arfticle quiz #6 Flashcards
abdicate
to give up one’s responsibilities
acquiesce
to accept, comply, or submit tacitly
appropriations
something that has been appropiated
brethren
a religious term for brothers
conjure
make someone to do something
consanguinity
related by blood or common ancestors
depository
a place to put something away for safekeeping
magnanimity
the quality of being magnanimous (generous)
perfidy
the quality of being faithless
redress
to set right
usurpations
an unlawful seizing
querulous
complaining in an whining manner
interdict
to forbid in a usually formal manner
equable
not varying (stable)
latent
present and capable of emerging but not now visible, obvious
facade
the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street
copings
the top, typically sloping, course of brick or stone wall
interminable
having or seeming to have an end
trodden
to set down the foot in walking (tread)
amicable
friendliness
effusion
unrestrained expression of words
efflux
the flowing out of a paritcular substance
stratagems
a plan or a scheme esp. one used to outwit an opponet
dally
act or move slowly
countenance
the face as an indication of mood, emotion
spartan
marked by strict self- discipline and self-denial
rout
defeat and cause to retreat in disorder
sublime
very beautiful or good
superfluous
exceeding what is neccesary
myriad
a countless or extremely great number
succint
marked by compact precise expression w/o wasted words
lucid
expressed clearly
culminate
to reach a climax or point of highest development
posterity
all future generation of people
conduce
to lead or tend to a particular result
apprise
to inform
appertaining
to belong or be connected as a rightful part
diminution
a reduction in the size, extent of something
zeal
eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something
arduous
involving or requiring strenuous effort
involiable
never to be broken
solicitude
the state of being concerned or anxious
indulgent
willing to allow someone to have or enjoy something even though it may not be proper
artifices
clever or cunning devices
palladiuim
a safeguard of protection
exalt
hold (someone or something) in very high regard
appellation
an identifying name or title
requisite
made necessary by particular circumstances
endeavor
to strive to achieve
expedients
something done or used to achieve a particular end
acquiescence
that act of agreeing
salutary
producing good effects
assuage
the lessen the severity of
maxims
a general truth
inveterate
firmly established by long persistance
antipathy
deep-seated feeling of dislike
pernicious
highly injurious
odium
the state or fact of being subjected to hatred
insidious
a particular habit unlikely to change
nominal
name in only
consecrate
make or declare
cartel
an association of manufacturers
patronizing
to act as a patron of
probative
serving or tending to prove
precedent
an earlier occurrence of something similar
hearsay
rumor
ex parte
a latin term for “from by or for”
