Chapter 10 Flashcards
Fastidious
Overly concerned with details, fussy
Bolster
Support and strengthen
Mendacity
The tendency to be untruthful
Disseminate
Cause to become widely known
Maladroit
Clumsy
Polemic
A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something
Efficacious
Producing the intended result
Askance
With a look of suspicion or disapproval
Furtive
Marked by quiet, caution and secrecy, taking pains to avoid being observed
Harried
Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
Esoteric
Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
Tirade
An angry speech
Underwrite
To support financially
Dog
To pursue relentlessly, to hound
Remiss
To be negligent in one’s duty
Embroiled
Involved in argument or contention
Summit
A meeting of high level leaders
Peak or highest point
Censor
To examine and remove objectionable material
Censor
To examine and remove objectionable material
Macabre
Gruesome
Affluent
Wealthy
Insolvent
Unable to pay one’s bills, bankrupt
Unnerve
To make nervous or upset
Telltale
Revealing
Inflammatory
Extremely controversial, incendiary
Reprobate
A person without morals who is disapproved of
Retiring
To be shy and to be inclined to retract from company
Peruse
To read very carefully
Demure
To be modest and shy
Indict
To formally charge or accuse of wrongdoing
Slapdash
Carelessly and hastily put together
Indigenous
Originating in a certain area
Dupe
To trick or swindle/ a person who is easily tricked or swindled
Zenith
The highest point, culmination
Thoroughgoing
Very thorough
Complete
Inundate
To flood or overwhelm
Diabolical
To be extremely wicked like the devil
Acme
The highest point of achievement
Thrifty
Spending money wisely
