Lesson 19,20,21 Flashcards
Acceptance, as of a proposal or statement; compliance
Assent
Understanding, concerned identification with another situation or feelings
Empathy
Expressing or arousing pity, sympathy or tenderness; sad; distressing and inadequate
Pathetic
The scientific and medical study of a disease, it’s causes, it’s processes and its effects
Pathology
A sense of something about to occur; premonition; foreboding
Presentiment
Arousing great interest or excitement
Sensational
The ability to feel, sense or perceive; mental or emotional responsiveness toward something
Sensibility
Inclined to give advice in a self-righteous way
Sententious
A thought, view, or attitude based more on feeling than reason
Sentiment
Responsible for wrong or error; blameworthy
Culpable
To free from a charge; declare blameless
Exonerate
To obtain by threats or other coercive means; exact; wring
Extort
Not permitted by custom or law; illegal
Illicit
Incapable of being corrected or reformed
Incorrigible
An offense of less seriousness than a felony: misbehavior
Misdemeanor
To steal
Purloin
A tough or rowdy person
Ruffian
Without scruples or principles; not honorable
Unscrupulous
Unpleasant; disgusting
Vile
Good-honored, playful conversation
Banter
A representation, usually pictorial, which exaggerates or distorts the subjects features to produce a comic or ridiculous effect
Caricature
Amusingly odd or comical
Droll
Playfully humorous, jesting, often In an inappropriate or offensive way
Facetious
Marked by a disrespectful frivolity or indifference; rudely witty
Flippant
Loud and lively merriment; boisterousness
Hilarity
Laughable because of an obvious absurdity or ridiculousness
Ludicrous
Gladness or lightheartedness, especially when expressed by laughter; gaiety; merriment
Mirth
Playful or fanciful; imaginatively humorous
Whimsical
A witty or clever remark or saying
Witticism
Lack of feeling or emotion; impassiveness
Apathy
