Lesson 8 Flashcards
a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship
affinity
to give in, to comply
acquiesce
irrelevant, profane
blasphemous
a support or prop
buttress
careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent
circumspect
confirmation
corroboration
to use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value
deplete
ruling oppressively and absolutely; trannical
despotie
very thin (usually as a result of starvation). wasting away
emaciated
based on observation or experiment and not on theory
empirical
not essential or vital
extraneous
inactive, plowed but not sowed
fallow
of the same kind
homogeneous
obvious exaggeration
hyperbole
indisputable
incontrovertible
irritable, easily angered, cranky, cross
irascible
using a minimum of words: concise to the point of seeming rude
laconic
having a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit
magnanimity
overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile
obsequious
an increase in number, multiplication
proliferation
very principled, very careful and conscientious
scrupulous
exalted, noble, uplifting
sublime
secret, clandestine, stealthy
surreptitious
devotion to the truth
veracity
enthusiasm
zeal
