Bi-Week 15: October 16 - October 29 (REVIEW) Flashcards
Reticent (adj)
not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily
Voluble (adj)
speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently
Insular (adj)
ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience
Hegemony (n)
leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others
Tautology (n)
the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style
Sundry (adj)
of various kinds; several
Promulgate (v)
promote or make widely known (an idea or cause)
Foment (v)
instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)
Assuage (v)
to make milder or less severe (an unpleasant feeling)
Anathema (n)
something or someone that one vehemently dislikes
Evince (v)
reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)
Venal (adj)
showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery
Insouciant (adj)
showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent
Vilify (v)
speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner
Hubris (n)
excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance
Facile (adj)
(especially of a theory or argument) appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial
Doyenne (n)
a woman who is the most respected or prominent person in a particular field
Purview (n)
the scope of the influence or concerns of something
Prosaic (adj)
commonplace or dull
Expedite (v)
make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly
Parsimony (n)
extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources (as a quality)
Capricious (adj)
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
Sophism (n)
a fallacious argument, especially one used deliberately to deceive
Specious (adj)
superficially plausible, but actually wrong
Clandestine (adj)
kept secret or done secretively, especially because it’s illicit