81-100 Flashcards
minuteness
the property of being very small in size; “hence the minuteness of detail in the painting” diminutiveness, petiteness, tininess, weeness.
reverence
deep respect for someone or something.
earnestly
with sincere and intense conviction; seriously.
esteem
espect and admiration, typically for a person.
Sansculottism
a radical or violent extremist in politics
sustain
strengthen or support physically or mentally, undergo or suffer (something unpleasant, especially an injury).
affront
an action or remark that causes outrage or offense
prodigious
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
retrenchment
the reduction of costs or spending in response to economic difficulty
reduction
the action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
expenditure
an amount of money spent.
armaments
the process of equipping military forces for war.
liberal
open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values.
conservative
holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion.
radical
advocating or based on thorough or complete political or social change; representing or supporting an extreme or progressive section of a political party.
