Day 6 Flashcards
admonish
- scold someone seriously
aesthetic
pertaining to beauty or the appreciation thereof
affectation
a pretense or show meant to impress others
alleviate
lessen the intensity or severity of something negative
analogous
comparable or similar to
bolster
lend support or boost
chauvinistic
excessively patriotic or biased in favor of a group or cause
connoisseur
a discerning expert in matters of taste
dissemble
hide or misrepresent one’s true feelings or beliefs
dogged
demonstrating tenacity and an unwillingness to give up
dupe
trick or fool someone
empirical
based on observation or experience rather than conjecture
engender
produce or stimulate the development of something
entitled
assuming oneself to be deserving of special rights or privileges
pertinacious
stubbornly holding onto a belief or course of action