Vocabulary for Success

prevaricate means to

• chew

• be in an inactive or dormant state

• postpone doing what one should be doing

• be deliberately ambiguous or unclear

garble means to

• develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

• cut or tear irregularly

• consider as part of a general rule or principle

• warp or distort

affiliate means

• someone who shirks duty

• a person trained to compete in sports

• a subordinate or subsidiary associate

• someone employed to make written copies of documents

pacify means to

• ease the anger, agitation, or strong emotion of

• subject to harsh criticism

• impede the movement of

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

berate means to

• hoodwink

• reprimand

• expropriate

• predetermine

neophyte means

• researcher

• beginner

• benefactor

• instructor

calumny means

• an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

• an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty

• a sign of something about to happen

• a belief shared by most people

When would one most likely dawdle?

• when they are sketching an image

• when they don't have to be somewhere

• when they are late for an important event

• when they are trying to compose a poem

blatant means

• driven insane

• overtaken by night or darkness

• obvious and offensive

• filled with melancholy and despondency

filch means to

• make powerless and unable to function

• oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary action

• sput at risk

• make off with belongings of others