2 Flashcards
Arduous
Requiring great labor, effort; difficult “An arduous undertaking.”
Stoic
One who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure or pain.
Visceral
coming from strong emotions and not from logic or reason
Posterity
succeding or future generation collectively
“Judgement of this age must be left to posterity”
Perpetual
continuing or enduring for a very long time without stopping; forever; everlasting
evocative
bringing thoughts, memories or feeling into mind
Porridge
Grød
Sacrosanct
too important and respected to be changed, critized etc. ; most sacred or holy.
Rigid
Not able to be bent easily; not easily changed
Pedant
a person who annoys people by correcting small errors or giving to much attention to minor details; one who makes a show of knowledge.
tenure
the holding of an office (politics) “lifelong tenure”
To pelt
hurl (something) at someone; hurt missiles repeatedly at “two young boys pelted him with rotten apples.”
Epitaph
A funeral oration, often written on a tomb; a short text honoring a death person.
Hitherto
until now or until the point in time under discussion.
dwindle
diminish gradually in size, amount or strenght.