Mid-Term Exam Vocabulary Flashcards
A follower of a person or idea
Adherent (n.)
Not helpful; harmful
Adverse (adv.)
Satisfied with a situation that should be changed or improved
Complacent (adj.)
To discuss something with someone else; consult
Confer (v.)
Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Deference (n.)
A moment of great insight; revelation
Epiphany (n.)
To send out or away
Expel (v.)
Faithfulness; loyalty
Fidelity (n.)
Unable to be affected
Impervious (adj.)
To teach a certain point of view to
Indoctrinate (v.)
A conclusion not directly provided by evidence; but able to be drawn from the facts from hand
Inference (n.)
Without beginning or end
Infinite (adj.)
Change of pitch or tone in the voice
Inflection (n.)
Contemplating one’s own thoughts or feelings
Introspective (adj.)
Cause for action
Motive (n.)
A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented
Phenomenon (n.)
Paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful
Punctilious (adj.)
Claimed as true, but probably false
Purported (adj.)
Looking backward over a period time
Retrospective (adj.)
An act against a holy person or place
Sacrilege (n.)
A person who flatters; a yes-man
Sycophant (n.)
