TKAM Vocab List 2 Flashcards
(28 cards)
Glean
Verb
To gather/ to learn/ to collect
Corroborate
Verb
To confirm/ validate
Acrimonious
Adj
Harsh, bitter, nasty
Syn- caustic
Caustic
Adj
Harsh bitter
Syn- acrimonious
Mollify
Verb
To soothe/ lessen/ palliate/ assuage
Syn mitigate
Volition
Noun
The act if will/ ones choosing
Mitigate
Verb
To soothe/ to lessen
Same thing as palliate, assuage and mollify
Temerity
Noun
Boldness -
Syn audacity
Audacity
Noun
Boldness -
Same thing as temerity
Feral
Adj
Wild/ fierce
Sordid
Adj
Immoral
Pinion
Noun/ verb
A fastener that binds/ to bind
Stolid
Adj
Unemotional
Syn apathetic/ stoic
Ant- zealous
Apathetic
Adj
Unemotional
Syn: stolid/ stoic
Ant: zealous
Stoic
Adj
Unemotional
Syn stolid and apathetic
Ant zealous
Zealous
Adj
Emtional
Ant stolid, apathetic, stoic
Habiliments
Noun
Clothes
Contentious
Adj
Argumentative (neg)
Syn belligerent, cantankerous, quarrelsome
Belligerent
Adj
Argumentative
Syn cantankerous, contentious, quarrelsome
Cantankerous
Adj
Argumentative
Syn: quarrelsome, belligerent, contentious
Persevere
Verb
To continue dispute difficulty
Succinct
Adj
Clear to the point
Syn concise
Concise
Adj
Quickly to the point
Succinct
Acquiescence
Noun
Acceptance, agreement
Ant contest/ protest
