Chap. 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
Formative
relating to formation or development
Contentious
tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome
Patriarch
the male head of a family or tribal line.
Suffice
to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes,
Quell
to suppress; put an end to; extinguish:
Travail
pain, anguish or suffering resulting from mental or physical hardship
Coercion
force or the power to use force in gaining compliance, as by a government or police force.
Liaison
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc
Extirpating
to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate
Dissident
A person opposed to established ideas or beliefs, especially in politics or religion
Venal
willing to sell one’s influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery, corrupt
Pediment
a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade.
Geological:
a broad, gently sloping expanse of rock debris extending outward from the foot of a mountain slope, especially in a desert.
Epitaph
a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
Enumerate
to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list
Consternation
a sudden, alarming anxiety or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay.
