ETS 3 Flashcards
inane
silly; stupid
multifarious
many and of various types
byzantine
- of an ornate artistic and architectural style
2. excessively complicated
adroit
clever or skillful in using the hands or mind
nefarious
wicked or criminal
onerous
involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome
slipshod
lack of care, thought, or organization
patronage
- the power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges
- condescending manner
sophistry
the use of fallacious arguments, esp. with the intention of deceiving
curtail
reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on
debunker
one who exposes the falseness or hollowness of
acumen
the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
irreverence
a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously
arcane
- understood by few
2. mysterious or secret
abstruse
difficult to understand; obscure
lucid
- expressed clearly; easy to understand
2. bright or luminous
magnanimity
generosity
pettiness
of little importance; trivial
inconspicuous
not clearly visible or attracting attention
tenacious
tending to keep a firm hold of something
consecration
make or declare sacred
apolitical
not interested or involved in politics
seditious
inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch
subversive
seeking to undermine the authority of a system or institution
corollary
a proposition that follows from one already proved.
fallacious
based on a mistaken belief
