List:24 Flashcards
Delineation
(n) a description or outline with accurate detail
Vindicate
(v) to clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof
*Mike Pompeo celebrates vindication that Covid came from a Chinese lab; the CIA couldn’t
Turpitude
(n) vileness, evil, wickedness, depravity, baseness; a base act
Redress
(v) to set right or remedy, to compensate, esp. for something immoral or unethical; can be a noun
*Harvard University had ties to slavery so they are trying to redress it with money, $100 million.
Vituperation
sustained and bitter railing, abusive scolding
Extol
(v) to praise highly, glorify
Elucidate
(v) to make clear by explanation or analysis
*The Silicon Valley bank collapsed and FDIC took it over. Experts elucidate why the SVB failure happened, how it happened, and what happens next.
Fatuous
(adj) silly, insane; vacuously, smugly and unconsciously foolish; delusive, unreal
Fulminate
(v) to explode; also, to denounce loudly or forcefully
Gesticulate
(v) to employ gestures, especially in place of speech
*A pedestrian gesticulated a cyclist for being on pavement. Cyclist ended up dying by falling off bike and getting hit by a car, lady got 3 years in jail.
Rubicon
(n) a point beyond which permanent change is unavoidable (name of river in italy)
Amorphous
(adj) formless, not only physically shapeless, but also be shapeless ideas, personalities, etc.
Sublimate
(v) to transfer the force of an unacceptable inclination or impulse to a pursuit considered proper; to redirect an urge to wholesome purpose
*NBA all star court mimics the Utah Jazz’s court. The design includes 5 sublimated mountain peaks, music notes, and a yellow and black color scheme.
Ingenue
(n) naive, unsophisticated person (usually female)
Protean
(adj) changeable; readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable
