Details Title: !00 word vocabulary test #2 Description: 100 words Total Flash Cards: 33 Created: 02/20/2008 14:48:02		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Literature Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term     Subsidized Definition     to aid or assist with a grant of money; to support; to promote. Term     Innovation Definition     a new way to do something; something new. Term     Junctures Definition     a point where things are joined, a crossing, a point in time; a crisis point Term     rivulet Definition     a small stream Term     retainers Definition       a fee paid in advance for services; a servant an attendant Term     edifices Definition     a building or structure; especially an imposing or elaborate one. Term     tawny Definition     brownish yellow Term     Besieged Definition     to crowd around in order to press with requests, to harass, to beset, to surround in order to capture Term     Latitude Definition     freedom, scope Term     vulnerable Definition     easily injured; open to criticism or attack Term     Autonomy Definition     independence; the condition of having self-government Term     precariously Definition     unsafe, insecure, uncertain, dangerous Term     wreaking Definition     inflicting, to express as anger or hatred Term     devastation Definition     destruction, desolation Term     perserverance Definition     to act or habit of holding to a course of action or belief; persistence; steadfastness Term     Inclement Definition     without mercy, harsh or stormy Term     Facsimile Definition     an exact copy, duplicate, copied exactly Term     Appease Definition     to soothe or pacify, to satisfy by giving in to demands Term     Vigilant Definition     alert, watchful, wary Term     espionage Definition     spying Term     Beguiled Definition     to cheat or deceive, to mislead by tricking or cheating Term     Pretext Definition     a false reason concealing a real one; an excuse Term     Invincible Definition     not to be overcome, inconquerable Term     Archaic Definition     no longer in general use; oldfashioned, belonging to an earlier period; ancient Term     Zenith Definition     the highest point of any course or path, peak, the point in the sky directly above an observer. Term     Conducive Definition     favorable; helpful; tending to promote as a result Term     Abound     Definition     capable of being measured or expressed as a numerical amount Term     Quantitative Definition     to teem, to exist in large numbers, to have plenty Term     Erratic Definition     Irregular, not steady, uncertain Term     Requisite Definition      a necessity, a requirment; absolutely necessary Term     Astute Definition     showing keen judgment, shrewd, crafty Term Definition Term     Aptitudes Definition