23 Dec Flashcards
vehement
showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
opportune
especially convenient or appropriate for a particular action or event.done or occurring at a favourable time; well timed.
brazen
bold and without shame
impugn
dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question.
dramatis personae
Dramatis personae (Latin: “the masks of the drama”) are the main characters in a dramatic work written in a list.
purge
remove; get rid of
rammed
very crowded; force; thrust
disenfranchisement
the state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.
disconcertingly
If you say that something is disconcerting, you mean that it makes you feel anxious, confused, or embarrassed.
disburse
pay out (money from a fund).
deduplicate
eliminate duplicate or redundant information from (something, especially computer data).
ubiquitous
present, appearing, or found everywhere.
omnipresent
granular
resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
paramount
more important than anything else; supreme.
trawler
a fishing boat used for trawling.
treble
make or become three times as large or numerous.
anathema
something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
fiduciary
involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.
appalled
greatly dismayed or horrified.
napalm
napalm, the aluminum salt or soap of a mixture of naphthenic and aliphatic carboxylic acids (organic acids of which the molecular structures contain rings and chains, respectively, of carbon atoms), used to thicken gasoline for use as an incendiary in flamethrowers and fire bombs.
lacuna
an unfilled space; a gap.
ecclesiastical
relating to the Christian Church or its clergy.
