Ivy Global, Deck 11 (Words 201-220) Flashcards
inadvertent
ADJ: accidental, unintentional
universal
ADJ: characteristic of all people, natio nalitie s, or ethnicities.
N: universality
venerate
V: to respect or admire greatly, to worship.
ADJ: venerable
revere
V: to idolize or worship.
N: reverence
pompous
ADJ: arrogant and self-important
pretentious
ADJ: arrogant and self-important
haughty
ADJ: arrogant, scornful, feeling superior to others.
N: haughtiness
unruly
ADJ: wild, uncontrollable, disobedient
insolent
ADJ: rude or disrespectful to authority.
N: insolence
conceited
ADJ: self-centered
vain
ADJ: (1) self- centered, (2) useless, without effect .
N: vanity
smug
ADJ: pleased with oneself, self- satisfied
refined
ADJ:polished, highly developed , purified .
N: refinement
prominent
ADJ: important, well -known .
N: prominence
renown
N: fame. ADJ: renowned