Deck 3 Flashcards
albeit (conjunction)
/ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
Though
braggadocio (n)
/ˌbraɡəˈdəʊtʃɪəʊ/
Boastful or arrogant behaviour
lickspittle (n)
/ˈlɪkspɪt(ə)l/
A person who behaves obsequiously to those in power
camaraderie (n)
/ˌkaməˈrɑːd(ə)ri/
Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together
circulate (v)
/ˈsəːkjʊleɪt/
- Move continuously or freely through a closed system or area
Move around a social function in order to talk to many different people - Pass from place to place or person to person
Send copies of a letter or leaflet to (a group of people)
pervade (v)
/pəˈveɪd/
(Especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of
Be present and apparent throughout
studied (adj)
/ˈstʌdɪd/
(Of a quality or result) achieved or maintained by careful and deliberate effort
salient
/ˈseɪlɪənt/
- (adj) Most noticeable or important
Prominent; conspicuous - (adj) (Of an angle) pointing outwards. The opposite of re-entrant
- (n) A piece of land or section of fortification that juts out to form an angle
An outward bulge in a line of military attack or defence
numinous (adj)
/ˈnjuːmɪnəs/
Having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity
hagiography (n)
/ˌhaɡɪˈɒɡrəfi/
The writing of the lives of saints.
A biography that treats its subject with undue reverence
conviviality (n)
/kənˌvɪvɪˈalɪti/
The quality of being friendly and lively; friendliness
verge
/vəːdʒ/
- (n) An edge or border
A grass edging such as that by the side of a road or path - (n) An extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen
- (v) (verge on) Be very close or similar to
- (v) Incline in a certain direction or towards a particular state
conflate (v)
/kənˈfleɪt/
Combine (two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc.) into one
ineluctable (adj)
/ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəb(ə)l/
Unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable
permissive (adj)
/pəˈmɪsɪv/
- Allowing or characterized by great or excessive freedom of behaviour
- (law) Allowed but not obligatory; optional
