Week 10 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Ameliorate
(V) to make something better, particularly a bad situation or condition; to improve.
(V) to make something better, particularly a bad situation or condition; to improve.
Ameliorate
Banal
(Adj) Overused or common
(Adj) Overused or common
Banal
Bibliophile
(N) one who loves or collects books
(N) one who loves or collects books
Bibliophile
Culprit
(N) the person responsible
(N) the person responsible
Culprit
Discomfort
(N) physical or mental pain of distress
(N) physical or mental pain of distress
Discomfort
Exhume
(V) to remove from the ground something that was buried, especially removing a body from a grave
(V) to remove from the ground something that was buried, especially removing a body from a grave
Exhume
Fray
(V) to tear, cut, or pull the edges off a cloth or rope, so that the strings separate from each other
(V) to tear, cut, or pull the edges off a cloth or rope, so that the strings separate from each other
Fray
Granule
(N) a small particle; a single grain, as of salt
(N) a small particle; a single grain, as of salt
Granule
Habitual
(Adj) usual; done by custom of habit
(Adj) usual; done by custom of habit
Habitual
Horde
(N) a large group or crowd; a mass of people or living things
(N) a large group or crowd; a mass of people or living things
Hoard
Inundate
(V) to overwhelm as if being bombarded by a large quality of water
(V) to overwhelm as if being bombarded by a large quality of water
Inundate
Jovial
(Adj) cheerful and joyous
(Adj) cheerful and joyous
Jovial
