Lessons 23-24

  1. to make active; to set in motion ; to start
    activate
  2. a condition causing suffering
    affliction
  3. generous in giving gifts or helping with the needy; lenient when judging others
    charitable
  4. to make clear by removing impurities; to make understandable by explaining
    clarify
  5. huge; gigantic; vast; extraordinary
    colossal
  6. to tell in confidence; to hand over for safekeeping; to entrust with
    confided
  7. a conclusion based on reasoning; a subtraction; the amount subtracted
    deduction
  8. to break into small pieces; to decay
    disintegrate
  9. very odd in dress or behavior; unconventional; n. a person with these qualities
    eccentric
  10. a short, often personal, composition on a single topic; an attempt; v. to try; to attempt; to test the quality of
    essays
  11. not changing; constant; without exception
    invariable
  12. hidden, present but not active
    latent
  13. trivial or unimportant; spiteful; narrow-minded
    petty
  14. suggesting real or affected devotion to religious beliefs; devout
    pious
  15. a plan that is put forward for consideration; a suggestion; an offer of marriage
    proposal
  16. a sharp remark uttered to mock or make fun of something or someone; the use of such remarks
    sarcasm
  17. one who succeeds or follows another in an office or position; and heir
    successor
  18. the highest point; a peak; a meeting of heads of state
    summit
  19. to dull or detract from the brightness of; to stain or disgrace; n. a film of chemically altered metal that dulls the surface
    tarnish
  20. disposition; the manner in which a person thinks and responds
    temperament
Author
ashleyk_22
ID
13800
Card Set
Lessons 23-24
Description
vocab lessons
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