Lesson 7 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Any award, honor
Accolade
To regard with extreme aversion
Abhor
A person who dedicates their life to a pursuit of ideals
Ascetic
To dispose of
Bequeath
A person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge
Charlatan
A destructive fire
Conflagration
Scarcity; lacking of
Dearth
The state of being shy; insecure
Diffidence
To give off bubbles of gas
To show enthusiasm
Effervescence
Delicate or refined; light
Ethereal
Blot out; erase
Expunge
Crafty or artful deception
Guile
Not having credibility
Implausible
Out of place
Incongruity
Pertaining to an island or islands
Insularity
Expressing gloom
Morose
To pacify or appease
Placate
Keen or strong mental appeal
Poignant
Belonging to specific province; local
Provincial
To repeat
Reiterate
Given to acting upon sudden impulse
Spontaneous
Combining elements
Synthesis
Poisonous
Toxic
Alert or ever awake
Vigilant