Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Summer Vocabulary 32-50
N/A
19
English
10th Grade
10/20/2013

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Quintessential (adj)
Definition
of or pertaining to the most perfect embodiment of something
Term
Mollify (v)
Definition
to mitigate or reduce; soften
Term
Decorum (n)
Definition
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc
Term
Artifice (n)
Definition
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
Term
Tantalize (v)
Definition
to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
Term
Ostensible (adj)
Definition
outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended
Term
Inviolable (adj)
Definition
prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration
Term
Abdicate (v)
Definition
to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner:
Term
Divest (v)
Definition
to rid of or free from
Term
Breadth (n)
Definition
the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width.
Term
Encroachment (n)
Definition
an act or instance of encroaching
Term
Viability (n)
Definition
the capacity to operate or be sustained
Term
Vindicate (v)
Definition
to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like
Term
Consensus (n)
Definition
general agreement or concord; harmony.
Term
Declension (n)
Definition
an act or instance of declining
Term
Dismissive (adj)
Definition
indicating lack of interest or approbation; scornful; disdainful
Term
Filial (adj)
Definition
noting or having the relation of a child to a parent
Term
Charisma (n)
Definition
a spiritual power or personal quality that gives an individual influence or authority over large numbers of people.
Term
Tacit (adj)
Definition
understood without being openly expressed; implied
Supporting users have an ad free experience!