Vocabulary Unit 7 Flashcards
alleviate
to provide relief, to make it easier
“When finals were over, my stress alleviated”
articulate
well spoken clearly
“When talking and eating at the same time, my friend did not articulate well”
bewilder
to puzzle
“When the cat did a triple front flip, my jaw dropped in bewilderment”
conciliate
to win over, to make peace
“I conciliated my eccentric brother when offering him candy”
cunning
deceptive and sly
“The joker is cunning and deceptive”
diligent
detailed and persistent
“I am diligent, finishing all my homework on time and articulating well on my presentations”
eccentric
peculiar and odd
“I was bewildered when the eccentric man jumped off the building naked”
epitome
a perfect example
“Jesus is the epitome of a perfect man, diligent and venerated”
flagrant
obvious
“When my friend said he was the epitome of the human species, it was flagrantly false because he was lazy and never diligent”
impetuous
impulsive
“The eccentric man impetuously jumped off a building when he saw his enemy with a knife right behind him”
induce
to lead or bring about
“The tsunami induced a wave of panic”
modest
displaying a moderate or ordinary opinion of one’s own talents or abilities
“The professional basketball was very modest and humble, saying that he was average at basketball”
overwhelming
overpowering, intense
“The amount of work we had to do was overwhelming- about 6 hours of work was necessary”
prevalent
widespread
“The grass was prevalent, everywhere you looked would have grass”
refute
to prove to be false
“I refute the idea cats can fly. I have never seen it happen and I live with 100 cats”
