VocabxD Flashcards
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Abstemious
sparing; temperate
Allure
to influence , sway , or entice with some tempting appeal
Aperture
A hole or an opening
Articulate
To speak distinctly, expressing oneself clearly
Atone
to make amends
Benevolence
Kindness, generosity , charity
Bequeath
To hand down , to give or leave in a will
Bestial
Brutality lacking reason, having the attributes of a savage
Cajole
to persuade with deliberate flattery, coax, wheedle
Chaste
morally pure
Cherubic
innocent appearing wholesome
Chronic
marked by long duration, by frequent recurrence over a long period of time
Converge
to move together
Coquette
A woman who flirts with men without sincere affection
Credulous
believing on slight evidence, gullible
Decorousness
proper behavior
Defile
to make dirty, desecrate, pollute
Defunct
no longer existing, dead
Demur
irresolution , indecision, uncertainty, to hesitate, delay, object
Elated
very happy about something, having elevated spirits
Emaciated
very thin usually as a result of starvation, wasting away
Estrange
to alienate, separate
Evocative
Calling forth calling to mind
Ferocity
savagery