11 Flashcards
1
Q
imprecation
A
curse
2
Q
investiture
A
inauguration
3
Q
dilettante
A
amateur
4
Q
ingrate
A
ungrateful person
5
Q
aggrandize
A
increase in power/influence and reputation
6
Q
slake
A
calm or moderate
7
Q
deride
A
mock, ridicule
8
Q
lionize
A
treat as a celebrity
9
Q
exponent
A
advocate
10
Q
cosset
A
coddle, pamper
11
Q
salient
A
notable, significant
12
Q
obdurate
A
resistant to change
13
Q
repudiate
A
deny
14
Q
wraith
A
ghost
15
Q
propriety
A
decorum
16
Q
fallow
A
lay dormant
17
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inexorable
A
inflexible
18
Q
circumspect
A
cautious
19
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chicanery
A
deception by craft or guile
20
Q
foment
A
arouse or incite
21
Q
redress
A
relief from wrong
22
Q
impugn
A
challenge, dispute
23
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mendacious
A
dishonest
24
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parley
A
discussion between enemies
25
Q
edify
A
instruct morally
26
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plebeian
A
crude, coarse
