Chapter 8 Flashcards
(N) a strong feeling of dislike or opposition; a cause or object of dislike; a distaste
Aversion
(V) to confront boldly; to approach, especially with a greeting; to greet or salute
Accost
(V) to act in accordance or harmony; comply; to be in agreement or harmony of; adapt ones behavior or ideas to the usages of others.
Conform
(N) belief as to the truth of something; acceptance of something as true.
Credence
(V) to determine the identity by medical examination
Diagnose
(V) to give false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of
Dissemble
(V) to deprive of force or strength; destroy the urge of; weaken
Enervate
(N) a person employed to do all kinds of work; one assigned to take care of everything
Factotum
(N) anything floating or drifting about; the part of the wreckage (of a ship and it’s cargo) floating on the water
Flotsam
(N) an evil demon, spirit, or phantom, especially one supposed to rob graves and feed on dead bodies.
Ghoul
((Adj) likely to occur at any moment, impending
Imminent
(N) Gross injustice or wickedness, immoral, or grossly unfair behavior
Iniquity
(V) to hypnotize; to compel by fascination; to spellbind
Mesmerize
(N) A cause or object of such disgrace or reproach; scorn or abuse; having a bad reputation
Opprobrium
(N) smallest of quantity; scarcity; insufficiency of number
Paucity
