6 vocab Flashcards
Sans
Without
Elysium
Ideal happiness
Psuedo
Fake
Alienate
To cause someone to feel isolated
Tact
To be sensitive when dealing with others (good thing)
Extort
To obtain by force, threats
Apathetic
Showing a lack of interest, concern
Sympathy
Feeling concern and interest
opposite of apathy
Smug
Excessive pride in one’s achievements
Secular
Not religious
Juvenile
Childish
Psuedonym
A fake name used by an author
Ex: stage name
Marshal mathers/ eminem
Intrepid
Brave
Referendum
Done at local level, general public votes on an issue ex: should marijuana be legal
Ad hominem
Attacking an opponents character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument
Logical fallacy
A flaw in reasoning
Loaded question
Assumes guilt within the question. Ex: have you stopped beating your wife?
Vocational
Occupation/job
With regards to a type of school: one that focuses on a type of occupation ands its skills
Callous
Cruel or insensitive
Crescendo
Something that gradually gets louder/intense
“the reluctant cheers began to crescendo”
Ubiquity
Being everywhere at once
Facilitate
To make easier
Fragment
A small broken part of something
Subpoena
A writ ordering someone to attend court
Elope
run away secretly in order to get married, especially without parental consent.
Inconsequential
Not important or significant
Bigot
Intolerant of those that are different
Abstract
An idea, something u can’t touch
Ex: love
Virtuous
Having high moral standards
Fidelity
Loyal and faithful
