Unit 14 Vocabulary Flashcards

Front

niche

Back

(n.) a decorative recess in a wall; a suitable place or position for a person or thing

Front

gratify

Back

(v.) to please, satisfy; to indulge or humor

Front

irascible

Back

(adj.) to easily make angry, hot-tempered

Front

vendor

Back

(n.) a person who sells something

Front

armistice

Back

(n.) a temporary peace

Front

solvent

Back

(adj.) able to meet one's financial obligations; having the power to dissolve other substances; (n.) a liquid used to dissolve other substances; something that solves, explains, eliminates, or softens

Front

amplify

Back

(v.) to make stronger, larger, greater, louder, or the like

Front

ramshackle

Back

(adj.) appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky

Front

bland

Back

(adj.) gentle, soothing, mild; lacking interest or taste

Front

naive

Back

(adj.) innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience