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
|
transient
|
temporary, passing away with time, lasting only a short while, momentary
|
|
|
nettle
|
to irritate, annoy, vex, harass
|
|
|
repudiate
|
1. to reject, cast off, disown, renounce, refuse to accept as one's own
2. reject as false |
|
|
impetuous
|
hasty, rash, overeager, acting in a sudden, vigorous, emotional way
|
|
|
frugal
|
spending carefully and wisely, economical
|
|
|
incongruous
|
out of place, inappropriate, inconsistent, unsuitable
|
|
|
assuage
|
to relieve, ease, mitigate, make less severe or intense
|
|
|
corroborate
|
to confirm, support, make more certain or believeable
* you confirm what someone else has already said |
|
|
embellish
|
to decorate, dress up, adorn, enhance with ornamentation, make more beautiful, elegant, or interesting
|
|
|
avaricious
|
greedy, money-grubbing, miserly, consumed with a selfish desire to accumulate money or property
|
|
|
cursory
|
quick, hasty, not methodical, done rapidly with little attention to detail
|
|
|
vacillate
|
to waver, fluctuate, be indecisive, show uncertainty, hesitate in making up one's mind
|
|
|
clement
|
1. mild, calm, tranquil, moderate, temperate, not severe or extreme
2. merciful, lenient |
|
|
lucrative
|
profitable, producing wealth, money-making, financially productive
|
|
|
allocate
|
to assign, designate, earmark, set aside for a specific purpose
|
|
|
reconcile
|
to make friendly again, restore friendly relations between, settle, resolve
|
|
|
paragon
|
a model of excellence, perfect example
|
|
|
analogous
|
similar, akin, comparable, corresponding partially, sharing some aspects or form, function, or content
*similar in some ways, but not in others |
|
|
diurnal
|
daily, recurring each day, performed or happening in the course of a day
*also means the opposite of nocturnal |
|
|
pretext
|
an excuse, ostensible reason or motive, professed purpose
|
