Vocab 5 Flashcards
1
Q
adultrate
A
contaminate
2
Q
advocate
A
vouch for
3
Q
aggrandize
A
increase the power and weath
4
Q
alacrity
A
brisk and cheerful readiness
5
Q
ambivalent
A
equivocal, mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
6
Q
ameliorate
A
make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
7
Q
amenable
A
easily persuaded
8
Q
anachronistic
A
belonging to a period other than that being portrayed
9
Q
audacious
A
bold, showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
10
Q
avaricious
A
greed for wealth
11
Q
calumny
A
making of false and defamatory statements about someone, slander
12
Q
candid
A
ruthful and straightforward, frank
13
Q
castigate
A
reprimand some severely
14
Q
caustic
A
able to burn or corrode, sarcastic and bitter way
15
Q
construe
A
interpret an action or word in a particular way
