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
Ran the gamut
to encompass an entire range of something
Her emotionsran the gamutfrom joy to despair
Run the gauntlet
run the gauntlet definition: to have to deal with a lot of people who are criticizing or attacking you: .
Her emotionsran the gamutfrom joy to despair.
Ape
imitate (someone or something), especially in an absurd or unthinking way.
“new architecture can respect the old without aping its style
Redundant
not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.
“an appropriate use for a redundant church”
ponderous
- slow and clumsy because of great weight.
“a swarthy, ponderous giant of a man”
- (especially of speech or writing) dull or laborious.
“the show is loaded down with ponderous one-liners”
Cogent
(of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.
“they put forward cogent arguments for British membership
Lietrati
well-educated people who are interested in literature.
Cabal
a secret political clique or faction.
“a cabal of dissidents”
Faction -
a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
“the left-wing faction of the party”
Incendiary
adjective
1.
(of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.
“incendiary bombs
- tending to stir up conflict.
“incendiary rhetoric”
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