Vocabulary List Five Flashcards
1
Q
Discern
A
distinguish/ recognize
2
Q
Pertinacity
A
holding firmly to an opinion
Persistence
3
Q
Inundate
A
overwhelm with things to be dealt with
4
Q
Quisling
A
traitor who collaborates with the enemy
5
Q
Exacerbate
A
make worse
6
Q
Rancor
A
bitterness or resentfulness
Anger
7
Q
Peruse
A
read or examine throughly
8
Q
Respite
A
short relief from something unpleasant
9
Q
Promulgate
A
promote or make widely known
10
Q
Temerity
A
excessive confidence or boldness
11
Q
Portend
A
sign or warning
12
Q
Vagaries
A
unexpected inexplicable change
13
Q
Vilify
A
speak or write about in an abusibly despairing manner
Defame
14
Q
Adulterate
A
render something poor in quality by adding something
15
Q
Succumb
A
fail to resist
