"No"/Powerful Words Flashcards
Abstemious
associated with not drinking alcoholic beverages
Disenfranchise
to lose the right to vote
Expurgate
to remove erroneous, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from a book or other piece of writing before publication
Impunity
exemption from punishment or harm
Misnomer
refers to an inappropriate or inaccurate name for a person or thing
Nondescript
lacking distinctive qualities (bland)
Tacit
no words are needed, a silent understanding
Nugatory
of little or no importance
Sinecure
a job or similar position that provides a salary but little work
Impasse
a literal or figurative dead end
Nemesis
an opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome, a source of harm or ruin
Martinet
a person who demands strict adherence to all regulations, however small
Hegemony
predominant influence of one nation over another
Jeremiad
a speech or written work that mournfully laments the wrongdoings of mankind and predicts a kind of wholesale doom to descend on all people
Virago
a woman seen as either bossy and domineering or strong and courageous
Dogmatic
someone who stubbornly asserts an opinion that is unproved or unprovable
Rebarbative
something repelling or irritating
Redoutable
someone who arouses fear or respect
Stentorian
an extremely loud speech
Cynosure
something or someone that everyone looks at
