List 26 Flashcards
Blather
(v) to gabble or talk ridiculously; to talk nonsense or discuss meaningless issues
Flout
(v) to brazenly or openly break a law, regulation, or tradition (not to be confused with ‘flaunt’)
Serendipity
(n) the quality of coming upon important insights or discoveries by accident
*“Purrhaps It’s Serendipity” helps local felines find love. Lady started a cat adoption agency.
Boorish
(adj) offensive; lacking manners, cavity, or consideration
Affinity
(n) a natural attraction or inherent similarity between two tings; to like almost by instinct
*Experiment about colleges discussed whether it is more helpful or harmful to separate families by race in “affinity groups” when having heavy conversations regarding racial integrity.
Primordial
(adj) original, at the very first position of a sequence
Titular
(adj) by title only; technically (or in name only) but without the necessary power or attributes
Vagary
(n) an unexpected or seemingly capricious turn of events; a development that is unpredictable
Verbiage
(n) unnecessary words; superfluous or overwrought language
Abscond
(v) to depart quickly and in secret; especially to avoid criminal charges
*If you are thinking about absconding the pilgrimage in Jordan and Israel of 2023 you should shun those ideas.
Abnegate
(v) to renounce, surrender or deny the privilege to oneself; to deny something vital or important
Minion
(n) a follower who is slave-like or obsequious; unquestioning follower
Scruple
(n) a feeling arising from principles or morals (or a sense of consciousness) a feeling of doubt or hesitation of the propriety of something
Aegis
(n) protection, sponsorship, patronage
Proselytize
(v) to convert (a person) from one belief or faith to another
*Israeli Prime Minister stops a bill that would make it illegal for Christians to proselytize.
