Lesson 20 Flashcards
intractable (adj)
difficult to manipulate or govern
disseminate (v)
to disperse or scatter
sinecure (n)
a job that provides income but requires little or no work
tendentious (adj)
biased in perspective; preferring one view over another
politic (adj)
prudent or shrewdly tactful
extemporaneous (adj)
done without planning
discursive (adj)
jumping from one topic to another with out any order or reason
diaspora (n)
a dispersion of people from their homeland
requiem (n)
a religious service or song for the deceased
traduce (v)
to slander someone’s reputation
acerbic (adj)
sarcastic in mood, tone, or temper; harsh
beatitude (n)
a state of happiness
maladroit (adj)
not resourceful; inept
androgynous (adj)
having features of both sexes
augur (n)
someone who predicts future events according to omens
