Chapter 3 - V Flashcards
civil
relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as district from military or ecclesiastical matters.
immutable
unchanging over time or unable to be changed.
polemical
relating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech.
efficacious
successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective.
enjoyable
giving delight or pleasure.
excoriate
censure or criticize severely.
praise
express warm approval or admiration of.
calumny
the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander.
garland
a wreath of flowers and leaves, worn on the head or hung as a decoration.
obloquy
strong public criticism or verbal abuse.
palette
a thin board or slab on which artist lays and mixes colors.
aesthetic
concerned with beauty or appreciation of beauty.
artifact
an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
artifice
clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.
sentiment
a view of or attitude toward a situation or event; an option.
wisdom
the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise.
pedantry
excessive concern with minor details and rules.
parsimony
extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.
pulchritude
beauty
wit
mental sharpness and inventiveness; keen intelligence.
irrelevant
not corrected with or relevant to something.
tactic
an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.
minutiae
the small, precise, or trivial details of something.
strategy
a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.
peccadillo
a small, relatively unimportant offense or sin.
awkward
causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with.
lisp
a speech defect in which “s” is pronounced like “th” in “thick” and “z” is pronounced like “th” in “this.”
overwhelming
very great in amount.
passion
strong and barely controllable emotion.
appealing
attractive or interesting.
shy
being reserved or having or showing nervousness or timidity in the company of other people.
enthrall
capture the fascinated attention of.
repel
drive or force an attack or attacker back or away.
amuse
cause someone to find something funny; entertain.
ingenuity
the quality of being clever, original, and inventive.
tortuousness
full of twists and turns.
conventional
based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.
tepid
only slightly warm; lukewarm.
laudatory
expressing praise and commendation.
deprecate
express disapproval of.
indolence
avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness
probity
the quality of having moral principles; honesty and decency.
dissipation
the squandering of money, energy, or resources.
profligate
recklessly extravagant, or wasteful in the use of resources.
antediluvian
of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood.
ascetic
characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
passable
just good enough to be acceptable; satisfactory.
deplorable
deserving strong condemnation.
exacting
making great demands on one’s skill, attention, or other resources.
surprising
unexpected
outstanding
exceptionally good.
duplicate
exactly like something else, especially through having been copied.
curb
a check or restraint on something.
foresaw
be aware of beforehand; predict
inform
give someone facts or information; tell.
hinder
create difficulties for someone or something, resulting in delay or obstruction.
