Word List 13 Flashcards
(25 cards)
enhance
to make batter; to augment
retract
to take back; to withdraw; to pull back
ambiguously
unclear in meaning
paucity
scarcity
rescind
to make void, repeal, annul
subtle
not obvious; able to make fine distinctions, ingenious; crafty
zealous
fervent; enthusiastically devoted to something
benign
gentle; not harmful; kind; mild
compliant
yielding; submissive
emulate
to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation
innumerable
too many to number or count; many
meander
to wander slowly, like a winding river
authoritarian
like a dictator
brawn
bulk; muscles
contrite
deeply apologetic; remorseful
exemplify
to serve as an example of
facilitate
to make easier
hypothetical
uncertain; unproven
recalcitrant
stubbornly defiant of authority or control
ambulatory
able to walk; walking
diffident
timid; lacking in self confidence
drone
to talk on and on in a dull way (unlike Mrs. Pound)
marred
damaged; bruised
nullify
to make unimportant
