Hana Lee Round 2 Flashcards
Archaic
Old or outdated
Mutable
Changeable
Nebulous
Vague and unclear
Totalitarian
political system where the government has absolute power and control over everything, including the lives of its citizens
Orthodox/orthodoxy
following to the traditional or generally accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice
Impediment
Something that obstructs progress
Annihilate
To completely destroy
Furtive
Secretive
Pedantic
excessively concerned with minor details or rules
Ostensibly
Seemingly true but not actually true
Denounce
publicly declare to be wrong or evil
Comrade
Fellow party member
Obfuscate
To deliberately make something unclear or confusing
Ration
a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime
Tacit
Understood or implied without being stated(暗黙の了解)
Proletariat
Working class
Incline (verb)
Have tendency to do something
Virtue
Behavior showing high moral standarda
Puritanical
having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence or sex
Eccentric
Unusual or strange in behavior
Demolish
To destroy completely
Frail
Weak or delicate
Benevolent
Kind and well meaning
Officious
Objectionably aggressive in offering one’s unrequited and unwanted help