Vocab 1-30 Flashcards
(30 cards)
to influence, sway, or entice with some tempting appeal
allure
sparing (usually in eating or drinking); temperate
abstemious
a hole or opening
aperture
to speak distinctly, expressing oneself clearly
articulate
to make amends
atone
kindness, generosity, charity
benevolence
to hand down, to give or lean in a will
bequeath
brutality lacking reason, having the attributes of a savage
bestial
to persuade with deliberate flattery, coax, wheedle
cajole
morally pure
chaste
innocent appearing, wholesome
cherubic
marked by long duration, by frequent recurrence over a long period of time
chronic
to move together
converge
a woman who flirts w men without sincere affection
coquette
believing on slight evidence, gullible
credulous
proper behavior
decorousness
to make dirty, desecrate, pollute
defile
no longer existing, dead
defunct
irresolution, indecision, uncertainty; to hesitate, delay, object
demur
very happy about something, having elevated spirits
elated
very thin usually as a result of starvation, wasting away
emaclated
to alienate, seperate
estrange
calling forth, calling to mind
evocative
savagery
ferocity
