set -3 January Flashcards
(20 cards)
Mendacious
not telling the truth; lying
Sexton
a person who looks after a church and churchyard, typically acting as bell-ringer and gravedigger
Ceasefire
an agreement between two groups to stop fighting each other
Slander
(Defame) a spoken statement about somebody that is not true and that is intended to damage the good opinion that other people have of him/her; the legal offence of making this kind of statement
Trance
(Daze) a situation that is slow and causes a sort of numb.
Diligent
showing care and effort in your work or duties
Defy
to refuse to obey somebody/something
Brink
if you are on the brink of something, you are almost in a very new, exciting or dangerous situation
Topple
to become less steady and fall down
Abetted
encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime
Sanctimoniously
the action or practice of acting as if one were morally superior to other people
Sacrilegious
treating a religious object or place without the respect that it deserves
Profane
having or showing a lack of respect for sacred or holy things
Strenuous
needing or using a lot of effort or energy
Stringent
(used about a law, rule, etc.) very strict
Ambiguous
having more than one possible meaning
Latent
existing, but not yet very noticeable, active or well developed
Incensed
very angry
Soporific
tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
Spurn
to refuse something that somebody has offered to you
