UNIT 1 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Atlas
-Atlases
A book or bound collection of maps
Epicure
- Epicurean
- Epicureans
A person with refined taste, especially in food and drink
Galvanize
-Galvanized
To stimulate or urge into action; to spur
Jovial
-Joviality
Jolly; filled with good cheer
Nemesis
A source of harm or ruin; an opponent that cannot be defeated
Pyrrhic Victory
A victory that is offset by staggering losses or that comes at a huge price
Quixotic
Dedicated to unreachable goal; idealistic but not practical
Saturnine
Gloomy and sullen
Sisyphean
Requiring endless effort; without result or success
Solecism
Mistake in manner or behavior
Cessation
A bringing of coming to an end; a halt
Commence
To begin
Deter
To prevent or discourage from acting, by means of fear or doubt
Hamper
To prevent from moving freely or making progress; to limit
Obstruction
Somethings that blocks or gets in the ways; an obstacle
Preclude
To make impossible or unlikely; to prevent
Procrastinate
To delay
Scuttle
To run or move with short
Subside
To sink to a lower
Thwart
To prevent from taking place
ขัดขวาง
Accolade
Great praise; award
Adulation
Adoration
Anathema
Something or someone who is greatly hated
Commend
To give approval or praise
;recommend
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