VOCAB #7 Flashcards
(19 cards)
Applicable
Capable of being applied; relevant; suitable
Asset
something of value; s resource; an advantage
Decorum
proper behavior; good taste; orderliness
Duress
compulsion by threat; intimidation; forcible confinement
Exuberant
high-spirited, enthusiastic,unrestrained
innocuous
harmless; inoffensive
prowess
superior skills
stipulate
to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement
ultimatum
a final proposal or statement of conditions
alleviate
to relieve; to make more bearable
antithesis
the direct opposite, sharp contrast
bellicose
warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
disparage
to belittle, degrade, speak slantingly of; to undervalue
edict
an order issued by someone in authority, a command or decree
elucidate
to clarify; explain
laud
to praise
loll
to be lazy
loquacious
talkative, wordy; fond of talking (emma)
magnanimous
generous in forgiving, above small meanness, unselfish, bighearted
