Spellings Flashcards
(20 cards)
To plot, scheme
Connive
Increasing, building upon itself
Cumulative
Believing the worst of others, esp that all acts are selfish
Cynical
To lower the quality or esteem of something
Debase
To criticize openly
Decry
Showing respect for another’s authority
Deferential
Quiet, modest, reserved
Demure
To laugh at mockingly, scorn
Deride
One who had total power and rules brutally
Despot
Showing care in doing one’s work
Diligent
Overjoyed, thrilled
Elated
Expressive, articulate, moving
Eloquent
To steal money by falsifying records
Embezzle
Sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own
Empathy
Ill will, hatred, hostility
Enmity
Learned
Erudite
To praise, revere
Extol
To make up, invent
Fabricate
Wild, savage
Feral
To give up, renounce
Forsake