Lesson 20 Flashcards
Affluent
Abounding in wealth; prosperous; flowing freely
Antiquity
The quality of being ancient; ancient times
Blandishment
Flattery
Chasten
To discipline, to use punishment to correct behavior
Civility
Polite and courteous behavior
Congenial
Characterized by friendly sociability
Deft
Skillful, adroit
Dispatch
To send away with promptness or speed; speed, quickness
Embroil
To entangle, to throw into confusion or strife
Expurgate
To remove obscene or objectionable material manually before publication
Garner
To gather together, to store up
Heretical
Contrary to church doctrine or accept beliefs or standards
Iconoclast
One who attacks established beliefs or institutions
Irreproachable
Faultless, not discreditable
Mercurial
Changing unpredictably, fickle