MST 5 Flashcards
vassal
servant or slave
patsy
dupe; someone who is the victim of a con game or scam
cohort
an associate
impassioned
emotional
objective
neutral
tact
good manners
elegiac
sorrowful
intelligible
understandable
licentiously
sexually unrestrained or immoral
facetious
not meant to be taken seriously
derisive
contempt; scorn; disdain; disrespect
evanesce
to disappear like vapor
abnegate
renounce; reject
galvanize
inspire
enjoin
direct; order
quixotic
romantically idealistic without regard for practicality
vacuous
inane; empty
puerile
juvenile; childish
inculcate
to instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction
catechize
teach by questioning
annotate
explain by notes
inimitable
unique
unprompted
unscripted
callow
new; inexperienced
surreptitious
sneaky
exhortation
a speech intended to persuade
palliation
apology; excuse
promulgation
announcement
intimation
suggestion
redaction
revision; edits
curt
rude
churlish
rude