Group 6 Flashcards
admonish
warn or reprimand someone firmly
aesthetic
concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
affectation
behavior, speech or writing that is pretentious and designed to impress
alleviate
make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe
analogous
comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared
bolster
support or strengthen
chauvinistic
feeling or displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism
connoisseur
an expert judge in manners of taste
dissemble
conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs
dogged
having or showing tenacity and grim persistence
dupe
deceive; trick
empirical
based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
engender
cause or give rise to a feeling, situation or condition
entitled
believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment
pertinacious
holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action
presumptuous
(or a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate; over confident
probity
the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency
proliferate
increase rapidly in number; multiply
specious
superficially plausible, but actually wrong
spurious
not being what it purports to be; false or fake
subjective
based/influenced by person feelings, tastes, or opinions
subvert
undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution
timorous
showing or suffering from nervousness or lack of confidence
tortuous
- full of twists and turns
- excessively lengthy and complex
tractable
easy to control or influence
transient
lasting only for a short time; impermanent
ubiquitous
present, appearing, or found everywhere
underscore
emphasize
venal
showing, motivated by, susceptibility to bribery; corrupt
venerate
regard with great respect; revere
