Word List 04 Flashcards
Ambivalence
lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided
Ambulatory
able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
Ameliorate
make better
Amelioration
improvement
Amiable
friendly
Amity
friendship
Amorphous
lacking in shape
Analgesic
medicine to combat pain
Analogous
comparable
Anarchy
chaos; lack of government
Cantankerous
bad-tempered; quarrelsome
Capacious
spacious
Capitulate
surrender; give in to
Carping
constant criticism
Cartographer
person who makes maps
Castigate
scold strongly
Catharsis
purging of pent-up emotions
Caucus
type of private political meeting
Caustic
burning
Cavalcade
procession of vehicles
Derogatory
uncomplimentary
Desecrate
to damage or pollute a holy place
Desecration
spoiling something holy
Desist
stop; discontinue; cease
Despondent
having no hope; miserable
Destitution
hardship; poverty; misery
Deter
put off; prevent
Deteriorate
worsen; decline
Detrimental
harmful
Devoured
greedily eaten/consumed
Exemplify
to serve as a good example
Exhaustive
complete and thorough
Exonerates
acquits; absolves; removes blame
Exorcism
getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)
Expatriate
refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
Expedient
convenient; practical
Expedite
make faster
Exposition
clear explanation
Extol
praise
Extradite
deport from one country back to the home country