loading...
Click flashcard terms on the left to see their definitions.
High Scores
There are no High Scores Yet.
Share This List

All terms in this list:

Inanimate: inanimate adjective Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object. Not being, and never having been alive.

Incinerate: incinerate verb To destroy by burning

Intrepid: intrepid adjective Fearless; bold; brave.

Larceny: larceny noun The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently. A larcenous act attributable to an individual.

Pliant: pliant adjective Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.

Pompous: pompous adjective Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.

Precipice: precipice noun A very steep cliff. The brink of a dangerous situation.

Rectify: rectify verb To correct or amend something. To purify or refine, especially by distillation.

Reprieve: reprieve verb To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution. To bring relief to someone. noun The cancellation or postponement of a punishment. A document authorizing such an action.

Revile: revile verb To attack (someone) with abusive language.

Friends with BookmarkOS

Definitions from Wiktionary under the GNU FDL.
Sentences copyrighted by their respective publishers.
terms of service privacy policy