Hackers Lesson 11-15 Flashcards
sanctimonious
falsely pious or self-righteous
sacrosanct
profoundly sacred
sanctuary
a place of refuge; a sacred place
sacrilegious
grossly irreverent; disrespectful of something sacred
revere
to regard with honor and devotion
pious
showing religious reverence
deference
respect for the wishes of others
sacrament
a formal religious act or oath
venerable
worthy of respect
venerate
to regard with reverence or respect
consecrate
to declare to be holy
talisman
an object with magical powers
lionized
to treat as a celebrity
formidable
awesome; hard to overcome
potent
strong and effective
bulwark
a strong defense
indomitable
unable to be conquered
redoubtable
arousing fear; formidable; awesome
robust
full of vigor
impervious
incapable of being penetrated or affected
efficacious
capable of producing a desired effect
stalwart
physically or morally strong person; strong supporter
impotent
lacking strength or power
predominant
most important
impregnable
unable to be entered by force
brawn
muscular strength
bastion
stronghold, fortress
coalesce
to blend or fuse together
anthology
a collection of work
convoke
to call together
synchronize
to arrange events to occur simultaneously
synthesis
a fusion; a bringing together
eclectic
made up of parts of many different sources
yoke
to join different things
amalgam
a combination of different substances into one mass
amass
to gather, to pile up
invoke
to call on for help or inspiration
compatible
capable of living together harmoniously
contemporary
living or occurring during the same time period
predilection
disposition in favor of something
ruthless
cruel; merciless
contempt
scorn; disrespect
callous
hardened; insensitive
sadistic
taking pleasure in the pain of others
supercilious
full of haughty arrogance
idiosyncrasy
a peculiar trait or habit
anomaly
unusual event
incongruous
inappropriate; not in keeping with a pattern
fetter
to tie up; to chain
notorious
famous for bad things
decry
to speak out against
vilify
to slander; to defame
heinous
cruel and unusual
revile
to denounce abusively
atrophy
to weaken from disuse
abate
to subside; to decrease in intensity
porous
filled with many holes
wane
to grow smaller or less intense
lassitude
a feeling of weakness
undermine
to weaken or diminish something
obsequious
overly submissive
attrition
a wearing away of strength or morale
enervate
to weaken someone’s vitality
vulnerable
prone to attack or harm
ebb
to decrease or decline slowly
compliant
submissive
debilitate
to sap the strength of
