Chapter 6 Flashcards
(N) strong criticizing; an unfavorable comment or remark expressed with strong disapproval.
Animadversion
(Adj) having a sense of beauty
Aesthetic
(V) the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without proof; to make a hypothesis
Conjecture
(V) to confuse and deject; to frustrate the plans of; to make uneasy, uncomfortable, or embarrassed
Discomfit
(V) to try to equal or excel; intimidate with effort to equal or surpass
Emulate
(V) to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid
Eschew
(V) to censure or criticize severely; denounce; say something negatively
Excoriate
(N) a mere product of mental invention; a feigned, invented, or imagined story
Figment
(V) to get, acquire, earn; to gather and save for later
Garner
(N) a characteristic, habit or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual.
Idiosyncrasy
(Adj) Characterized by poverty; lacking food,clothing and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor
Indigent
((Adj) uncontrolled; not within proper or reasonable limits; extreme amount
Inordinate
(V) to persuade or mislead by trickery or unfair tactics; to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk inducements
Inveigle
(N) A hater of humankind; one who despises his fellow man.
Misanthrope
(Adj) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; caustic, sarcastic, offensive to ones feelings.
Mordant
