Week 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Loathe
To hate
I loathe history class
Reprimand
To show sharp disapproval
I reprimand Morgan’s choice of going to the military
Lackluster
Dull
Scoops ice cream is lackluster
Caustic
Sarcastic, biting
I’m caustic to my sister
Wrest
Take by force
I wrest shotgun from my brother
Infamous
Famous for a bad reason, having a bad reputation
P Diddy is infamous
Jostle
Bump into
My dogs jostled when they played
Dupe
Person easily tricked
Sometimes I think my dad is duped
Incipient
Just beginning to exist
The new school system is incipient
Inadvertent
Heedless, not attentive, on accident
I inadvertently make little mistakes in art class
Ominous
Threatening
My mom is ominous
Tremulous
Quivering
I am tremulous when I speak publicly
Repudiate
To reject, decline
I repudiate the free food because I feel bad
Cessation
A stopping
I was trying to make a cessation of staying up late
Bristle
Stiffen with fear or anger
I bristled when I got the news about my dog
Euphemism
A less offensive term
I don’t say dead I say passed away
Mundane
Worldly, boring
I am trying to watch this show but it’s getting mundane
Incongruous
Inappropriate
My feelings are incongruous today
Condolence
Pity, sympathy
People have given me their condolences
Stipulate
To a specific condition
The doctors did not stipulate what a perfect human was.