0376-0400 Flashcards
(25 cards)
rapacious
adj. voracious, greedy, plundering
avarice
n. insatiable greed
unflappable
adj. not easily upset or excited (e.g., in a crisis)
aver
v. to declare as true
emasculate
v. to castrate or make effeminate
v. to weaken
dormant
adj. inactive for a period of time
recumbent
adj. leaning, lying down
dote
v. to show excessive affection
frangible
adj. fragile; easily broken
dupe
n. a person who is easily tricked
v. to deceive
magnanimous
adj. noble in spirit, generous in forgiving others
ebb
v. to decrease or recede
n. a decline
n. the outward flow of the tide
wizen
v. to shrive, wrinkle, or wither, as of with old age
countermand
v. to annul, cancel, make a contrary order
ebullient
adj. very excited; joyously enthusiastic
apogee
n. the highest point, zenith
ecclesiastical
adj. relating to the church
eclectic
adj. composed or parts from many different sources
edify
v. to educate
efficacious
adj. producing or able to produce a desired result
puerile
adj. childish, immature
effrontery
n. unjustified arrogance or boldness
effusive
adj. related to excessive or unchecked emotion
tortuous
adj. winding, excessively complicated