1 Flashcards
(40 cards)
Apt
Appropriate; fitting
Likely
Buttress
To provide a structure with supports
To reinforce
Caustic
Harshly critical
Burning
Condescend
To talk down; to act patronizing
Consummate
To fulfill or complete
Contend
To Complete
Correspondence
Writing communication
Crude
Crass; vulgar
Diplomatic
Relating to negotiations or internal relations
Endure
To tolerate
Facile
Easy
Faction
A group united by a common cause within a larger group
Farce
An exaggerated comedy
Gall
Bold or impertinent behavior
Incendiary
Causing fire
Stirring up trouble
Livid
Extremely angry
Pale
Niche
A space scoop out of a wall
Opaque
Obscure
Oversight
Careless mistake
Supervision
Pliable/pliant
Bendable
Submissive
Rave
To express enthusiasm about
To talk irrationally
Highly positive
Rigor
Severity; strictness
Rouse
To wake up
Vex
To annoy