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Word Masters 2.1

Terms in this set (12)

Inroad
1. a damaging or serious encroachment
2. an invasion or hostile attack; raid or
incursion
3. used to describe a situation in which
someone or something becomes more
successful or important often by making
someone or something else less
successful
Mainstay
1. a very important part of something
2. something or someone that provides
support and makes it possible for
something to exist or succeed
3. a chief support
Conciliate
1. to become friendly or agreeable
2. to bring into agreement; reconcile
3. to gain or regain the goodwill or favor of
(someone or something)
4. to overcome the distrust or hostility of;
placate; win over
Germane
1. relating to a subject in an appropriate
way
2. Related to the topic being discussed or
considered; relevant
Sleight
1. deceitful craftiness or skill
2. the use of dexterity or cunning,
especially so as to deceive
3. a trick or stratagem
Preen
1. (of animals, especially birds) to trim or
dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or
2. to dress (oneself) carefully or smartly;
primp
3. to pride (oneself) on an achievement,
personal quality, etc.
4. to make oneself appear striking or
smart in dress or appearance
5. to be exultant or proud
Menial
1. a domestic servant or retainer doing
work beneath someone else
2. a person (such as a servant) who does
boring or unpleasant work for little money
adjective
3. of or relating to servants; lowly
4. appropriate to a servant; humble,
servile
5. lacking interest or dignity
Domineer
1. to tower; to tower over or above
2. to act with arrogance or tyranny;
behave imperiously
3. to rule or exercise power over
(somebody) in a cruel and arrogant
manner
4. inclined to rule arbitrarily or
overbearing; tyrannical
Contentious
1. likely to cause disagreement or
argument
2. causing, involving, or characterized by
argument or controversy
3. pertaining to causes between
contending or opposing parties
Posture
1. the arrangement of the body and its limbs
2. characteristic way of bearing one's body
3. a rationalized mental attitude
4. capability in terms of personnel and
materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
noun (posturer)
5. someone who behaves in a manner
calculated to impress or mislead others
verb
6. behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to
impress others
7. to position, especially strategically
Forswear
1. to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if
under oath; perjure
2. to promise to give up (something) or to
stop doing (something); renounce
3. formally reject or disavow a formerly
held belief, usually under pressure
4. to swear falsely
Aboveboard
1. in a straightforward manner; openly
2. in open sight; without tricks,
concealment, or disguise
3. free from all traces of deceit or duplicity;
honest
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