Impromptu Flashcards
Inveterate
Having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change
Libelous
with the purpose of damaging someone’s reputation
Opulence
Great wealth or luxuriousness
Autonomy
Synonym of independence
Recidivism
The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend
Jubilation
A feeling of great happiness and triumph
Hedonism
The pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence
Bombast
Bragging; High-sounding language with little meaning; used to impress people
Pretension
The quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
Instigate
Initiate
Codify
Arrange according to a plan or system
Tantamount
Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same
Toadies
Person who behaves obsequiously
Abberration
A departure from what is normal, usual or expected, typically an unwelcome one
Ramification
A complex or unwelcome consequence to an action or event