1-20 Flashcards
1
Q
scourge
A
a person or thing that causes great trouble or misfortune
2
Q
brusque
A
abrupt or offhand
3
Q
gregarious
A
fond of company
4
Q
provincial
A
concerning a province
5
Q
impel
A
to drive, force, or urge
6
Q
impish
A
inclined to do naughty things for fun
7
Q
burgeoning
A
increasing rapidly
8
Q
intrepidity
A
fearlessness and courage
9
Q
miasma
A
a highly unpleasant smell
10
Q
avarice
A
extreme greed
11
Q
abrogation
A
the repeal of a law
12
Q
specious
A
superficially plausible but wrong
13
Q
exhortation
A
strongly encouraging someone to do something
14
Q
theocratic
A
a system in which priests rule in the name of God
15
Q
primeral
A
resembling the earliest ages of history
16
Q
suffuses
A
gradually spread through or over
17
Q
omnipotent
A
able to do all
18
Q
usurpation
A
take illegally by force
19
Q
convulsion
A
violent social upheaval
20
Q
insurrection
A
violent political uprising
