59-69 Flashcards
Idle
avoiding work; lazy.
indignantly
in a manner indicating anger or annoyance at something perceived as unfair.
Heathenism
a belief or practice of heathens; idolatry. barbaric morals or behavior; barbarism.
Forlornly
desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance. lonely and sad; forsaken. expressive of hopelessness; despairing: forlorn glances. bereft; destitute: forlorn of comfort.
Dejection
a sad and depressed state; low spirits.
sophisticates
a person with much worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.
“he is still the butt of jokes made by New York sophisticates”
accommodate;
fit in with the wishes or needs of.
mutilate;
inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.
Assimilationism
Cultural assimilation is the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a society’s majority group or assume the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group whether fully or partially. There are different forms of cultural assimilation
Incredulity
the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something.
Recitation
he action of repeating something aloud from memory.
acutely
acutely: (with reference to something unpleasant or unwelcome) intensely.
haphazardly
haphazardly: in a manner lacking any obvious principle of organization.