Lesson 13 Flashcards
belie(v).
to betray, to show to be false.
His eyes belied his serious expression
adjunct (n).
something added to another thing but not essential to it.
ex.These were no mere adjunct to the British possessions in North America.
carnage(n).
The killing of many people
ex.Imagine the carnage from a bomb exploding near a family with young children.
dilemma (n).
a problem; conflict.
Ex.”What’s the dilemma? “ he worriedly
asked her when he saw her tears.
Diverse(adj)
a variation of different things, people, etc.
ex.
Our school isn’t segregated;
it is very diverse from students all over the world and is welcoming.
eradicate(v).
to remove or to destroy.
Ex.
“I want you to eradicate him from his position!” his ex wife
shouted at the boss.
flout(v).
to break or ignore (a law, rule, etc.) without hiding what you are doing or showing fear or shame
ex.If you continually flout the rules and are caught you must expect to be punished.
foment(v).
to cause or try to cause the growth or development of (something bad or harmful)
ex. There was foment unrest against British colonial rule in India’s North-West Frontier Province.
insurrection (n).
an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.
ex. there was an insurrection of the workers against the parliamentary capitalist state.
mandatory(adj).
required.
ex. Requiring the meeting is unfortunately mandatory.
mitigate(v).
to make less severe: to mitigate a punishment.
ex.
The teacher mitigated the punishment of detention by releasing the students early from it.
pretext(n).
a reason that you give to hide your real reason for doing something
ex. Was taking the country to war on a false pretext and not an error of judgment?
singular( adj).
all alone, by itself, one form.
ex. The word cat is singular.
somnolent( adj).
tired and ready to fall alseep
ex. The somnolent little children were quiet in the back of the car as sleep softly carressed their eyes.
stalwart(adj).
Very loyal and dedicated.
ex. Tom had long since stepped down from cricket on the main pitch, and become a stalwart of the old An XI
