Economist Flashcards
Harpooned
Barbed spear used to catch whales
Killing/hunting
The Norwegian whale harpooned himself
Oubliette
A dungeon which opens with a trap door
While he gets to run his bloody oubliette in the country
Rout
A disorderly retreat of defeated troops
Group trying to cause a riot
The rout began on Monday (Petrol Prices)
Precariat
Working class with insecure employment and income
Patrician
A member belonging to wealthy and established family
Inquorate
Left the house inquorate and meeting adjourned
Unable to proceed effectively because there are not enough people to constitute a quorum
Epistemological
Related to theory of knowledge, it’s methods,scope etc..
What epistemological foundations is this artificial discrimination based on ?
Apoplectic
He was apoplectic with rage at that decision
Furious, very angry or annoyed
Contrite
Feeling of remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong
Remorse or regret
Rueful or reproachful
Quandary
In a state of confusion/dilemma or perplexity
She was in a quandary
Implosion
Collapsing on itself
An impending implosion of the country/economy
Impending
About to happen
Imminent
Quip
A joke or pun
Quip about something or someone
Insurgent
A person fighting against the government
A rebel or mutineer
Sleuth
A detective
Local sleuths set up an anti impunity body
Ire
Anger , Rage
Plans that drew ire or provoked ire
Assertiveness
Quality of being self assured and confident without being aggressive
Europe’s assertiveness in its Internet policy
Shambolic
Chaotic, disorganised mess
The beauty of the glass house juxtaposed with shambolic concrete blocks
Hubris
Excessive pride or confidence
That has added to the whiff of hubris around his leadership
A la mode
Something in vogue
Taking decisions based on empirical research has become ala mode of sorts
Cronyism
Appointing staff and directors as family members without regard to their qualifications
Cronyism scandals have dogged his year
Apparatchik
A member of communist party
Placate
Calm down
They tried to placate the students with false promises and hopes
