
|
cyclothymia
|
condition w/ cyclic alterations of mood
|
|
|
demarcate
|
to mark off, seperate
|
|
|
deride
|
to laugh at in contempt or scorn
|
|
|
didactic
|
giving instruction, teaching
|
