English Vocab 3

cherub

a winged, chubby angel

latent

hidden, present but not realized ant: evident

rift

a split, break, breach ant: to mend

sterling

genuine, excellent ant: terrible, ingenuine

slipshod

slapdash, showing a lack of care or thought, ant: caring

usurp

to take over; to seize power ant: surrender, relinguish

cynical

doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives ant: trusting

facilitate

to make easier; to assist ant: hinder

diffident

shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved ant: cocky

ambiguity

uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language ant: clarity