Deck 1 Flashcards
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Despot
Person who holds absolute power. Typically who exercises in a cruel or oppressive way.
Ex. In interviews, despots are often surprisingly personable.
Indignant
Showing anger/annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
Ex. He was indignant at being the object of suspicion
Munificent
Displaying great generosity.
Ex. The munificent man funds many universities.
Ersatz
(of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.
“ersatz coffee”
Nugatory
of no value or importance.
“a nugatory and pointless observation
Clandestine
kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
“she deserved better than these clandestine meetings”
Ingenuity
the quality of being clever, original, and inventive.
“considerable ingenuity must be employed in writing software”
Implacable
Unable to be appeased or placated.
Ex. He was an implacable enemy of Ted’s.
Munificent
Displaying great generosity
Ex. A munificent bequest
Bequest
Legacy
Ex. A bequest of over 3 lakhs
Mendacious
Not telling truth. Lying.
Solipsism
.a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing also : extreme egocentrism.
Sophomoric
Pretentious or juvenile
Juvenile - childish, immature OR a young person
Quixotic
extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
“a vast and perhaps quixotic project”
Undue
unwarranted or inappropriate because excessive or disproportionate.
“this figure did not give rise to undue concern
