List3 Flashcards
(84 cards)
Intriguing
Fascinating
Disparate
Essentially different in kind;
Perseverance
Persistence
Realise
Cause to happen; understand clearly
Sagacious
Wise or shrewd
Affable
Friendly, easy to talk to
Stigma
A mark of disgrace, shame
Tendentious
Expressing or intending to promote a particular case or viewpoint, esp a controversial one
LNepotism
The practice of among those with power of favouring relatives or friends
Tactless
Insensitive, inconsiderable l, thoughtless
Deft
Neatly skilful and quick in one’s movement
Skilful, clever
Malign
Harmful, evil
Speak about in a spitefully critical manner
Blacken someone’s name or character
Forestall
To prevent by taking advance action
Rigid
Inflexible, stiff
License
To permit, to allow,
Fanatical
zealous, filled with excessive and single-minded zeal
Obsessively concerned with something
Allegiance
Loyalty, commitment, obedience
Formidable
Intimidating, inspiring fear or respect through impressively large, capable or powerful
Inevitable
Unavoidable or situation that’s unavoidable
Ferocious
Fierce, cruel, violent
Entreaty
An earnest or humble request
Insolence
Rude and disrespectful behaviour
gratification
Pleasure, satisfaction
Supplication
entreaty, the action of asking something humbly