3-2 Flashcards
Astute
Shrewd, crafty, keen of mind
Altruistic
Unselfishly concerned for others
Authentic
Genuine, entitled to acceptance
Cumulative
Tending to increase or accumulate
Despondent
Dejected, despairing
Didactic
Morally instructive
Ecclesiastical
Pertaining to church or clergy
Felicitous
Fortunate, aptly chosen, happily conceived
Imperial
Majestic, befitting an emperor
Odious
Hateful, offensive
Emancipate
Liberate, set free
Meditate
to act as go-between, serve as harmonizing agent
Reciprocate
To pay back, exchange favors or courtesies
Reconcile
To bring to agreement to agreement, harmonize
Relegate
To banish or to reduce to lower status
Repudiate
To disavow, disown, reject
Subsidize
To provide financial aid
Temporize
To act evasively to gain time, yield temporarily to circumstances
Usurp
To seize unlawfully
Vindicate
To justify, clear of a charge or criticism