New Words 13 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Importune
Ask urgently
I continued to importune my mom so I could go out
Incontrovertible
Undeniable
When I’m outside and it’s raining it’s incontrovertible that I’m not going to get wet
Surreptitious
stealthy, accomplished by secret
Haven
Place of safety
Subjugate
Conquer
Ultimate
Final
Eventuate
To result finally
Emit
To give off
Subterranean
Underground
Viable
Practicable, workable
Premise
Grounds for a conclusion
Jeopardize
Endanger
if I don’t study for my test I can jeopardize my grades
Incredulous
Skeptical
When my best friend told me she was moving, I was incredulous
Permeate
To spread through
Propitious
Favorable
Surmise
Guess
I can only surmise that my dog did poop in the floor
Curtail
To cut short
They curtail my working hours because there are not many tourists
Repress
To put down
I repress my feel of crying because my dad is going to say that I’m too dramatic
Cryptic
Puzzling
My dad sometimes say things that are too cryptic
Inchoate
In an early stage