Sem 1 exam Spelling lessons Flashcards
Libation
A drink, especially an alcoholic one
Intoxicant
Motley
Made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors
varied
Ignominy
Public shame; disgrace or dishonor
Disgrace, infamy
Emaciated
Extremely thin; wasted away
Withered
Castigate
To criticize or punish severely
Reprimand, chastise, scold
Docile
Easy to teach or manage
Submissive, complaint
Heresy
The crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine
Banter
Teasing; playful conversation
Joshing, badinage, raillery
Gauche
Lacking social graces; tactless
Awkward
Anathema
- A hated repellant person or thing
- A formal curse
Abhorration, detestation, condemnation
ostensible
professed but not necessarily true
supposed
ineroxable
unrelenting, unavoidable
relentless, certain
cliche
a worn-out idea or overused expression
platitude, banality
extol
to praise highly
exalt, laud
adamant
unyielding, firm in opinion
stubborn
diffident
lacking in self-confidence, shy
timid
disparity
inequality, difference
gap
opus
a creative work, especially a numbered composition
clement
merciful, lenient
forbearing, benign
rancor
extreme hatred or ill will
animosity, enmity
expunge
to erase or eliminate
obliterate
bigot
one who is intolerant of differences in others
racist; extremist
jingoism
extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy
negliegence
careless neglect, often resulting in injury
carelessness