AMSCO 6

  1. lack of feeling, concern, or interest; coolness; indifference
    apathy(n)
  2. fill with horror or dismay; shock; horrify
    appall(v)
  3. anything owned that has exchange value or is beneficial; resource; advantage
    asset(n)
  4. of principal importance; chief; main; primary
    cardinal(adj)
  5. excluding all others from participation; whole; undivided; sole
    exclusive(adj)
  6. complete or ridiculous failure; flop; disaster
    fiasco(n)
  7. hard to manage; refractory; unruly
    fractious(adj)
  8. hearty or keen enjoyment; relish; zest
    gusto(n)
  9. make incapable or unfit; disable; paralyze; disqualify
    incapacitate(v)
  10. incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued; insuperable; indomitable
    invincible(adj)
  11. excessively proccupy the thought of; haunt; beset; trouble
    obsess(adj)
  12. highly injurious or destructive; ruinous; deadly; hurtful
    pernicious(adj)
  13. willfully determined not to do what is right, reasonable, or accepted; contrary; wrongheaded
    perverse(adj)
  14. feeling of uneasiness, especially about a point of conscience or propriety; scruple; compunction
    qualm(n)
  15. level to the ground; tear down; demolish; destroy
    raze(v)
  16. able to meet situations promptly and skillfully capable of devising ways and means; quickwitted; intelligent
    resourceful(adj)
  17. devoted to others' welfare or interests rather than one's own; unselfish; altruistic
    selfless(adj)
  18. overwhelm with amazement; astound; astonish
    stupefy(v)
  19. modify by, or as if by, a trace of something offensive; corrupt; contaminate
    taint(v)
  20. without qualification(restriction); unrestricted; complete
    unqualified(adj)
Author
jfloteaches
ID
80350
Card Set
AMSCO 6
Description
vocab words and definitions for unit 6 AMSCO
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