Unit 1 & 2 Flashcards
Photogenic
Attractive in pictures or photographs
Phototropic
Tending to grow or move towards light
Phosphorescent
Giving off light without heat
Circumspect
Careful; mindful of rules and Consequences
Specter
Phantom or Ghost
Prospect
That which is expected
Improvise
To create without any forethought or preparation
Invidious
Hateful or spiteful
Providential
Happening by good fortune
Translucent
Allowing light to pass through
Lucid
Easy to understand; clear
Elucidate
To make clear in explaining
Enunciate
To pronounce or articulate
Renounce
To reject by declaration
Pronouncement
A declaration of opinion; judgement
Invoke
To call on support
Provocative
Causing disturbance or excitement
Revoke
To make invalid; deactivate
Ineffable
Unutterable, indescribable
Infantile
Childish; immature
Affable
Easy to converse with; friendly
Edict
An official order
Indict
To charge with a crime; accuse
Dictum
A formal or authoritative statement