1/262
Looks like no tags are added yet.
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced |
---|
No study sessions yet.
coercive
forcing against someones will
alienate
to cause to be indifferent, unfriendly, hostile
perennial
lasting throughout the entire year
deploy
to arrange in a position of readiness
aggregate
total amount
hail
to acclaim
exacerbate
make something worse
presumption
the taking of something for granted
altruistic
unselfish, humane
presumption
take something for granted
precipitous
extremely steep
ensue
happen right after
malfeasance
wrongful act by public official
substantive
essential
deterrent
soemthign that discourages or restrains actions ; prevention
proliferate
spread widely
suffice
to be enough
demur
to make an objection
fixture
a fixed object
ombudsman
official who investigates and attempts to solve complaints
conflate
merge into one
disseminate
to spread wide
slant
a viewpoint
posterity
future generations
prattle
talk in a baby-like way
interpose
to cause to intervene
inexorable
unstoppable
repudiate
to reject
enact
make into law
doldrums
a state of inactivity or stagnation
enumerate
to name one by one as if counting
teem
to be filled with
deride
to laugh at in scorn
geriatic
refering to old age or old people
infuse
to inspire with feelings
aloof
unenthusiastic abount something; tepid
enfeeble
to weaken
ominous
foreboding evil
undulate
to rise and fall like waves
conceive
to think of
preposterous
not making any sense
ascertain
to find out
detter
to restrain from motion, action or progress
omnipotence
an ability to be all powerful
temperament
character/ personality
constituent
serving to make up something; essential
attest
to testify
empirical
resulting from experience
analogous
similar
garner
to bring together
contend
to argue; think of contentious
convival
friendly to people
cohort
people with similarities
reproach
criticism
agitation
activism, campaigning
dawdle
move lazily
meander
traipsing, walking around aimlessly
surmount
to overcome
overawed
scared, intimidated
forestall
block from happening
wayward
badly behaved
upheaval
turmoil, disorder
consolidtae
bring different pieces into one
solicitude
anxiety
notwithstanding
nonetheless
procure
to obtain
prevail
to achieve vistory
impede
to get in way
progenitor
ancestor
conjectural
hypothetical
discordant
to be incompatible
impervious
not influenced by
yean
to give birth to ; engender
antics
foolish behavior
wangle
obtain by dishonest methods
vindicate
free from blame
absolve
free from blame
exculpate
free from blame
acquit
free from blame
ambivalence
mixed feelings
ambiguous
unclear
unequivocal
clear
ephemeral
temporary
evanscent
temporary
transient
temporary
inculcate
to instill by forceul or insistent repeirition
munificence
kindness
lax
tolerant
bromide
cliche
salient
prominent
furtive
done in secret
reticent
shy
fastidious
meticulous
Stifle
Restrain
Indemnify
Reimburse or to secure someone against legal liability for their actions
Pragmatic
Sensibly, realistically
Effusive
Gratitude
Inundate
Overwhelm, flood
Elucidate
Make something clear
Mundane
dull