16 Dec Flashcards
rescind
revoke
repeal
peeve
annoy
irritate
vex
fig leaf
a thing intended to conceal a difficulty or embarrassment.
tantamount
as good as
more or less
dabble
take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way;toy with,
immerse (one’s hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently.
cat’s paw
a person who is used by another to carry out an unpleasant or dangerous task
poised
assured,composed
recede
go or move back or further away from a previous position;diminish
ploy
a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one’s own advantage;ruse;tactic;stratagem
unnerve
make (someone) lose courage or confidence.
lamentation
the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping.
conflation
the merging of two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc. into one.
coalesce
come together to form one mass or whole.
acme
peak,pinnacle
ominous
threatening,menacing,baleful,forbidding,sinister,doomy
repugnant
extremely distasteful; unacceptable.
innocuous
harmless
herald
messenger
harbinger
cajole/coax
persuade
gesticulate
use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words.
stifle
suffocate
smother
sweltering
inquest
investigation.probe
arrogate
assume,seize
disingenuous
dishonest,underhanded,deceitful
