22/8/2019 Flashcards
Solidify
Settle
Perpetuate
Keep from falling
Ordeal
A painful experience
Susceptible
Vulnerable
Adamant
Firm
Wholesome
Nice
Elite
Best
Institute
Start
Subtle
Precise
Subtlety
Difficulty
But these subtleties are rarely communicated to the public.
Elucidate
Explain
Scintillating
Brilliant
Accolade
A knight being honored with the tap of a sword-blade was the earliest form of accolade. Today, an accolade is more than a way to bestow knighthood, it is a form of praise or an award.
Acrimony
Bitterness
Exile
If you are exiled from a place, you must leave and not return. Such punishment is called exile. For example, after he was removed from power, Napoleon lived in exile on the island of Elba.
Totalitarian
Undemocratic
Malign
Criticize
Malignant
Harmful
Malignity
Hatred
Indict
Accuse
Totalitarianism
For the Republicans, neither common sense—Orwell’s antidote to totalitarianism—nor the conclusions of government agencies headed by the president’s own appointees mattered.
Institutional
Uninteresting
Depict
Illustrate
Address
Address to describe a way of speaking is usually reserved for more formal occasions, such as when the President addresses the nation.