List 23 Flashcards
affinity
a spontaneous feeling of closeness
amenable
willing, compliant
apocryphal
fictitious, false, wrong
assert
to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
benign
favorable, not threatening, mild
callous
harsh, cold, unfeeling
circumscribed
marked off, bounded
compelling
forceful, demanding attention
confluence
a gathering together
contrite
penitent, eager to be forgiven
crowing
to talk in a way that shows too much pride about something you have done : to brag loudly or joyfully
defile
to make unclean, impure
derivative
taken directly from a source, unoriginal
discernment
the ability to see and understand people, things, or situations clearly and intelligently
dissonance
lack of harmony or consistency
edict
an order, decree
eminent
distinguished, prominent, famous or conspicuous
equanimity
composure
exonerate
to free from guilt or blame, exculpate