Black Boy Ch 3,4,& 5 Flashcards
Emphatically
Adverb
In a forceful way, without doubt, clearly
Syn: absolutely, certainly
Ant: doubtfully
Nonchalantly
Adj
Coolly
Ant: nervously
Sullenly
Adverb
Sulky
Syn: gloomily Ant:happily
Blasphemous
Adj
Sacrilegious, against god or sacred things
Righteousness
Noun
The quality of being morally right or justifiable
Syn: justness
Squalid
Adj
Of a place to be extremely dirty and unpleasant
Syn:dirty, filthy
Exaction
Noun
The demand of something from someone
Syn:requirement
Livid
Adj
Furiously angry
Masochistic
Adj
Gratified by pain to yourself (self destruction)
Syn: destructive
Tacit
Adj
Understood or implied without being stated
Reproof
Noun
An expression of blame of disapproval
Syn:rebuke,reproach ant:approval
Censure
Noun
Expression of severe disapproval
Transcend
Verb
Surpass or go above and beyond
Secularized
Separate from religious or spiritual connection
Callousness
Noun
Insensitive, unsympathetic