Batch 12 vocabulary: 20 words with meanings
The 20 words in batch 12, each with a plain-English meaning. Tap a word for its picture card, example sentence, synonyms, antonyms and memory tip.
- Appease v.to calm or pacify someone by giving in to their demands
- Cajole v.to persuade someone with flattery or gentle, persistent coaxing
- Conjectural adj.based on guesswork or incomplete evidence rather than proof
- Contrivance n.a cleverly devised device or scheme, often one that seems artificial or forced
- Derogate v.to detract from the worth of something, or to disparage it
- Dexterity n.skill and ease in using the hands or in thinking quickly
- Dispersion n.the spreading or scattering of things or people over a wide area
- Egotistical adj.excessively absorbed in oneself and one's own importance
- Foible n.a minor weakness or odd habit in someone's character
- Incubate v.to develop or nurture an idea or project slowly until it is ready
- Indoctrinate v.to teach someone to accept a set of beliefs uncritically
- Invigorate v.to give strength, energy or new life to someone or something
- Ostentatious adj.designed to impress or attract notice through showy display
- Pliant adj.easily bent or influenced; flexible and yielding
- Reproach n.an expression of disapproval or blame directed at someone
- Serene adj.calm, peaceful and untroubled
- Strife n.angry or bitter disagreement and conflict between people or groups
- Stringent adj.strict, precise and exacting in requirements or standards
- Venerate v.to regard with great respect or reverence
- Vicarious adj.experienced through imagining another person's actions or feelings