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Flocabulary Carlito
Flocabulary Adventures of Carlito
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fortify | To strengthen |
| Dictate | To pronounce, prescribe, or command |
| Diminutive | Miniture, small |
| Goad | To urge, to provoke into action |
| Lachrymose | Tearful |
| Obsequious | Submissive |
| Laud | To applaud or praise |
| Sycophant | A self-serving flatterer |
| Officious | Offering unwanted help or service |
| Abide | To put up wih tolerate |
| Punctilious | Eager to follow rules |
| Propriety | Decency |
| Amble | To stroll to walk |
| Scurrilous | Crude, vulgar |
| Inimical | Hostile, threating |
| Trek | To walk, travel by foot |
| Malevolent | Having intent to harm others |
| Malicious | Malevolent, harmful |
| Truculent | Eager to fight, violent |
| Pugnacious | Belligerent |
| Belligerent | Contentious, ready to fight |
| Accost | To approach or confront aggresively |
| Umbrage | Anger, offense, resentment |
| Upbraid | To criticize, scold, reproach |
| Berate | To scold severely |
| Invective | A verbal attack |
| Timorous | Fearful, timid |
| Circumspect | Cautious |
| Prudent | Cautious, careful |
| Nefarious | Horribly |
| Petulance | Irritability, impoliteness |
| Repudiate | To reject, turn down |
| Accede | To agree |
| Accommodating | Obliging, helpful |
| Poised | Balanced, readied |
| Masticate | To chew |
| Spurious | False but intended to seem possible or believable |
| Abate | To lessen, to reduce in severity |
| Abase | To lower, demean, degrade |
| Laceration | A cut, a rip |
| Altercation | An argument, dispute |
| Mediate | To intervent, to arbitrate, to sort out |
| Arbitrator | One who settles controversy between two sides |
| Restitution | Compensation, reimbursement |
| Retaliation | Revenge, punishment |
| Retribution | Vengence, revenge |
| Atone | To apologize, make amends |
| Benevolent | Kind, good, caring |
| Bereft | Without devoid of |
| Concede | To give in, to accept |