20 vocabulary deck 4 Flashcards
palliantions
Patients with terminal diseases usually need palliation. It’s a kind of care that makes you feel better, even though it can’t cure you. … The Latin root word is palliat, or “cloaked,” and palliation does in a sense cloak or mask a person’s pain.
ethos
the credibility of the author
refute
prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove
zeal
great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.
ambivalence
the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
forthright
(of a person or their manner or speech) direct and outspoken; straightforward and honest.
effusive
expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
polysyndention
is the use of conjunction words in a sentence to break it up
extrude
thrust or force out.
fraility
the condition of being weak and delicate.
demireps
a woman whose chastity is considered doubtful.
morality
principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.
enumeration
he action of mentioning a number of things one by one.
cartwrighting
person whose job is making carts
rapturous
characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm.
