Deriv 2.17-2.20 Flashcards
(40 cards)
Old fashioned, out of date, obsolete
Antiquated
A summons to appear before a court of law, a formal statement honoring a person in public with an award
Citation
Shamelessly bold or disrespectful, insolent, impertinent
Impudent
To stir up, rouse, bring to action
Incite
To revive, bring back to life
Resuscitate
Showing care, attention, or concern
Solicitous
Dark, gloomy
Tenebrous
To make faulty, spoil, corrupt
Vitiate
A dealer in rare old books
Antiquarian
A person who collects and studies relics and ancient works of art
Antiquary
Excess or redundancy
Nimiety
Drowsiness, dullness
Oscitancy
A damaging or disparaging remark
Aspersion
Overlook, pardon, forgive
Condone
Several, various
Divers
Different, dissimilar
Diverse
Distraction of attention, pastime
Diversion
To prevent from achieving an objective, foil
Frustrate
To scatter among other things
Intersperse
Thinly spread or distributed
Sparse
To refer in a casual or indirect way
Allude
To make larger or stronger, to develop more fully
Amplify
A place where many tees and shrubs are grown for study or exhibition
Arboretum
A conspiracy, a secret agreement for an illegal purpose
Collusion