Chapter 6 Flashcards
Disaffected
Discontented as toward authority
Vilify
Spread negative information about
Jingoism
Fanatical patriotism
Delineate
Describe in detail
Eclectic
Comprised of a variety of styles
Tantamount
Being essentially equal to something
Quotidian
Found in the ordinary course of events
Guileless
Free of deceit
Refractory
Stubbornly resistant to authority or control
Apathy
An absence of emotion or enthusiasm
Staunch
Firm and dependable, especially in loyalty
Incongruous
Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
Languid
Not inclined towards physical exertion or effort, slow and relaxed
Rudimentary
Being in the earliest stages of development; being or involving basic efforts or principles
Insidious
Working in a subtle but destructive way
Itinerant
Traveling from place to place to work
Derive
Reason by deduction, establish by deduction
Haughty
Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Travesty
An absurd presentation of something, a mockery
Eminent
Standing above others in quality or position
Vehement
Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
Frustrate
Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans or desires of)
Negligible
So small as to be meaningless
Jubilant
Full of high-spirited delight because of triumph or success
Juxtapose
Place side by side for contrast
Denote
Be a sign or indication of
Contrive
To pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery
Elucidate
Make clearer or easier to understand
Belligerent
Characteristic of one eager to fight
Forlorn
Marked by or showing hopelessness
Treacherous
Tending to betray/ dangerously unstable and unpredictable
Mollify
To make someone who is angry less angry, placate
Expound
Add details or explanation, clarify the meaning, state in depth
Exonerate
Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges