No 1 Flashcards
Misanthropist
Noun.
A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society
(Self isolated)
Avarice
Noun
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Avarice
Noun
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Allegory
Noun
A story,poem,or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Repression
Noun
The action of subduing someone or something by force
Grotesque
Adj
Comically or repulsively ugly or distorted
Purgatory
Noun
A place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven
Revelation
Noun
A surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclosed to others
Secular
Adj
Not connected with religious or spiritual matters
Covetous
Adj
Having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else
Miser
Noun
A person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
Penury
Noun
The state of being very poor;
Extreme poverty
Egalitarian
Adj
Believing in or based on the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
Diatribe
Noun
A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.
Utilitarian
Adj
Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive
Repentance
Noun
The action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse
Liberality
Noun
The quality of giving or spending freely
Usury
Noun
The action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.
Phantasmagoria
Noun
Sequence of real or imaginary images like that seen in a dream.
Cynicism
Noun
An inclination to belive that people are motivated purely by self interest
Draconian
Adj
Excessively harsh and severe
(Of laws and there application)
Didactic
Adj
Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
Uncanny
Adj
Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
Penitent
Adj
Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant
Redemption
Noun
The action of saving or being saved from sin, error , or evil
Prodigal
Adj
Spending money of using resources freely and recklessly; wasteful extravagant.
Benevolence
Noun
The quality of bieng well meaning ; kindness
Parable
Noun
A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson
