Day 6 Flashcards
admonish
- scold someone seriously
- give someone urgent advice
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
presumptuous
overstepping boundaries, often in an overconfident way
probity
the characteristic of having strong ethical standards
proliferate
rapidly increase or multiply in number
specious
seemingly reasonable but actually wrong
spurious
not genuine; bogus
subjective
pertaining to personal feelings rather than objective reality
subvert
undermine or weaken, typically an authority of some sort
timorous
displaying nervousness; lacking confidence
tortuous
- marked by numerous twists or turns
- overly complicated and long
tractable
- easily managed or controlled
- (of a situation) easy to solve or handle
transient
not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory
ubiquitous
being everywhere at once
underscore
emphasize or show the importance of something
venal
open to bribery or corruption
venerate
regard with deep respect or reverence
