Chp. 13 & 14 Vocab Flashcards
Wrong or inaccurate
Erroneous
Deviating from a pattern or rule
Aberrant
Wandering or straying
Errant
To lower in dignity or esteem; insult
Degrade
A coming together
Congress
Act of going out; exit
Egress
To call together, to assemble
Convene
A mutual or legal agreement
Covenant
To avoid by going around; bypass
Circumvent
Hasty and superficial
Cursory
That which comes before; forerunner
Precursor
Help for a problem; solution
Recourse
An attack on another’s territory; a raid
Incursion
Masculine; manly
Virile
Right action; moral goodness
Virtue
Someone extraordinary skilled in a particular art
Virtuoso
A leader of appeals to people’s emotions to gain power
Demagogue
Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender
Demographic
Having an effect on a large area or region
Pandemic
Worldly or sophisticated
Cosmopolitan
To give a political character to something
Politicize
Having no interest in politics; not political
Apolitical
Politeness; courteousness
Civility
Having to do with the business of a town or community
Civic
To make more cultured or refined
Civilize