Vocab Unit 13 Flashcards
Onus
An onerous or difficult concern
Burden
Opacity
The degree to which something reduces the passage of light; more obscure
Murkiness
Opaque
Not clear; not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; not clearly understood or expressed
Clouded
Opulent
Rich and superior in quality
Luxurious
Oacillate
Move or swing from side to side regularly; be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
Fluctuate
Ostentatious
Intended to attract not is and impress other, of a display that is tawdry or vulgar
Flamboyant
Overt
Open and observable; not secretive or hidden
Apparent
Pacify
To fight violence and to to establish peace; cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Appease
Palpable
capable of being perceived by the sensor the mind; especially capable of being handled or felt
Detectable
Onerous
Not easily borne; wearing
Demanding
Panacea
A cure-all; a remedy for all difficulties
Elixir
Pandar
Arrange for sexual partners for others; yield to; give satisfaction to
Parity
Equality or equal status
Balance
Parsimony
Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily; extreme stinginess
Frugality
Patent
n. A document granting an inventor sole right to an invention; an official document granting a right/privilege
v. To make open to sight or notice
adj. open, affording free passage
Distinct
