english 12 vocab

words A-D

39 cards·by daltonrose123

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Eager to fight, Hostile, Aggressive

Belligerent

Kind, characterized by doing good

Benevolent

harmless, of no danger

Benign

disrespectful in a religious way

Blasphemous

support; to raise one's spirit.

Bolster

Something That is brief in duration

Brevity

To force, to act in a certain way by use of pressure/threat

Coerce

Lazy; unconcerned with success

Complacent

To agree

Concur

To feel sorry or regret for someone's sins

Contrite

A strong feeling

Conviction

Crude or unrefined behavior

Crass

distrustful, skeptical of the motives of others

Cynical

criticize someone publically

Denounce

Cautious, reserved in speaking

Discretion

To turn aside or change course of action

Deviate

harmful

Detrimental

extremely depressed

Despondent

Differing from one another

Diverse

Hanging loosley or in disorder

Disheveled

questionable

dubious

be little, to degrade

Disparaging

without means of substance (lacking)

Destitute

respect

Deference

to consent or give in to something silently without protest

Acquiesce

pleasing in appearance

Aesthetic

uncertain, unclear

ambiguous

contradictory, feeligns about an object, person or action

ambivalence

to make better

ameliorate

similar, related

analogous

the direct opposite

antithesis

to bring to a state of peace

appease

viewing the future with anxiety or alarm

apprehension

a decision based on convenience or preference

arbitrary

expressing ones self clearly

articulate

showing shrewdness

astute

to make greater, numerous, or larger

augment

a stern act manner or attitude

austerity

shows good judgment and understanding

discerning