Word Knowledge 3 Flashcards
(50 cards)
What does ‘Abrogate’ mean?
To abolish or put an end to something
What does ‘Amenable’ mean?
Willing to answer, act, or yield; agreeable; submissive
What does ‘Camaraderie’ mean?
Good fellowship; mutual trust and friendship
What does ‘Capitulate’ mean?
To give up resistance; to surrender
What does ‘Chagrin’ mean?
A feeling of disappointment or humiliation
What does ‘Chastise’ mean?
To discipline or criticize
What does ‘Clandestine’ mean?
Characterized by or executed with secrecy or concealment; private
What does ‘Clemency’ mean?
An act of showing mercy or forgiveness
What does ‘Concoction’ mean?
Something concocted (contrived or made up, often by combining ingredients)
What does ‘Corroborate’ mean?
To confirm
What does ‘Cursory’ mean?
Hasty: going over something rapidly and not noticing details
What does ‘Digress’ mean?
To deviate or depart from the main topic or argument
Discord
Disagreement or difference of opinion
Disparate
Distinct or dissimilar
Domicile
A place of residence; a home
Enmity
Hostility or hatred
Eschew
To shun, avoid, or keep away from
Extraneous
Irrelevant; coming from something external
Fortuitous
Lucky or fortunate
Fraudulent
Involving fraud or deception
Inexorable
Unyielding; not to be persuaded or moved
Infraction
A breach or violation
Insubordinate
Not consenting to authority
Instigate
To urge or provoke something to an action
