Quizlet

Flashcards: Unit 14

Instructions

  1. Print this webpage. If you can, set your printer to Grayscale for faster printing.
  2. Fold each page down the middle along the solid vertical line.
  3. Cut along the dotted horizontal lines.
  4. Optional: Use tape, glue, or staples to hold the two sides of each flashcard together.

This will print 4 pages (5 terms/page). This box will be automatically hidden when printing. Return to Set Page

amenablewilling to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible
berateto scold sharply
carnagelarge scale slaughter or loss of life
creduloustoo ready to believe, easily deceptive
criteriona rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation
depleteto use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly
expatiateto expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely
extraneouscoming from outside, foreign; present, but not essential, irrelevant
inceptionthe beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc.
infirmitya weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.)
jejunelacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile
obduratestubborn, unyielding
potpourria collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals with mixed spices for scent
precociousshowing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)
sadisticdelighting in cruelty, excessively cruel
sententiousself-rigtheous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy
supplicateto beg earnestly and humbly
surfeitan excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust; to feed or supply with anything to excess
tortuouswinding, twisting, crooked; highly involved, complex, devious
turgidswollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language