3 Week Word Definitions Flashcards
(25 cards)
Insatiable
Impossible to satisfy
Aberration
Unusual, away from the typical.
Remonstrate
To make a forcefully reproachful protest
Quisling
A traitor that works with the enemy
Defer
Put off until a later time
Punctilious
Showing attention to detail/behavior
Innuendo
An allusive/oblique remark or hint
Dismantle
Take to pieces
Implacable
Unable to be placated
Manifesto
A public declaration of policy and aims
Expedite
To make something happen sooner
Negligent
Failing to take care of something
Hauteur
Disdainful pride
Shirk
Avoid or neglect
Pugnacious
Eager/quick to argue or fight
Treachery
Betrayal of trust
Capacious
Having lots of space
Embroil
Involve in an argument/bad situation
Repository
A type of storage to place things
Extricate
Free from constraint/difficulty
Rejoinder
A reply
sharp or witty
Assiduous
Showing great care and perseverance
Poltroon
An utter coward
Mollify
To appease anger or anxiety
of someone