List 8 Flashcards
repine
languish, mope, fret
“On the Day of Pentecost, Jesus told his disciples not to repine as a helper from heaven will come to guide mankind”
broach
bring up, raise, introduce
“The room turned dead silent when John broached the topic on Hitler at the birthday party”
accretion
accumulation
“The bridge’s collapse did not happen overnight. It resulted from the accretion of cracks over the years”
opprobrium
disgrace, shame, vilification
“He could not bear the opprobrium from robbing his dad’s bank so he fled the city”
sate
satiate, satisfy
“After his hike, he was so hungry that four plates of jollof rice could not sate his appetite”
natty
fashionable, dapper, stylish
“To everyone’s surprise, Shabby Tom was dressed in a natty outfit for his cousin’s wedding”
efface
erase
“The Holocaust is a dark memory in the minds of Jews which will not be effaced for centuries to come”
seminal
influential, groundbreaking, pioneering
“Astronomers made a seminal discovery this year about the structure of the Sun’s core”
tacit
implied, inferred, hinted, intimated
“The blank stare is used by the Ashantis to signify a tacit disagreement”
supine
docile, yielding, enervated
“Sometimes I wonder why SUA students remain supine in spite of the predatory conditions the administration subjects them to”
estrange
alienate, antagonize
“Grealish’s departure from Aston Villa estranged him from the fans”
boor
hooligan, thug, ruffian
“Quantum was known to have no tolerance for boors in the school”
continent
exercising self-restraint
“The best way to avoid STDs is to remain continent throughout your stay in high school”
onerous
burdensome, heavy, inconvenient
“The 16-credit foreign language requirement will only add onerous workload in our senior year”
bedizen
decorate
“With his suit bedizened with refulgent diamonds, he wowed the crowd at the media backdrop”
