Chap 3 part 1 Flashcards
Temperance
self-restraint from drinking or eating
Eminence
to be known (popular; fame)
Notoriety
to be known for a bad quality
Providential
Occurring at an opportune time
Orthodox
normal; of the usual type
Eccentric
strange; odd
Trifling
trivial
Conventional
in accordance to what is generally done/believed
Ameliorate
to make better
Ascertain
make sure of
Overlook
fail to notice
Abate
to diminish
Adhere
to stick to
Alienate
to cause to become unfriendly or distant
Apathy
lack of emotion or interest
Artless
free of deceit
Crude
in its raw form
Fandom
to be a fan of somthing or someone
Apportion
to divide and allocate
Castigate
to severely scold
Demonize
to make one seem wicked
Stigmatize
to condemn
Abridge
to decrease a text w/out losing its sense
Antedate
to precede in time
Lascivious
being overtly sexual (in an inappropriate way)
Expatriate
one who lives outside of his native country
Prescient
having knowledge of something before it happens
Preternatural
beyond natural
Preordained
decided beforehand
Pithy
concise and forcefully expressive
Lionize
to give a lot of attention to
Venerate
to regard with great respect
Indemnify
to compensate for loss or harm
Anectodal
not necessarily reliable or true
Quotidian
daily (something that happens every day)
Caustic
being sarcastic in a bitter way
Acerbic
being sharp with text
Lackadaisical
lack of enthusiasm
Vicissitude
changes in a circumstance (an unwanted one)
Serendipity
changes in a circumstance (one that is welcomed)
Akimbo
hands on hips with elbows turned outward
Abreast
to be aligned with
Obtuse
slow to understand (annoyingly insensitive)
Subservient
willing to obey unquestionably
Askance
with an attitude (look of suspicion or disapproval)
Apologist
defender (one who offers an argument in defense of something controversial)
Proponent
one who advocates a theory
Mercenary
one who wants to make money even at the expense of ethics
Lackey
servant
Demarcate
to set boundaries
Whitewash
to conceal one’s wrongdoings to clear one’s name
Taciturn
untalkative
Improvident
not providing for the future
Dissolute
lax in morals
Inimical
harmful or hostile w/ speech
Pallid
pale
Aghast
fearful
Aghast
horrified
Emblematic
symbolizing a theory or concept
Enigmatic
mysterious (difficult to understand)
Pragmatic
dealing with things sensibly and realistically
Utalitarian
practical
Quixotic
impractical
Grandiloquent
pretentious
Cajole
persuade one to do something through continued flattery
Panned
critisize severely
Mendacious
lying
Roundly
so thoroughly as to leave no doubt
Warily
cautiously
Lauded
to praise highly
Insouciance
carelesssness
Profundity
deep insight
listlessly
lacking enthusiasm or energy
Insensible
incapable of perception
Catharsis
the act of releasing
Prologue
introductory section
Catharsis
the process of releasing
Ominously
having a feeling that something bad is going to happen
Rampage
to run around uncontrollably and violently
Ominously
in a way that suggests that something bad is going to happen
Simpatico
to get along with
Shrewd
having/showing sharp powers of judgement
Simpatico
to get along with (compatible)
