Week 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Complaisant
A
Agreeable, eager to please
2
Q
Distend
A
To extend; swell from internal pressure
3
Q
Perfidy
A
an act of disloyalty, treachery, faithlessness
4
Q
Fracas
A
a noisy, loud quarrel
5
Q
Confound
A
To confuse;
To mix up;
To refute, prove wrong
6
Q
Discrete
A
separate or distinct
7
Q
Specious
A
deceptive in attractions or allure;
falsely appearing true
8
Q
Approbation
A
Official approval;
commendation, praise
9
Q
Nadir
A
the lowest point
10
Q
Tractability
A
capacity for being led, controlled or taught;
malleability
11
Q
Foment
A
to foster or promote the development of;
to incite or rouse
12
Q
Diffuse
A
dispersed, spread out;
wordy and poorly organized
13
Q
Innocuous
A
harmless;
unlikely to offend;
insipid or bland
14
Q
Exculpate
A
to clear from a charge or guilt
15
Q
Abate
A
to reduce in degree, amount, or intensity
