English 1 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Altruistic
Unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
Acquaintances
A person known to one but usually not a close friend
Ascertain
To find out definitely, learn with certainty or assurance , determine
Base
1) The bottom support of anything, that in which a thing stands or rests
2) A fundamental principle or groundwork
Camaraderie
Good-fellowship
Communal
Used or shared in common by everyone in a group
Ex”a communal jug of wine”
Compulsory
Required,mandatory
Crossroads
A road that crosses another road
Cynical
Distrusting or disparaging the motives of others
Defiance
A daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force
Elude
To avoid or escape by speed,cleverness,trickery,etc
Emigrate
To leave one country or region to settle in another,migrate
Evoking
To call up or produce
Famished
Extremely hungry
Improvised
Made or said in thin air,without previous preparation
Imprudent
Not prudent,lacking discretion,incautious,rash
Incorporated
Formed or constituted as a legal corporation
Combined in one body ,made part of
Infernal
Hellish,fiendish
Extremely troublesome
Inscription
Something inscribed
Interrogating
To ask questions of a person
Lucidity
The quality of being easily understood
Nocturnal
Of or relating to the night
Done occurring or coming at night
Notion
A general understanding
Vague or imperfect
Prevailing
Generally current
