Verbal 1 Flashcards
(17 cards)
Misanthropic
Disliking or avoiding people; distrustful of humanity.
Advocate
To publicly support or recommend something; a person who supports a cause.
Deft
Skillful and quick in one’s movements or actions.
Extravagant
Excessive or wasteful in spending or behavior.
Dogged
Persistent and determined.
Nullify
To make something legally or practically void or ineffective.
Sluggish
Slow-moving or lacking energy.
Self-indulgent
Overly focused on one’s own desires and pleasures.
Suppress
To put an end to something by force; to prevent an action or expression.
Fruitful
Producing good or beneficial results; productive.
Passive
Accepting or allowing events to happen without active response or resistance; not active or engaging.
Ramble
To talk or write in a lengthy, confused, or aimless way; to wander around without a clear destination.
Resolve
To make a firm decision to do something; determination or purposefulness.
Surrogate
A substitute or replacement for another person or thing.
Willful
Deliberate, intentional, or stubbornly determined to do as one wants.
Coin
To invent or create a new word, phrase, or concept; a piece of metal used as currency.
Noble
Having high moral principles or ideals; belonging to a hereditary class with a high social or political status.
