Vocab 6 Flashcards
provincial
having or suggestive of the outlook, tastes, character ect associated with or attributed to inhabitants of a province. esp (depreciative) parochial or narrow minded; lacking in education culture or sophistication
cognizant
having cognizance or knowledge, aware of. competent to deal judicially with a cause, crime, ect
engulf
to swallow up in a gulf, abyss, or whirlpool; to plunge into a gulf; to plunge deeply and inextricably into a surrounding medium
moratorium
a postponement, an agreed delay, a deliberate temporary suspension of some activity
unfettered
not confined or restrained by fetters; unrestrained or unrestricted
concur
on times, events, and circumstances. to fall, happen, or occur together, to coincide. to agree in opinion with; to agree, accord in quality character e t
lament
to express profound sorrow for to concerning; also, to fell sorrow for; to mourn for the loss of (a person); to bewail
degenerate
to lose or become deficient in; to fall away from ancestral virtue or excellence, to decline in character or qualities, become of a lower type. one who has degenerated
precipitate
to throw a person suddenly or violently into a particular sate or condition, especially an undesirable one. to cause to happen quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly
repudiate
to deny the truth or validity of a something; to reject as unfounded or inapplicable. to cast off, disown
incorrigible
incapable of being corrected or amended; bad or depraved beyond correction or reform: of persons, their habits ect
antidote
a medicine given to counteract the influence of poison, or an attack of disease
laxity
looseness of texture or cohesion, openness, uncompact structure or arrangement. looseness or slackness in the moral and intellectual spheres; want of firmness, strictness of precision
inextricable
from which one cannot extricate oneself; esp so intricate or complicated that no means of an exit can be discovered
scintillate
to send forth sparks or little flashes of light; to sparkle, twinkle
