+
Related Flashcards
Related Topics
Cards In This Set
| Front | Back |
|
Mortification
|
A feeling of humiliation or shame, injury to one's pride and self respect
|
|
Cadence
|
Rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words
|
|
Loathe
|
To feel disgust or hatred
|
|
Sagacity
|
Acuteness of mental understanding/discernment, soundness of judgement
|
|
Irresolute
|
Doubtful, infirm of purpose
|
|
Wantonly
|
Deliberately, unprovoked, not caused by anything done/said
|
|
Impotence
|
Unable to take effective action, helpless, powerless
|
|
Myriads
|
Unit of ten thousand, a countless or extremely great number
|
|
Imprudently
|
Not showing care for the consequences of an action
|
|
Succour
|
Assistance and support in times of hardship and distress
|
|
Efface
|
To wipe out, do away with
|
|
Odious
|
Deserving or causing hatred, highly offensive
|
|
Assuage
|
To make milder, relieve, ease
|
|
Disconsolate
|
Without consolation, hopelessly unhappy
|
|
Purloined
|
To commit theft, steal
|
