Paideia III, Trimester 2, Exam 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
affable
adjective, Middle English
pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; pleasant
belligerent
adjective, Latin
warlike; given to waging war; of warlike character; aggressively hostile
bourgeois
noun, French
a member of the middle class; a shopkeeper or merchant
frenetic
adjective, Greek
frantic; frenzied
pedantic
adjective, French
ostentatious in one’s learning; overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching
clandestine
adjective, Latin
characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious
facile
adjective, Latin
working with ease; easy or unconstrained, as manners or persons; affable, agreeable
grandiloquent
adjective, Latin
speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic
motley
adjective, Middle English
exhibiting great diversity of elements
pensive
adjective, Middle English
dreamily or wistfully thoughtful, usually marked by some sadness
consternation
noun, Latin
a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay
quisling
noun, English
a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; fifth columnist
resplendent
adjective, Latin
shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid
sonorous
adjective, Latin
or resonant, as a sound; rich and full in sound, as language or verse; high-flown; grandiloquent
talisman
noun, Greek
any amulet or charm; anything whose presence exercises a remarkable or powerful influence on human feelings or actions
Allies
noun, English
the 26 nations that fought against the Axis in World War II and, with subsequent additions, signed the charter of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945
Aryan
noun, Sanskrit
(in Nazi doctrine) a non-Jewish caucasian, especially of Nordic stock
Axis
noun, English
the alliance of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Japan, established in 1936 and lasting until their defeat in World War II
Gestapo
noun, German
the German state secret police during the Nazi regime, organized in 1933 and notorious for its brutal methods and operations
lebensraum
noun, German
additional territory considered by a nation, especially Nazi Germany, to be necessary for national survival or for the expansion of trade; any additional space needed in order to act, function, etc.
avarice
noun, Latin
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth
diffuse
verb, Latin
to pour out and spread, as a fluid; to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate
innocuous
adjective, Latin
not harmful or injurious; harmless; inoffensive; not interesting, stimulating, or significant
inveterate
adjective, Latin
settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like; firmly established by long continuance, as a disease, habit, practice, feeling, etc.; chronic
