List 1 Flashcards
Abate
to decrease in force or intensity
Absolve
to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
Abstract
expressing a quality apart from an object
Abstruse
difficult to comprehend
Adjacent
not distant
Ambush
to attack by surprise from a hidden place
Amiable
generally agreeable
Audacious
intrepidly daring; bold
Avarice
excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain
Awry
off the correct or expected course; in a turned or twisted position or direction
Ballad
a narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing
Bayou
a creek, secondary watercourse, or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
Betrothal
a mutual promise or contract for a future marriage
Bevy
a large group or collection
Buffoon
a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person
Butte
an isolated hill or mountain with steep or precipitous sides usually having a smaller summit area than a mesa
Caliph
a successor of Muhammad as temporal and spiritual head of Islam —used as a title
Canvass
to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
Cognate
of the same or similar nature
Condolence
sympathy with another in sorrow
Congruent
having the difference divisible by a given modulus
Contemn
to view or treat with contempt
Hale
free from defect, disease, or infirmity
Inveigle
to acquire by ingenuity or flattery
