Vocabulary 20 April Flashcards
(55 cards)
What does alleviate mean?
To make something less severe; ease; relieve.
What does animus mean?
Hostility or ill feeling; a strong dislike.
What does benign mean?
Gentle; kindly; not harmful.
What does brevity mean?
Concise and exact use of words; shortness.
What does candor mean?
The quality of being open and honest; frankness.
What does debilitate mean?
To weaken or make someone infirm.
What does disseminate mean?
To spread widely, especially information or ideas.
What does ephemeral mean?
Lasting for a very short time; fleeting.
What does fallacy mean?
A mistaken belief based on faulty reasoning.
What does galvanize mean?
To shock or excite into taking action.
What does haphazard mean?
Lacking any obvious principle of organization; random.
What does impeccable mean?
In accordance with the highest standards; faultless.
What does juxtapose mean?
To place things side by side for comparison.
What does lucid mean?
Expressed clearly; easy to understand.
What does magnanimous mean?
Very generous or forgiving, especially to a rival.
What does nebulous mean?
Unclear, vague, or ill-defined.
What does oblivious mean?
Unaware or not conscious of what is happening.
What does placate mean?
To make someone less angry or hostile; pacify.
What does quixotic mean?
Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
What does rebuke mean?
To express sharp disapproval or criticism.
What does sagacious mean?
Wise or shrewd.
What does tenacious mean?
Tending to keep a firm hold; persistent.
What does undermine mean?
To weaken or damage gradually.
What does vindicate mean?
To clear someone of blame or suspicion.
