251-300 Flashcards
prestige
fame or importance based on reputation or achievements
duplicity
deception; deceitfulness; double-dealing
peruse
to read carefully
disabuse
to free from error or falsehood
fallacy
a false notion; esp. one based on incorrect reasoning
abject
of the lowest degree; brought low in condition
relegate
to assign to an obscure place or condition; to send away
ubiquitous
present everywhere
staunch
strongly loyal
blunder
to move carelessly
putrid
in a foul state, as of decaying flesh; rotten
motif
a recurring subject or theme; esp. in a work of art or literature
scrupulous
conscientious and exact; having principles
ruse
an action or device intended to deceive
lineaments
any of the features of the body; usually the face
derelict
deserted, abandoned (of a building)
cynical
distrusting others from a sense that everyone’s motives are selfish
ingrate
an ungrateful person
caveat
a warning
apprehension
worry or unease
banal
dull or stale, commonplace
rejoinder
an answer, esp. to another answer
venial
easily excused or forgiven
apt
appropriate; having a natural tendency
