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;
32 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
mollified
|
to calm
|
|
|
sundry
|
various/misc.
|
|
|
recompense
|
award compensation to
|
|
|
persevere
|
to persist in the face of adversity
|
|
|
ineffable
|
incapable of being expressed
|
|
|
arduous
|
demanding/difficult
|
|
|
propitious
|
presenting favorable circumstances
|
|
|
acquiesce
|
consent or comply passively or without protest
|
|
|
usurpations
|
A wrongful seizure or exercise of authority or privilege belonging to another
|
|
|
unanimity
|
everyone being of one mind
|
|
|
discord
|
Lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
|
|
|
manifest
|
To show or demonstrate plainly; reveal
|
|
|
posterity
|
Future generations
|
|
|
ostentation
|
Pretentious display meant to impress others; boastful showiness
|
|
|
circumspection
|
Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent
|
|
|
principal
|
First, highest, or foremost in importance, rank, worth, or degree
|
|
|
principle
|
A basic truth, law, or assumption
|
|
|
sublime
|
Characterized by nobility; majestic
|
|
|
equivocal
|
Open to more than one interpretation
|
|
|
appellation
|
A name, title, or designation
|
|
|
importunate
|
Troublesomely urgent or persistent in requesting; pressingly entreating
|
|
|
superfluous
|
to flow above
|
|
|
oppress
|
To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority
|
|
|
abeyance
|
The condition of being temporarily set aside; suspension
|
|
|
aggregation
|
whole or total
|
|
|
assemblage
|
A collection of people or things; a gathering
|
|
|
sanctify
|
To set apart for sacred use; consecrate
|
|
|
consecrate
|
To declare or set apart as sacred
|
|
|
transient
|
Passing with time; fleeting
|
|
|
monotheism
|
The doctrine or belief that there is only one God
|
|
|
belligerent
|
Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
|
|
|
conjecture
|
Inference or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork
|
