Lesson 16
Easily deceived or tricked
gullible
Friendly/likable
Amiable
to absorb or be absorbed mentally
assimilate
Sabotage
She sabotaged her boyfriend's car in an act of perfidy.
She had no ___________ other than to ask her parents for help.
recourse
scorn or disrespect
contempt
sinister, threatening
baleful
informal speech- like "fridge"
colloquial
Elusive
The elusive pop star was never caught on camera.
If you are ______________ to illness you get sick easily.
Prone or susceptible
lawlessness
anarchy
a standard on which something is judged/ rubric
criterion
to decorate as with garland
festoon
Instigate
She instigated a fight.
He gave the ___________ at the funeral, and spoke of fun times the person and he had together.
Eulogy.
to mutilate severely, disfigure
mangle
Lacking / Empty
Devoid
to prevent progress or movement
hamper
Marginal
Her work is marginal, so she received a D-.
Her ____________ performance got her a part in the play.
Peerless
Angled/slanting, misleading
oblique
inactive- as though sleeping
dormant
to bring about, cause
Unfathomable
It is unfathomable how anyone could not study.
An argument broke out when two shoppers made a _____________grab for the same item.
simultaneous