Vocab 4 Flashcards
(29 cards)
Accord
To bring into agreement or harmony
Ambulatory
Able to walk, not bedridden; moving from place to place
Ameliorate
To improve; make more tolerable
Belie
To show to be false; contradict; to give a false impression
Blatantly
Obviously, without attempt to conceal; flagrantly or noisily
Capricious
Unpredictable; fickle; erratic
Complaisant
Trying to please; obliging; complianr
Cordial
Friendly; gracious; heartfelt
Diminution
Act or process of diminishijg
Edify
To instruct; morally teach of correct; uplift
Furtive
Stealthy; sneaky; sly
Habitable
Capable of being lived in; livable
Heresy
Opinion contrary to popular belief/accepted religion
Impugn
To call into question; dispute; contradict (often in an insulting way)
Impulsive
Affected by sudden desires and emotions; acting on the spur of the moment
Iniquitous
Wicked; immoral; unjust
Jettison
To throw overboard; throw away; discard
Orthodox
Related to approved doctrine; traditional; conventional; conservative in belief
Oxymoron
A phrase in which the elements are apparently contradictory but is accurate or true (ex. controlled chaos or haste slowly)
Peripatetic
Nomadic; itinerant; wandering; unsettled
Portend
Indicate in advance; foretell; presage
Refractory
Stubborn; unmanageable; resisting control or authority
Refute
Disprove, prove false; provide contradictory evidence
Sententious
Opinionated; heavily moralistic; self-righteous
