Group 15 Flashcards
Alienate
Make someone feel isolated or estranged
Apathy
lack of interest or enthusisam or concern
Apropos
With reference to; concerning to
Cloak
Something serving to hide or disguise something
Consensus
A general agreement
Divergent
tending to be different or develop in different directions
Elated
Make someone ecstatically happy
Entrenched
(of an attitude, habit or belief)firmly established and diffcult or unlikely to change;ingrained
Exotic
Organizing in or characteristic of a distant foreign country/attractive/specially produced
Exploitative
Treating others unfairly as to gain advantage
Forsake
Abandon, renounce
Gratify
give someone pleasure or satisfaction
Judicious
having, showing or done with good judgement
Lucid
expressed clearly; easy to understand
Pertinent
Relevant to a particular matter, apposite
Propriety
Conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behavior/the condition of being right
Scintillation
Shining brightly/brilliantly clever
Sensational
Causing great public interest and excitement
Sophisticated
Having, revealing or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion or culture
Strife
Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues
Understated
Presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way
Unscrupulous
Having or showing no moral principles;not honest or fair
Veracity
Conformity or facts;accuracy/habitual truthfulness
Virulent
(of a disease or poison)extremely severe or harmful in it’s effects/bitterly hostile
Violate
(of a substance)easily evaporated at normal temperatures/liable to change rapidly and unpredictable, especially for the worse
