Day1.c Flashcards
patrician
a person of noble birth
patriarch
the male head of a family or tribe
patent
obvious
partisan
one who supports a particular person, cause, or idea
parochial
narrow or confined in point of view, provincial
paltry
insignificant, worthless
palpable
capable of being touched, obvious, tangible
ostensible
apparent (but misleading), professed
onerous
burdensome, oppressive
officious
annoyingly eager to help or advise
obsequious
fawning, subservient, sucking up to
obfuscate
to darken, to confuse, to make confusing
obdurate
stubborn and insensitive
nominal
in name only, insignificant
nihilism
belief that there are no values or morals in the universe
nepotism
showing favoritism to friends or family in business or politics
nefarious
evil, flagrantly wicked
nebulous
vague, hazy, indistinct
myopia
nearsightedness,lack of foresight
munificent
very generous, lavish