Diction #4 Flashcards
commute
travel some distance beteween one’s home and place of work on a regular basis
interoperable
able to exchange and make use of information
devolution
the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration
liable
responsible by law, legally answerable
discretion
the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing confidential information
enact
make (a bill or other proposal) law
coterie
a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people
modus operandi
a particular way or method of doing something
debar
exclude or prohibit someone officially from doing something
McCarthyism
is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard of evidence. US republican senator Joseph McCarthy, against Communist 1940s-1950s
empiricism
the theory that all knowledge is based on experience derived from the senses,
equivocal
open to more than one interpretation
futile
incapable of producing any useful result, pointless
axiom
a statement which is regarded as being established, accepted or self-evidently true
internation law
refers to treaties customs and general principles that define the rights of states, regulate state’s behaviour towards one another, and establish states’ duties and responsibilities towards organizations and individuals within their jurisdictions. Erakat.
discern
recognize or find out
explicate
analyse and develop
prudence
cautiousness
elude
fail to be understood
facile
ignoring the true complexities of an issue
intrinsic
belonging naturally
sordid
involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives
reify
make something abstract, more concrete or real
posit
put forward as fact or as basis for argument
de facto
something that happens in practice but is not necessarily established by law
de jure
the contrary of de facto; something established by law
