Week 1 Flashcards
INCHOATE
incipient, incomplete,
imperfectly formed,
incoherent
EFFRONTERY
insolence, boldness
RAREFY
to make or become thin, less dense,
to purify
PRECIPITATE
to throw of fall down headlong,
to cause a substance to separate from a solution, speeding headlong,
occurring abruptly,
steep
AVER
to assert or affirm positively
LACONIC
concise, terse
ENERVATE
to weaken or sap the strength, vigor, or vitality of
INTREPID
fearless
ANOMALOUS
deviating from the norm or expectations,
uncertain
QUOTIDIAN
everyday, commonplace
OCCULT
secret or withheld from the uninitiated,
mysterious,
of, related to , or concerned with magic
GAINSAY
deny or prove false
PITH
the core or substance of a matter,
mettle or vigor
EBULLIENCE
liveliness or exuberance
ARTLESS
uncultured, ignorant,
poorly made,
natural, sincere