ELA L5-7 Flashcards
(30 cards)
catalyst
noun) a person or thing or agent that speeds up or stimulates a result, reaction, or change
catholic
universal; wide-ranging
cavort
to leap about in a sprightly manner; romp
chafe
to irritate as if by friction or rubbing
charisma (noun) to possess a great appeal or attraction for others
to possess a great appeal or attraction for others
chauvinist
one who has a fanatical devotion to a country, sex, religion, with contempt for other countries, the opposite sex or other beliefs
chicanery
trickery; the use of clever but tricky talk to deceive or evade
choleric
easily angered
dally
to waste time; dawdle
dastardly
mean and cowardly
daub
to paint coarsely or unskillfully
daunt
to make afraid or discouraged
dawdle
to waste time
debonair
carefree and self-confident in manner; elegant and gracious
decadence
moral deterioration
declaim
to speak in a dramatic, pompous, or blustering manner
defunct
no longer in existence
deify
to make a god of
delete
to take out; cross out
delude
to mislead; to fool
deluge
a flood; a great downpour; an overwhelming rush of anything
demented
mentally ill; insane
demise
death; a ceasing to exist
denigrate
to ruin the reputation of; speak ill of
