Ones From The Workbook Flashcards
Dimunition
A reduction is size or importance if something
Concession
A thing that is granted, especially in response to demands
Aberrations
Abnormality
Altercations
A noisy argument or disagreement
Fecund
Fertile
Effete
Affected
Amenable
Open and responsive to suggestion
Canny
Having or showing shrewdness or good judgement
Acerbic
A sharp and forthright style of speaking
Impecunious
Having little or no money
Symbiotic
Used of organisms but not exactly beneficial
Bifurcation
A division of something into two branches or parts
Avuncular
Kind and friendly to a less experienced person
Abash
Make someone feel embarrassed
Miscreant
A person who has done something wrong or unlawful
Impetuous
Acting or doing quickly w / out much care
Jingoism
Extreme patriotism
Ossification
The developmental process of bone formation
Aspersion
An attack on someone or something
Perfidy
Disloyalty
Chicanery
The use of deception to achieve one’s purpose
Remonstrance
A forcefully reproachful protest
Sundry
Several
Loyalist
A person who remains loyal to a leader in the face of revolt etc.
apolitical
not interested or involved in politics
Seditious
Inciting people to rebel
Insurrectionist
An insurgent
Tribute
A statement that is intended to show gratitude
Corollary
A proposition that follows one already approved
Precursor
A person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner
Byzantine
Difficult to understand
Lackadaisical
Lacking enthusiasm
Slipshod
Characterised by a lack or care
Arcane
Understood by a few
