1-45 Flashcards
Audacity
Boldness or daring
Flaunt
Parade or display oneself boldy
Chagrin
Feeling of annoyance
Wry
Bitterly ironic
Arbitrary
Random choice, on a whim
Callous
Hardened
Levy
Impose, collecting
Buttress
To support, prop up
Presage
To foreshadow
Reprehensible
Deserving blame
Causal
Implying a cause
Inductive
Broadly applying one specific thing to something in general
Antithetical
Opposite
Apprehension
Suspicion of future trouble, anticipation
Fortitude
Mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty
Clandestine
Kept secret, done secretly
Culpable
Deserving blame
Civil
Polite social interaction
Juxtapose
To place close together
Ad hominem
Attacking an opponents character
Emancipation
The act of freeing
Retrospective
Directed to the past
Illicit
Not legally permitted
Allude
To refer casually or indirectly