Essay Flashcards
Egregious
outstandingly bad; shocking
Erroneous
Wrong; incorrect
Ire
Anger
Seditious
inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch
Sanction
official permission or approval for an action
Rancorous
showing deep-seated resentment
Stifle
restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion)
Perpetuate
make (something) continue indefinitely
Blaspheme
speak irreverently about God or sacred things
Vitriolic
filled with bitter criticism or malice
Pervade
(especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of
Burgeoning
beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing
Lackadaisical
lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy
Paradigm
a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model
Insatiable
(of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy
Asphyxiating
Suffocating
Surfeit
an excessive amount of something
Quixotic
extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
Evince
reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling); indicate
Malady
a disease or ailment
Indubitably
unquestionably; without doubt
Gargantuan
Enormous
Panacea
a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
Encapsulate
express the essential features of (something) succinctly