20 Vocab Words Part 26 Flashcards
well chosen or suited to the circumstances.
pleasing and fortunate.
Felicitous
refusal to change one’s views or to agree about something.
Intransigence
deceitful and untrustworthy.
Perfidious
begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
Burgeon
overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.
flood
Inundate
polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing.
the shine on a highly polished surface.
Burnish
not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
Disingenous
accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
come into operation; take effect.
Inured
a projecting support of stone or brick built against a wall.
a source of defense or support
provide (a building or structure) with projecting supports built against its walls.
Buttress
insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
Invective
instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).
bathe (a part of the body) with warm or medicated lotions.
Foment
regard or represent as being of little worth.
Disparage
win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them.
Propitiate
occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.
Sporadic
fall or drop straight down at high speed.
1.
a steep and rapid fall or drop.
2.
a plumb or plumb line.
Plummet
