Chapter 8 Flashcards
transgress
v.
- To go beyond or over (a limit or boundary); exceed or overstep; to go astray
- To act in violation of (e.g. the law); to disobey; to commit a sin
ignominy
n.
- Great personal dishonor or humiliation, shame
- An instance or source of this: had suffered many ignominies because of his insensitivity.
lithe
adj.
- Readily bent; supple: lithe birch branches.
- Marked by effortless grace: a lithe ballet dancer.
omniscient
adj.
Having total knowledge; knowing everything: an omniscient deity; the omniscient narrator.
saccharin
adj.
falsely sweet
exceptionable
adj.
Open or liable to objection or disapproval
onerous
adj.
1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome; hard to undertake
altruism
n.
Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
deplore
- To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn
- To express sorrow or grief over.
- To regret; bemoan.
exculpate
v.
To clear of guilt or blame; pardon; acquit
illusory
adj.
Produced by, based on, or having the nature of an illusion; deceptive
lobbyist
- A hall, foyer, or waiting room at or near the entrance to a building, such as a hotel or theater.
- A public room next to the assembly chamber of a legislative body.
- A group of persons engaged in trying to influence legislators or other public officials in favor of a specific cause: the banking lobby; the labor lobby.
onus
n.
- A difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity; a burden or obligation.
- Responsibility for an error or fault; blame
- The burden of proof
sagacious
adj.
Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness.
callow
adj.
Lacking adult maturity or experience; immature: a callow young man.
depravity
n.
- Moral corruption or degradation.
- A depraved act or condition.
execrable
adj.
- Deserving of execration; hateful.
- Extremely inferior; very bad: an execrable meal.
immoderate
adj.
Exceeding normal or appropriate bounds; inordinate: immoderate spending; immoderate laughter.
deprecate
v.
- To express disapproval of; deplore; criticise.
- To belittle; depreciate.
exegesis
n.
Critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text.
immutable
adj.
Not subject or susceptible to change.
opulent
adj.
- Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent.
- Characterized by extravagance or rich abundance; lavish or luxuriant: an opulent costume; an opulent musical.
precept
n.
A rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct; guiding principle.
salacious
adj.
- Appealing to or stimulating sexual desire: salacious reading material.
- Characterized by or indicating sexual desire; lustful: a salacious wink.
trite
adj.
Not evoking interest because of overuse or repetition; hackneyed; unoriginal; dull.
