A1-25 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Bide
(V) in a condition or state; to wait
Consent
(V) to approve; to agree; to yield
Volition
(N) a conscious choice or decision
Nascent
(Adj) coming into being; being born
Amplify
(V) to make larger
Lurid
(Adj) causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid; glowing like fire through a haze
Own
(V) to admit, esp. Taking personal responsibility for ones own action or thoughts
Collude
(V) to plot secretly for a deceitful or illegal purpose
Tally
(V) to count; to add
Disarray
(N) confusion, disorder
Tepid
(Adj) moderately warm; lacking force or enthusiasm
Conjecture
(N) an inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence
Pious
(N) exhibiting reverence and religious observation
Abet
(V) to encourage, assist, or support, usually in a wrongdoing
Interloper
(N) one who interferes with the affairs of others; a meddler
Subsequent
(Adj) happening afterword; following in order
Surmise
(V) to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence
(N) such an inference
Jot
(V) to write briefly and hastily
(N) a very small amount
Discern
(V) to perceive and understand so as to make distinctions
Blight
(N) a plant disease; something that impairs growth, progress or prosperity
Voluble
(Adj) talkative
Divine
(Adj) related to god; supremely good or beautiful
Premonition
(N) a sense of a future event; a warning in advance
Proverbial
(Adj) well known because widely repeated
