English quiz friday Flashcards
(39 cards)
Quandary
difficulty in making decisions
Consensus
general agreement
incongruous
not fitting, out of place, inconsistent, unsuitable
debilitate
weaken
hedonist
a person who seeks fun over everything else
precocious
demonstrating ability at an early stage of life
reconsiliation
agreement; the process of making consistent or compatible
extricate
associated with separating;
to free or release from entanglement
meander
to wander; to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course
unethical
a behavior that is dishonest; lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
submissive
concerned with obeying
mollify
to soothe
intervene
to step in or settle
misnomer
something that is misnamed
dissipate
to gradually vanish
obstreperous
sickly
tentative
confident
correlation
connected
alliviate
to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate
prolific
intelligence
apathy
indicates a careless attitude
superfluous
too much/extra
transition
having to do with change
polychromatic
having to do with colors
