list 1 Flashcards
diplomacy
Noun - negotiation, peaceful discussion to reach an agreement
billeted
vt- to house or lodge. n- a house or lodge
ghetto
Noun- a section of a city where a group is isolated (ethnic or economic)
treatise
Noun- a written argument / discussion of an issue.
anecdotes
Noun - short stories; often interesting, humorous, and biographical.
deportation
Noun- the expulsion(removal) of a person from a place- usually a country.
hermetically
adj- Sealed air tight
pious
adjective- devoted to of having concern for a religion or principle. (often used sarcastically or being a fake devotion).
abominable
adjective- unpleasant or disgusting in nature
truncheon
noun- a club or baton, used to beat Vt- to hit with a club
incite
vt- to cause, to stir up or encourage into action, get somebody to do something
monocle
noun- a single lens to help one eye see held up by the eye muscles.
paternal
adjective- related by the fathers side (or fatherly)
notorious
adjective- known for something bad
harangued
verb- having lectured someone aggressively, threatened or scolded, a verbal assault
colic
noun- a sharp pain in the stomach or abdomin
reverie
noun- a state in which you are lost in thought of daydreaming (ones happy place)
base
adjective- lacking higher values and possessing bad values
other forms - diplomacy
adj- diplomatic adv- diplomatically n- diplomatist n- diplomat
other forms billeted
billet - n billeter- n
other forms ghetto
ghettoized- v
other forms treatise
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other forms anecdote
anecdotal- adj anecdotic- adj anecdotage- n anecdotally- adv
other forms deportation
deport- v deported- v deportable- n deportee- n