181-225 Flashcards
Impetuous
Impulsive
Bemuse
Bewilder
Vendetta
Vengeance
Ardor
Passion
Ominous
threatening
Derisive
Mocking
Supersede
To replace in power
Unctuous
Excessively smooth
Venerate
To regard or treat with reverence
Animus
Strong dislike
Expeditious
Quick
Endemic
Native
Disdain
Scorn
Diminution
Reduction
Discomfit
To confuse and deject
Metonymy
A figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object concept for that of another to which it is related
Byzantine
Relating to the Byzantine Empire
Totemic
Of or relating to a totem
Diatribe
A bitter attack
Panegyric
Eulogy
Allegory
A representation of an abstract meaning in material forms
Subvert
To overthrow
Debase
To lower in rank
Prevarication
The act of lying
Alacrity
Cheerful readiness
Credence
Belief as to the truth of something
Duplicitous
To be deceitful
Incorrigible
Bad Beyond correction or reform
Idyllic
Charmingly simple or rustic
Fatuous
Silly
Pretentious
Characterize by Assumption of dignity or importance
Reiterate
To say or do again or repeatedly
Trepidation
Fear
Chasten
To inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral Improvement
Obdurate
Unmoved by persuasion
Sanguine
Cheerfully optimistic
Oblivious
Unaware
Ingratiate
To establish in the favor of someone
Colloquial
Informal
Appellation
A name or title
Indigent
Lacking food
Gentry
Wellborn and well-bred people
Vivacious
Lively
Congenial
Agreeable
Innate
Existing in one from birth