Extra Stuff Flashcards
Tenuous
V. Slight or weak
Esoteric
Only understood by a small number of people
Bucolic
Relating to the pleasant aspects of country life
Couth
Cultured; refined; good mannered
Retention
Hold onto
Appropriation
Gov takes something
Bequest
A legacy
Endorsement
Show public approval
Indelible
Making rules which can’t be removed
Onus
One’s duty or responsibility
Incarceration
Imprisonment
Dilatory
Procrastination
Dispelled
Cause to vanish
Vacillation
State of indecision
Concede
Admit something is true after previously denying it
Aggregation
Several things grouped together and considered as a whole
Retrenchment
Form of defense
Indignant
Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
Tenable
Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
Churlish
Rude in a mean spirited and surly way
Implacable
Unable to be appeased or placated
Deferential
Respectful
Sanctimonious
Making a show of being morally superior to other people
Lugubrious
Looking and sounding sad and dismal