Lessons 5-6 Flashcards
callow
adj. young and inexperienced; immature
contemporary
n. person living during the same period as another
adj. existing or occurring at the same time
cynical
adj. doubtful of the sincerity of other’s motives; skeptical
despot
n. ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people
enunciate
v. pronounce clearly
impediment
n. anything that gets in the way; obstacle
impoverish
v. make poor; take away
indolent
adj. indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy
sagacious
adj. showing sound judgment; wise
secular
adj. worldly; not connected with a church or religion
speculate
v. think about or make guesses; engage in a risky business venture
strife
n. conflict or struggle
venerate
v. show great respect for
voracious
adj. ravenous; desiring and eating a large amount of food;; greatly eager
wane
v. get smaller, dimmer, or weaker; near an end
apropos
adj. fitting the occasion; suitable or apt
ascendancy
n. controlling influence; domination
assess
v. analyze and determine the nature, value, or importance of
aver
v. declare positively; state as the truth
concede
v. admit to be true, often reluctantly; grant or let have
deficient
adj. lacking
dogma
n. unproven principle or belief held to be true
(dogmatic) adj. overly positive and assertive about something that cannot be proved
embody
v. put an idea into a form that can be seen; make part of a system; incorporate; to symbolize
impart
v. make known; disclose; bestow
oratory
n. art of public speaking
(orator) n. public speaker
propagate
v. reproduce; cause to reproduce; foster the spread of
proponent
n. someone who proposes or supports an idea; advocate
rudimentary
adj. not yet fully developed; elementary
sojourn
n. visit or temporary stay
v. stay for a while
vociferous
adj. making one’s feelings known in a loud way
