20 Flashcards
Conversant
Knowledgeable about something
Defunct
No longer existing or functioning
Ascendant
Rising in power or influence
Unflagging
Tireless and persistent
Sated
Satisfy to the full taste
Inveigh
Speak or write about something with great hostility
Opine
Hold and state as ones opinion
Fulminate
Vehement protest
Needling
Provoke or annoy
Vassal
A person or country in a subordinate position
Subordinate
Lower in rank or position
Or less importance
Protégés
A person who is guided by an older and more influential person
Minions
A follower of a powerful person especially an unimportant one
Malinger
Feign illness in order to escape work
Entropy
Lack of order or predictability
Cerebration
Working of the brain
Thinking
Mien
A person look or manner
Prognosis
The forecast of likely cause of illness
Fretful
Feeling distress or irritation
Ecumenical
Promoting unity
Fascistic
Relating to extreme authoritarian
Revolting
Disgusting
Rise in rebellion
Libel
A false statement damaging the reputation of someone
Ulterior
Beyond what is obvious and admitted
