Vocab F Flashcards
Vestige
A small part of something that still exists after the rest of it has stopped existing; a trace
Generic
shared by,including, of typical of a whole group of things;not specific
Latitude
(S) freedom to choose what one does or the way that one does it
Rarconteur
A person who is good at telling stories in an interesting and amusing way
Disclaimer
To publicly deny knowledge of or responsibility
For something
Languish
To be forced to stay somewhere or suffer for a long time
To become weaker or fail to make progress
Amenity
A feature that makes a place pleasant comfortable or easy to live in
Incur
To acquire something usually undesirable or to bring something upon oneself
Syllabus
A list of topics or books that students should study for a particular subject in school or college
Culminate
To end with the particular result or at a particular point
Adage
A well know phrase expressing the general truth about people or the world
Vitriolic
Full of anger and hatred
Insomnia
The condition of being unable to sleep
Hone
To develop and improve something especially a skill over a period of time
To sharpen
Wane
To become weaker or less important