Vocab test Flashcards
(30 cards)
contemplate
to think about for some time
agitate
to disturb or trouble
deprive
not allow to have or to take away
desolate
empty; alone
infer
to conclude something from reasoning
shun
deliberately avoid somebody
humane
showing the better aspects of the human character, especially kindness and compassion
imprudent
showing no care or judgment
privation
lacking in basic life necessities (food, housing, etc.)
pernicious
causing great harm, destruction, or death
profligate
extremely extravagant or wasteful
debase
to reduce to somebody in status, significance, or moral worth
lax
not strict or careful enough
ineffable
unable to be expressed in words
presumptuous
inconsiderate, disrespectful, or overconfident, especially in doing
something when not entitled or qualified to do it
sunder
to separate something into parts, especially by force, or be separated in this way
fester
to produce pus due to infection
egotistical
somebody with an exaggerated sense of his or her own importance, especially somebody who tends to speak or write about himself or herself excessively
rapture
overwhelming happiness
abhor
to disapprove of or reject something very strongly
goad
to provoke or incite somebody into action
immutable
not changing or not able to be changed
scathing
severely critical
fetter
restraint
