Unit 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
Q
Vantage Point
A
Allows a clear view
2
Q
Bode
A
Sign or omen
3
Q
Gauntlet
A
A metal-plated glove
4
Q
Mottled
A
Blotches or streaks
5
Q
Misnomer
A
Wrong name
6
Q
Terra Firma
A
Firm ground
7
Q
Burnished
A
Make shiny
8
Q
Esoteric
A
Understood by only a few people
9
Q
Mete
A
To allot or distribute
10
Q
Coerce
A
To force
11
Q
Enigma
A
A riddle or puzzle
12
Q
Voluminous
A
Very large
13
Q
Consternation
A
Great fear that leaves one bewildered
14
Q
Acrimonious
A
Sharp or bitter in language
15
Q
Precursor
A
Something or someone that goes before
16
Q
Atrophy
A
To waste away
17
Q
Expound
A
Explain in detail
18
Q
Anachronism
A
Out of its historical time
19
Q
Desist
A
To stop doing something
20
Q
Loquacious
A
Talkative
