Lesson 19 Flashcards
AGGREGATE
The whole sum or amount; the total
ANTITHESIS
A contrast or opposition between two things; the direct opposite
AUTHORITARIAN
Favoring strict obedience to authority; tyrannical or domineering
CHAGRIN
Distress caused by humiliation; disappointment; or failure
CONSCIENTIOUS
Following the dictates of conscience; scrupulous; careful; upright
DEARTH
A scarcity or inadequate supply
DISSENT
Difference of opinion; opposition to a government or its policies
EMPIRICAL
Based on observation or experiment, not theory; provable by observation or experiment
EXALT
To raise in rank or power; make lofty or noble; elevate by praise
FERVOR
Intensity of feeling or expression; vehemence; passion; zeal
GRAVITY
The property of having weight; seriousness; importance; solemnity
IMPASSE
A situation having no obvious escape; a deadlock
INDIGENT
Impoverished; very poor
INTRACTABLE
Hard to govern, manage, or cure; stubborn; unruly; wild
LEVITY
Lack of serious thought; excessive silliness or frivolity
MUNIFICENT
Very generous; bountiful
OBSEQUIOUS
Marked by fawning attentiveness or excessive obedience; subservient
PIVOTAL
Vitally important; crucial or central
PREVARICATION
Misleading speech or behavior; a lie or deviation from the truth
RAMPANT
Marked by menacing wildness; widespread; uncontrolled; violent
REPUDIATE
To disown or deny; refuse to accept
SANGUINE
Confident or optimistic; sturdy; ruddy; cheerful
SUPPLANT
To dispossess or take the place of
TREPIDATION
Fear; anxiety; apprehension
WHIMSICAL
Characterized by whim or caprice; lightly fanciful or humorous
