"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
