Weak Words 28-32 Flashcards
firebrand
troublesome
fervent
ardent, hot
exhorbitant
excessive
egregious
excessively self-centered
incumbent
obligatory
chaff
worthless products of an endeavor
mincing
nice, elegant
scamp
rascal
predispose
give an inclination toward, make susceptible to
ruse
trick
spasmodic
fitful, periodic
vulnerable
susceptible to wounds
civil
courteous and polite
impasse
predicament from which there is no escape
panegyric
formal praise
succumb
yield, die
valid
logically convincing, legally acceptable
unseemly
indecent, in poor taste
visonary
produced by imagination
precipice
dangerous position
witless
foolish, idiotic
unfetter
liberate
squabble
minor quarreling
preternatural
beyond what is normal in nature
enunciate
speak distinctly
communal
shared in common by everyone
hallucination
delusion
aver
assert with confidence
thrifty
careful with money
cloister
monastery or covenant
ballast
heavy substance used to ass weight
anthology
book of literary selection by various authors
eon
long period of time
deplete
reduce, exhaust
pathetic
causing sadness
heinous
hatefully bad
machinations
evil schemes
demagogue
leader of the people
nullify
to make invalid
parity
close resemblance
cohesion
tendency to keep together
propriety
rightness, correct conduct
reputed
supposed
responsiveness
state of reacting readily to orders
glaring
highly conspicuous
sinuous
indirect, bending in and out
rend
split, tear apart