Vocab List 1.4

Front 1

Behest

Back 1

1)an authoritative order
2)an urgent prompting

Front 2

Capriciousness

Back 2

1)governd or characterized by caprice
2) apt to change suddenly or unpredictably

Front 3

Conceits

Back 3

1)a result of mental activity
2)individual opinion, favorable opinion
3)a fancy article

Front 4

contrast

Back 4

1)to put in contrast
2)to compare or appraise in respect to differences

Front 5

dell

Back 5

a sucluded hollow or small valley usu. covered with trees or turf

Front 6

extract

Back 6

1)to draw forth, obtain by much effort from someone wnwelleng

Front 7

factoid

Back 7

1)a piece of unveritied or inccurate information
2)somewhat interestiong fact

Front 8

guzzle

Back 8

1) drink greedily or habitually
2)to consume to excess

Front 9

legitimate

Back 9

1)being in compliance with the law
2)being in accordance with established/accepted/standards

Front 10

omnipotent

Back 10

having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force

Front 11

preternatural

Back 11

1)out of or being beyond the normal course of nature
2)surpassing normal; extraordinary

Front 12

quagmire

Back 12

1)land with a soft muddy surface
2)a difficult or precarious situation

Front 13

snicker

Back 13

to utter apartly stifled laugh
a snide, slightly laugh

Front 14

synonymous

Back 14

1)having the same or similar meaning
2)equivalent to connotation

Front 15

vie

Back 15

to strive for vicgtory or supeiority