17 Next Words Flashcards
Abstain
Not to do something
Adulterate
To make impure
Apathy
Lack of emotion
Audacious
Fearless
Capricious
Inconsistant
Corroborate
“The witness had corroborated the boy’s account of the attack”
Verb. Validate; Give support
Desiccate
“The bricks were dessicated by the sun”
Dry out throughly
Engender
“Her lastest book has engendered a lot of controversy”
Cause; Produce
To make people have a particular feeling; to make a situation start to exist
Ephemeral
“Fashions are ephemeral”
Lasting a short time
Gullible
“A gullible young man”
Easily deceived
Homogeneous
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Laconic
“His laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic”
Using few words
Loquacious
“The loquacious host of a radio talk show”
Excessively Talkative
Pedant
“All to often, a pedant defended the accuracy of his journal with a wearisome tenacity”
Perfectionist in teaching;
Makes a show of knowledge
Pragmatic
“A pragmatic approach to health care”
Practical
