verb Test English Flashcards
(31 cards)
1
Q
simple, plain,harsh or sour in flavor
A
austere
2
Q
make up, to devise
A
concoct
3
Q
to lower in character
A
debase
4
Q
to confuse
A
disconcert
5
Q
grand in an impressive or stately way
A
grandiose
6
Q
a breaking of a law
A
infraction
7
Q
to make milder or softer
A
mitigate
8
Q
to rob of good by open force
A
pillage
9
Q
inspiring fear or awe
A
redoubtable
10
Q
strong and sturdy
A
stalwart
11
Q
dismay, confusion
A
consternation
12
Q
disavow
A
disavow
13
Q
calm, free from emotion
A
dispassionate
14
Q
scatter
A
dissipate
15
Q
to remove
A
expurgate
16
Q
an armored or protective glove
A
gauntlet
17
Q
low base
A
ignoble
18
Q
to attack as false
A
impugn
19
Q
to place in a lower position
A
relegate
20
Q
serving to promote some end
A
subservient
21
Q
lacking in resistance
A
susceptible
22
Q
praise or flattery that is excessive
A
adulation
23
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showing practical wisdom
A
astute
24
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standing out from the mass
A
egregious
25
to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation
equivocate
26
hesitating
irresolute
27
cloudlike
nebulous
28
extreme poverty
penury
29
ambitious
pretentious
30
to revive
resuscitate
31
inactive, sluggish, dull
torpid
