Word Masters Grade 7 Gold Division Feburary 2009 Meet 2
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Turncoat | a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. |
| Proscribe | to condemn something as hurtful, to expulse and exile |
| Debonair | having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; polite,charming |
| Partisan | a person who supports a cause because of bias reasons |
| Eschew | avoid and stay away from deliberately |
| Craven | cowardly |
| Ingenue | the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play |
| Rant | to speak wildly and noisily; loud, violent talk |
| Fickle | liable to sudden unpredictable change; lack of constant and loyalty in feelings |
| Narcissist | someone in love with themselves;vain |
| Revoke | annul by recalling or rescinding; the mistake of not following suit when able to do so |
| Artless | simple and natural;genuine;lacking skill in art |
| Lackey | A servant-like follower;fawner;footman; person who does menial tasks |
| Incapacitate | to main and disable;To deprive of power, capacity, competency, or qualification. |
| Steadfast | marked by firm determination or resolution;immovable:stuck in place; firm in direction or purpose |
| Livery | uniform; the care (feeding and stabling) of horses;, the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another; , suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress |
| Preclude | keep from happening or arising; to make impossible |
| Apathetic | stoic;showing little or no emotion or animation;uninterested |
| Purview | the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; the limit of authority,control,etc. |
| Forgo | to give up; to do without |
| Propitious | presenting favorable circumstances; full of promising conditions;auspicious |
| Rancor | a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
| Abdicate | give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; to cast off |
| Stolid | having or revealing little emotion or sensibility;stoical |
| Rapport | relation of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people; a harmonious relationship |
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