List #4 Flashcards
iconoclast
one who attacks established beliefs; rebel
iconoclastic
going against established beliefs
impede
to interfere with; to hinder
impediment
hindrance; obstruction
impose
to force on others
imposition
inconvenience; burden
impudent
boldly disrespectful; rude
impugn
to challenge as false; to question
incendiary
- causing fire
2. stirring up trouble
incense
to anger
incensed
angry
indignant
angry; shocked
indignation
anger at something considered unfair
infighting
conflict within a group
infuriate
to anger
instigate
to provoke
insurgent
rebel
insurgency
rebellion
insurrectionist
rebel
insurrection
rebellion
intervene
to interfere
intervention
interference
intransigent
stubborn; refusing to compromise
intrude
to enter without permission
intrusion
an unwelcome entrance
intrusive
unwelcome; annoying
irascible
bad-tempered
irate
very angry
ire
anger
jar
to unsettle; to shock
labyrinth
maze
labyrinthine
maze-like; complex
livid
- extremely angry
2. grayish-white or bruised
mar
to spoil; to damage
marred
spoiled; damaged
maverick
rebel
meddle
to intrude; to interfere
meddlesome
interfering; nosy
melee
brawl; confused, noisy fight
militant
fighting; aggressive
militaristic
excessively supportive of the armed forces
mutinous
disobedient
mutiny
rebellion
mystify
to confuse; to make unclear
mystical
mysterious
mystique
a special, mysterious quality
naysayer
a pessimist; one who usually disagrees
nebula
a cloud
nebulous
cloudy; vague
negate
to show as false
negation
a contradiction; an opposite
nemesis
enemy
obdurate
stubborn
obduracy
stubbornness
object
to express opposition
obscure
- (adj.) unclear; hard to see
2. (v.) to make unclear
obscurity
the state of being unclear or unknown
obsequious
overly submissive; asskissing
obstinate
stubborn
obstreperous
noisily rebellious; unruly
obtuse
slow to understand or notice; dim; not sharp
ominous
threatening
onslaught
- violent attack
2. overwhelming flood
opaque
- hard to understand
2. not see-through
opacity
lack of clearness
opponent
one who opposes; as in a competition
outcry
loud protest; objection
outrage
- (v.) to make furious
2. (n.) an offensive event
paradox
an apparent conclusion
peril
a danger
perilous
dangerous
pernicious
harmful
perplex
to confuse
perplexity
troubled confusion
perturb
to disturb
imperturbable
calm; hard to upset
unperturbed
calm
phlegmatic
unexcitable; slow to react
polarize
to divide into opposing groups
polemical
deliberately controversial; opinionated and argumentative
bipolar
having opposite extremes
precarious
dangerous; unstable
predicament
difficult situation
prohibit
to forbid; to prevent
prohibitive
forbidding; discouraging
prohibition
a command forbidding something
provoke
to cause or excite; especially anger
provocative
attracting attention; causing a response
provocation
a cause of a response or action
pugnacious
argumentative
quandary
difficult or puzzling situation
quarrel
- (v.) to argue
2. (n.) an argument
quarrelsome
argumentative
query
- (n.) a doubt; a question
2. (v.) to express doubt; to question
quibble
minor argument
radical
- (n.) extremist
2. (adj.) extremely
rambunctious
noisy and undisciplined
raze
to tear down to the ground
rebut
to oppose; to argue against
rebuttal
counterargument
recalcitrant
disobedient; refusing to be controlled
refute
to reject; to disprove
refutation
an act of disproving
irrefutable
impossible to deny or disprove
regress
to go backward
regressive
going backward
reluctant
unwilling; hesitant
renegade
traitor
repress
to keep down; to hold back
repression
restraint; holding back
irrepressible
impossible to hold back
resist
to oppose; to hold back
irresistible
overpowering; impossible to refuse
restrain
to limit; to keep under control
retaliate
to counterattack
revoke
to take back; to cancel
irrevocable
impossible to take back or change
rigid
stiff; inflexible
rival
- (v.) to compete against
- (v.) to equal or almost equal
- (n.) opponent
rivalry
competition
ruthless
cruel; merciless
salvo
- an outburst (e.g., of gunfire or cheers)
2. a verbal attack
savage
- (adj.) fierce; wild; very harsh
2. (n.) an uncivilized or cruel person
sedition
rebellion
seditious
causing rebellion
servile
acting like a slave; overly submissive
servility
excessive submissiveness
sinister
evil
specious
apparently true, but actually false
squabble
petty argument
stalemate
a deadlock; a tie; a standstill
strident
harsh-sounding
strife
a fight for power; rivalry
subdue
- to bring under control
2. to conquer
subdued
serious; expressing little emotion
subordinate
- (n.) one under someone else’s control
- (adj.) lower in rank or status; inferior
- (v.) to make inferior
suppress
to keep down by force; to keep secret
surreptitious
sneaky
susceptible
easily influenced; vulnerable
swindle
to cheat; to take by fraud
swindler
a cheat
tiff
a small argument
treachery
deceitfulness; betrayal (usually of one’s country)
treacherous
- not trustworthy; unpredictable
2. hazardous; dangerous
truculent
fierce; argumentative; aggressive
tumultuous
stormy
turbulent
stormy
turmoil
trouble; confusion
turncoat
traitor; one who switches sides
turpitude
wickedness
