11th Grade Q4 Flashcards
(40 cards)
Acclivity
(noun) an ascending slope (of a hill)
Becloud
(verb) to make less visible, to obscure, to blur
Caustic
(adj) sarcastic
Doctrinare
(adj) seeking to impose a belief or set of beliefs in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations
Effluvia
(noun) waste
Frenetic
(adj) frenzied, fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way
Hedonist
(noun) one who seeks pleasure as a goal
Ingratiate
(verb) to gain favor with another by deliberate effort
Libertarian
(noun) one who advocates for individual rights and free will
Malfeasance
(noun) wrong doing, misconduct
Gamely
(adv) bravely, enthusiastically
Ossify
(verb) to change into bone, to become hardened
Preternatural
(adj) existing outside of nature, supernatural, beyond what is normal or natural
Reprove
(verb) to criticize or correct, usually in a gentle manor
Stringent
(adj) rigorous standards
Usury
(noun) the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates, lending money and expecting it to be paid back with interest
Vim
(noun) vitality, energy
Virility
(noun) the quality of having strength, energy, and a strong sex drive; manliness
(hehehe. ..sex)
Wax
(verb) to increase gradually, to begin to be
Culpable
(adj) deserving blame
Askance
(adv) with disapproval, with a skeptical sideways glance
Bursar
(noun) a treasurer or a keeper of funds
Chimerical
(adj) fanciful; imaginary; impossible
Dogged
(adj.) stubbornly preserving; resolved; resolute